Farah Mohamed, MA’95, LLD’18, is the CEO of the Malala Fund, where she works to ensure every girl enjoys the right to 12 years of free, safe, quality education. With 130 million girls unable to claim this right as their own, fund founder Malala Yousafz …
Year: 2018
Mustangs off to the Vanier Cup
After a back-and-forth battle to open the game, a solid second half from the Western Mustangs earned them a 47-24 win over the Saskatchewan Huskies and the 2018 Mitchell Bowl.
Senate OKs freedom of expression policy
A second draft of Western’s proposed freedom of expression policy, dated Oct. 23, received unanimous approval from Senate Friday. The policy now goes to the Board of Governors on Nov. 29.
Muslim ban still resonates with academics
Matthew Leavitt was in San Diego, Calif., attending the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience – the world’s largest organization for researchers studying the brain – when he realized the palpable, negative effects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
President’s breakfast celebrates diversity
A snowy morning, unfamiliar to some in the room, didn’t stop more than 250 international students from gathering for the sixth annual President’s Breakfast for International & Exchange Students. The event capped off International Week, a week-long celebration of...
‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...
Alumna skates ‘craziest path’ to rinkside success
As something of an accidental journalist, Sportsnet’s Chris Simpson, BA’85, has not only survived but thrived as the doyenne of NHL rinkside reporters in the country.
Western, PMA reach tentative deal
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) negotiations committee have reached a tentative four-year agreement.
Nothing but net for alumnus
Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.
Dimaline refuses to settle for soundbites
“I grew up with story,” says Cherie Dimaline, Western’s Writer-in-Residence.
Race team places second of 100 cars in Kentucky
Western’s Baja SAE race team is preparing for its next competition in California next May, as they celebrate and learn from a second-place finish at a race in Kentucky.
World-changing research fueled by new CRCs
Western’s new Canada Research Chairs will have global impact on earthquake preparedness, psychology and neuro-imaging.
Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details
For one Western researcher, DNA found in pollen grains can provide a fingerprint to determine their precise origin. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Bogumil Karass collaborated with research teams from Emory University in Atlanta and University of...
Mustangs off to the Vanier Cup
After a back-and-forth battle to open the game, a solid second half from the Western Mustangs earned them a 47-24 win over the Saskatchewan Huskies and the 2018 Mitchell Bowl.
Senate OKs freedom of expression policy
A second draft of Western’s proposed freedom of expression policy, dated Oct. 23, received unanimous approval from Senate Friday. The policy now goes to the Board of Governors on Nov. 29.
Muslim ban still resonates with academics
Matthew Leavitt was in San Diego, Calif., attending the annual conference of the Society for Neuroscience – the world’s largest organization for researchers studying the brain – when he realized the palpable, negative effects of U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban.
President’s breakfast celebrates diversity
A snowy morning, unfamiliar to some in the room, didn’t stop more than 250 international students from gathering for the sixth annual President’s Breakfast for International & Exchange Students. The event capped off International Week, a week-long celebration of...
‘Hockey mom’ keeps up with CanLit
Bookmarks spotlights the personalities and published books of faculty, staff and alumni. Author Angie Abdou, MA’92 (English), whose new book Home Ice: Reflections of a Reluctant Hockey Mom is a ‘Western Reads’ selection this year, has also written novels The Bone Cage...
Alumna skates ‘craziest path’ to rinkside success
As something of an accidental journalist, Sportsnet’s Chris Simpson, BA’85, has not only survived but thrived as the doyenne of NHL rinkside reporters in the country.
Western, PMA reach tentative deal
Western and the Professional and Managerial Association (PMA) negotiations committee have reached a tentative four-year agreement.
Nothing but net for alumnus
Dario Zulich, HBA’86, donned the purple and silver for Western’s basketball team a few decades ago – but he’s hoping his newest break into the sports world will be nothing but net.
Dimaline refuses to settle for soundbites
“I grew up with story,” says Cherie Dimaline, Western’s Writer-in-Residence.
Race team places second of 100 cars in Kentucky
Western’s Baja SAE race team is preparing for its next competition in California next May, as they celebrate and learn from a second-place finish at a race in Kentucky.
World-changing research fueled by new CRCs
Western’s new Canada Research Chairs will have global impact on earthquake preparedness, psychology and neuro-imaging.
Pollen DNA may clue-in forensic details
For one Western researcher, DNA found in pollen grains can provide a fingerprint to determine their precise origin. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Bogumil Karass collaborated with research teams from Emory University in Atlanta and University of...