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Year: 2018

The Campaign

The Campaign

Western’s Be Extraordinary Campaign, the most ambitious campaign in the university’s history, raised a record-breaking $805 million. This accomplishment stems from a decade of work, generosity and the collective energy of more than 49,000 alumni and fr …

Celebrating the year that was

Celebrating the year that was

Today, we offer you the 9th annual Western News Newsmakers of the Year – a celebration of some of the people, places and things that shaped the year at this institution.

Program creates a new life in a new home

Program creates a new life in a new home

At first, everything was fine. At 11, Mariana Garcia emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She welcomed the chance to make a life in a new country. “ But soon, the realities of her situation took hold. No one at her school spoke Spanish, leaving Mariana isolated. By the final years of high school, she was quite vulnerable.

Western helps HiRISE capture InSight image

Western helps HiRISE capture InSight image

Houston, there is no problem here. On Nov. 26, NASA’s InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars. Now, the team has pinpointed InSight’s exact location using images from HiRISE, a powerful...

Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex

Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex

A new study led by Western University’s Natasha Mhatre shows how black widow spiders’ body dynamics and posture help them decode important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs.

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).

Ivey ranked top Canadian business school

Ivey ranked top Canadian business school

Western’s Ivey Business School has been named Canada’s best business school, in a ranking conducted by one of the world’s leading business magazines.

Geology and grapes a winning pair

Geology and grapes a winning pair

During the past year, a team of geologists led by Corcoran and Earth Sciences professor Elizabeth Webb have worked with Pelee Island Winery to fine-tune its soil management practices and produce better grapes.

Celebrating the year that was

Celebrating the year that was

Today, we offer you the 9th annual Western News Newsmakers of the Year – a celebration of some of the people, places and things that shaped the year at this institution.

Program creates a new life in a new home

Program creates a new life in a new home

At first, everything was fine. At 11, Mariana Garcia emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She welcomed the chance to make a life in a new country. “ But soon, the realities of her situation took hold. No one at her school spoke Spanish, leaving Mariana isolated. By the final years of high school, she was quite vulnerable.

Western helps HiRISE capture InSight image

Western helps HiRISE capture InSight image

Houston, there is no problem here. On Nov. 26, NASA’s InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars. Now, the team has pinpointed InSight’s exact location using images from HiRISE, a powerful...

Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex

Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex

A new study led by Western University’s Natasha Mhatre shows how black widow spiders’ body dynamics and posture help them decode important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs.

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group

After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).

Ivey ranked top Canadian business school

Ivey ranked top Canadian business school

Western’s Ivey Business School has been named Canada’s best business school, in a ranking conducted by one of the world’s leading business magazines.

Geology and grapes a winning pair

Geology and grapes a winning pair

During the past year, a team of geologists led by Corcoran and Earth Sciences professor Elizabeth Webb have worked with Pelee Island Winery to fine-tune its soil management practices and produce better grapes.