Linda Miller has been re-appointed as Vice-Provost (School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) for a three-year term, through June 30, 2022, the Board of Governors announced today. This renewal has been approved by the Senior Operations & Polic …
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Eluchok balances creativity, practicality in top legal job
Paul Eluchok recalls his days strolling campus as an undergrad in the early 2000s. Like most students, he was blissfully unaware of the work happening behind the scenes to keep the university moving forward. Flash forward to today – it’s safe to say the scope of his...
Entrepreneurial team wins with surgical precision
Make it another innovation-and-commercialization win for PhD candidate Patrick McCunn and Alex Moszcynski, PhD’17. After taking one of the top spots in last year’s Proteus Innovation Competition with their plans to commercialize a cloud-based data collection app, the...
Crossing ‘Borders’ for global understanding
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...
Time to connect the dots to improve safe cycling on campus
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...
Discovery credit takes root at Western
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...
Alumnus leads Canada to curling bronze
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.
Alumna plays critical role in Canadian culture
Don’t tell Kate Taylor that “Nickelback sucks.” Prove it.
Science dean: ‘World needs what we are putting together’
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....
Western taps Goodall to receive honorary degree
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.
Alumna offers ‘Perfect’ way to approach life
Today, Diane Pascoe, BA’72 (Psychology), author of Life Isn’t Perfect, But My Lipstick Is, answers 12 questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.
University prepares as GTAs cast strike votes
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...
Western mourns loss of Social Science student
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.
Eluchok balances creativity, practicality in top legal job
Paul Eluchok recalls his days strolling campus as an undergrad in the early 2000s. Like most students, he was blissfully unaware of the work happening behind the scenes to keep the university moving forward. Flash forward to today – it’s safe to say the scope of his...
Entrepreneurial team wins with surgical precision
Make it another innovation-and-commercialization win for PhD candidate Patrick McCunn and Alex Moszcynski, PhD’17. After taking one of the top spots in last year’s Proteus Innovation Competition with their plans to commercialize a cloud-based data collection app, the...
Crossing ‘Borders’ for global understanding
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...
Time to connect the dots to improve safe cycling on campus
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...
Discovery credit takes root at Western
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...
Alumnus leads Canada to curling bronze
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.
Alumna plays critical role in Canadian culture
Don’t tell Kate Taylor that “Nickelback sucks.” Prove it.
Science dean: ‘World needs what we are putting together’
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....
Western taps Goodall to receive honorary degree
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.
Alumna offers ‘Perfect’ way to approach life
Today, Diane Pascoe, BA’72 (Psychology), author of Life Isn’t Perfect, But My Lipstick Is, answers 12 questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.
University prepares as GTAs cast strike votes
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...
Western mourns loss of Social Science student
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.