As a high-schooler growing up in Hamilton, Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, did what most sports-minded kids did – he tried out for the football team. And for three straight years, he was cut. Little did his high school coach know, however, but that same eager teenager would...
Andrew Botterell couldn’t ignore the email. When a note from Academics Without Borders (AWB) popped up in his inbox, requesting curriculum support for Bahir Dar University’s law school in Ethiopia, it might as well have addressed him directly. Botterell, who is the...
Susan downshifts her bike to a lower gear with a soft ‘click click.’ Gliding into the safe haven of Western’s protected bike lane on Middlesex Drive, she begins the slow ascent. Halfway up the hill, a jaywalker scampers across the bike lane. "We get no respect," she...
Effective Sept. 1, Western’s undergraduate students will have the option of pursuing a “discovery credit” as part of their degree module. The pass/fail credit, advocated by student Senators, has been on the horizon for some time, said John Doerksen, Vice Provost...
Canada continued their record of medalling in every Paralympic Winter Games wheelchair curling competition when they defeated Korea 5-3 to win the bronze medals Saturday in the Gangneung Curling Centre.
Don’t tell Kate Taylor that “Nickelback sucks.” Prove it.
Matt Davison believes science plays a significant role in both the day-to-day life of a university and the generation-to-generation preservation of human understanding. He wants the world to know the same. “There are thousands of years of research behind what we do....
Famed British primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall will receive an honorary degree from Western University at a special Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, April 25.
Today, Diane Pascoe, BA’72 (Psychology), author of Life Isn’t Perfect, But My Lipstick Is, answers 12 questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who work at Western are conducting a strike vote, Monday-Thursday, March 19-22. While a strike vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, students should know Western is preparing for all eventualities and is committed...
The Western community is mourning the death of Dhairya ‘Drew’ Soni, 24, a Social Science student set to graduate in June, who died March 1 after a short hospital stay. Funeral services were held March 4 in Scarborough.
Today, writer and filmmaker Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), author of ‘Me, Myself, They: The Future is Non-Binary,’ answers 12 questions on ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Western researchers are better positioned to undertake cutting-edge work, thanks to the largest investment ever in fundamental science research, tabled late last month as part of the 2018 federal budget.
Andrew Botterell couldn’t ignore the email. When a note from Academics Without Borders (AWB) popped up in his inbox, requesting curriculum support for Bahir Dar University’s law school in Ethiopia, it might as well have addressed him directly. Botterell, who is the...
Susan downshifts her bike to a lower gear with a soft ‘click click.’ Gliding into the safe haven of Western’s protected bike lane on Middlesex Drive, she begins the slow ascent. Halfway up the hill, a jaywalker scampers across the bike lane. "We get no respect," she...
Effective Sept. 1, Western’s undergraduate students will have the option of pursuing a “discovery credit” as part of their degree module. The pass/fail credit, advocated by student Senators, has been on the horizon for some time, said John Doerksen, Vice Provost...
Canada continued their record of medalling in every Paralympic Winter Games wheelchair curling competition when they defeated Korea 5-3 to win the bronze medals Saturday in the Gangneung Curling Centre.
Don’t tell Kate Taylor that “Nickelback sucks.” Prove it.
Matt Davison believes science plays a significant role in both the day-to-day life of a university and the generation-to-generation preservation of human understanding. He wants the world to know the same. “There are thousands of years of research behind what we do....
Famed British primatologist and anthropologist Dr. Jane Goodall will receive an honorary degree from Western University at a special Convocation ceremony on Wednesday, April 25.
Today, Diane Pascoe, BA’72 (Psychology), author of Life Isn’t Perfect, But My Lipstick Is, answers 12 questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) who work at Western are conducting a strike vote, Monday-Thursday, March 19-22. While a strike vote does not necessarily mean a strike will take place, students should know Western is preparing for all eventualities and is committed...
The Western community is mourning the death of Dhairya ‘Drew’ Soni, 24, a Social Science student set to graduate in June, who died March 1 after a short hospital stay. Funeral services were held March 4 in Scarborough.
Today, writer and filmmaker Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), author of ‘Me, Myself, They: The Future is Non-Binary,’ answers 12 questions on ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Western researchers are better positioned to undertake cutting-edge work, thanks to the largest investment ever in fundamental science research, tabled late last month as part of the 2018 federal budget.