A pair of Western researchers have been honoured among the winners of six Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) six national prizes. Canada will honour 20 of its world-leading scientists and engineers and five industry par …
Month: April 2018
UC, Kent Drive landscape work to begin
As the two-year renovation project to the interior of University College comes to a close this spring, construction will begin to revitalize the surrounding outdoor space.
‘Romantic’ effort finding indie success for alumna
There was no Plan B for Carly Stone. From the moment Tim Long, a writer and producer for The Simpsons spoke to her Humour Writing class at Western, her fate was sealed. “He came and did a presentation with some artwork, some episodes. I was so excited as he talked...
Reading reflects key chapters in seniors’ lives
Dog-eared pages, stacks of magazines and a worn library card can all represent the rich relationship senior Canadians have with their books. And Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor Paulette Rothbauer is using these representations to help change...
Study: Creativity is state of mind, can be trained
As an undergraduate student at York University, Joel Lopata was studying film production and jazz performance when a discrepancy became apparent. “I noticed students in the jazz program were really developing a language of creative engagement, whereas in the film...
Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone’s capital city, amidst an uneasy peace in the bloody aftermath of the country’s civil war, sat a shipping container converted into a makeshift courtroom. And inside this metal box, a team of lawyers sought to bring justice to women and young girls of...
Closure to disrupt Wharncliffe traffic on April 28
Western students, faculty and staff are being advised of a construction project that will be disrupting normal traffic flow from 5 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
Budget gets Senate OK; heads to BOG
Key elements of Western’s proposed 2018-19 budget entail several multi-million-dollar projects, including re-locating the Western Wellness Centre to Thames Hall, renewing a pair of libraries and completing construction on the new Engineering building. Added academic...
Chair: Senate changes have not been forgotten
Senators received assurances that progress into implementing recommendations as to how the university governing body operates have not been forgotten – and will, in fact, be revealed soon.
Hearn: Where are the promised changes to Senate?
By Alison Hearn, Western Communications Senator Alison Hearn submitted the following notice of motion that she intends to ask Senate to speed up implementing revisions to the governing body's representation, at Senate's regular meeting April 13: I am disappointed to...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Nick Shalagan
Find out why Nick Shalagan doesn’t mind a little heavy German opera echoing around the house as he cleans.
Perry knows Mansbridge makes everything sound better
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Today, Daniel Perry, BA ’06 (English and French), author of the short story collections Nobody Looks That Young Here and Hamburger, answers 12 questions on his ‘bookishness’ and...
New facility opens its doors to come together
University officials celebrated the opening of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) on April 13.
UC, Kent Drive landscape work to begin
As the two-year renovation project to the interior of University College comes to a close this spring, construction will begin to revitalize the surrounding outdoor space.
‘Romantic’ effort finding indie success for alumna
There was no Plan B for Carly Stone. From the moment Tim Long, a writer and producer for The Simpsons spoke to her Humour Writing class at Western, her fate was sealed. “He came and did a presentation with some artwork, some episodes. I was so excited as he talked...
Reading reflects key chapters in seniors’ lives
Dog-eared pages, stacks of magazines and a worn library card can all represent the rich relationship senior Canadians have with their books. And Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor Paulette Rothbauer is using these representations to help change...
Study: Creativity is state of mind, can be trained
As an undergraduate student at York University, Joel Lopata was studying film production and jazz performance when a discrepancy became apparent. “I noticed students in the jazz program were really developing a language of creative engagement, whereas in the film...
Paving a way for gender justice in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone’s capital city, amidst an uneasy peace in the bloody aftermath of the country’s civil war, sat a shipping container converted into a makeshift courtroom. And inside this metal box, a team of lawyers sought to bring justice to women and young girls of...
Closure to disrupt Wharncliffe traffic on April 28
Western students, faculty and staff are being advised of a construction project that will be disrupting normal traffic flow from 5 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28.
Budget gets Senate OK; heads to BOG
Key elements of Western’s proposed 2018-19 budget entail several multi-million-dollar projects, including re-locating the Western Wellness Centre to Thames Hall, renewing a pair of libraries and completing construction on the new Engineering building. Added academic...
Chair: Senate changes have not been forgotten
Senators received assurances that progress into implementing recommendations as to how the university governing body operates have not been forgotten – and will, in fact, be revealed soon.
Hearn: Where are the promised changes to Senate?
By Alison Hearn, Western Communications Senator Alison Hearn submitted the following notice of motion that she intends to ask Senate to speed up implementing revisions to the governing body's representation, at Senate's regular meeting April 13: I am disappointed to...
Read. Watch. Listen. with Nick Shalagan
Find out why Nick Shalagan doesn’t mind a little heavy German opera echoing around the house as he cleans.
Perry knows Mansbridge makes everything sound better
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Today, Daniel Perry, BA ’06 (English and French), author of the short story collections Nobody Looks That Young Here and Hamburger, answers 12 questions on his ‘bookishness’ and...
New facility opens its doors to come together
University officials celebrated the opening of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) on April 13.