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Month: April 2018

Henderson named new FIMS dean

Henderson named new FIMS dean

She has never worked as an academic in Canada. Yet for Lisa Henderson, there is an element of homecoming in her upcoming move to Western. Her parents met as actors at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. Her mother was a local television celebrity on Pan …

Western announces honorary degree lineup

Western announces honorary degree lineup

From a famed anthropologist and Hockey Hall of Famer to world-changing entrepreneurs and scientists, several distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees this spring as Western celebrates its 311th Convocation.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Rob Hegele

Read. Watch. Listen. with Rob Hegele

Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbing your attention;...

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...

‘Freelator’ scores student entrepreneurs a victory

‘Freelator’ scores student entrepreneurs a victory

A mobility aid that offers seniors a safe, comfortable way to exercise took top honours at the annual Business 2257 Feasibility Study Competition. First Law Mobility – comprised of Ivey Business School students Saksham Chaudrhy, Teddy Kassa, Ryley Mehta, Melissa...

Mustangs celebrate top student-athletes

Mustangs celebrate top student-athletes

Soccer player Jenna White, football player Alex Taylor and swimmer Gamal Assaad were recognized for their outstanding careers Tuesday night at the Western Mustangs Athletic Awards Gala. White wrapped up her five-year Mustangs career as the 62nd F.W.P. Jones Trophy...

Ferguson casts eyes on The Future

Ferguson casts eyes on The Future

For decades, Joshua M. Ferguson felt lost. It took years of navigating established gender narratives to arrive at a place where the writer, filmmaker and activist felt at peace. Now, having found that peace, Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), is “reclaiming the self” by...

Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities

Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities

The Health Care Challenge is a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) where Health Sciences students – in tandem with students from Psychology, Geography, BMOS and Ivey Business School – present proposals about building a resilient...

Award empowers student to take next step

Award empowers student to take next step

Angela McInnes, journalist, has finally arrived. “It’s cool to know that not only am I’m going to be paid for my craft, but I can finally put that first,” said the Master of Media in Journalism & Communication student. “I’ve been juggling writing with school...

Brescia team reaches helping hand north

Brescia team reaches helping hand north

Any day now, a family on the northernmost tip of Canada’s mainland will receive a care package from a group of university students. And when the boxes arrive, their journey north will have been at least as interesting as the food and clothing they contain. It’s a...

Western announces honorary degree lineup

Western announces honorary degree lineup

From a famed anthropologist and Hockey Hall of Famer to world-changing entrepreneurs and scientists, several distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees this spring as Western celebrates its 311th Convocation.

Read. Watch. Listen. with Rob Hegele

Read. Watch. Listen. with Rob Hegele

Read. Watch. Listen. introduces you the personal side of our faculty, staff and alumni. Participants are asked to answer three simple questions about their reading, viewing and listening habits – what one book or newspaper/magazine article is grabbing your attention;...

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

Poll calls for more job-secure faculty: OCUFA

More than two-thirds of southwestern Ontario residents recently polled on behalf of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA) believe university courses should be taught by professors who have job security. The recent province-wide poll,...

‘Freelator’ scores student entrepreneurs a victory

‘Freelator’ scores student entrepreneurs a victory

A mobility aid that offers seniors a safe, comfortable way to exercise took top honours at the annual Business 2257 Feasibility Study Competition. First Law Mobility – comprised of Ivey Business School students Saksham Chaudrhy, Teddy Kassa, Ryley Mehta, Melissa...

Mustangs celebrate top student-athletes

Mustangs celebrate top student-athletes

Soccer player Jenna White, football player Alex Taylor and swimmer Gamal Assaad were recognized for their outstanding careers Tuesday night at the Western Mustangs Athletic Awards Gala. White wrapped up her five-year Mustangs career as the 62nd F.W.P. Jones Trophy...

Ferguson casts eyes on The Future

Ferguson casts eyes on The Future

For decades, Joshua M. Ferguson felt lost. It took years of navigating established gender narratives to arrive at a place where the writer, filmmaker and activist felt at peace. Now, having found that peace, Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), is “reclaiming the self” by...

Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities

Proposing cutting-edged solutions to combat health inequities

The Health Care Challenge is a student competition run by the Health Studies Students’ Association (HSSA) where Health Sciences students – in tandem with students from Psychology, Geography, BMOS and Ivey Business School – present proposals about building a resilient...

Award empowers student to take next step

Award empowers student to take next step

Angela McInnes, journalist, has finally arrived. “It’s cool to know that not only am I’m going to be paid for my craft, but I can finally put that first,” said the Master of Media in Journalism & Communication student. “I’ve been juggling writing with school...

Brescia team reaches helping hand north

Brescia team reaches helping hand north

Any day now, a family on the northernmost tip of Canada’s mainland will receive a care package from a group of university students. And when the boxes arrive, their journey north will have been at least as interesting as the food and clothing they contain. It’s a...