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Month: October 2019

Conversation, journey help reroute life for student

Conversation, journey help reroute life for student

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=IF6vt0bW1aE It was a conversation that not only changed his life but those of other youth seeking a rerouting in their lives and mental wellbeing. Wrapping up his first year in the DAN Management a …

Senate sets pass/fail threshold for Ed

Senate sets pass/fail threshold for Ed

Aspiring teachers in the Faculty of Education will need higher marks to progress and graduate from Western’s two-year Bachelors of Education program.

Western celebrates its 314th Convocation

Western celebrates its 314th Convocation

Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this week.

Hasenfratz brings fire to Chancellor role

Hasenfratz brings fire to Chancellor role

“I’m still in the heart of it.” Western Chancellor Linda Hasenfratz embraces the challenge of serving in the key position while still fighting the fires of the corporate world.

Big data aids in exploring mental illness

Big data aids in exploring mental illness

Dr. Lena Palaniyappan, along with an international team of researchers, looks to provide relief or millions around the globe by pairing brain stimulation with artificial intelligence and big data to uncover the role of genetics in successfully treating mental illness.

Research finds harmony in big data, Gregorian chants

Research finds harmony in big data, Gregorian chants

Borrowing from the world of bio-computing – and using algorithms originally designed to analyze strings of genetic code – Western professor Kate Helsen is revolutionizing the study of music.

Signs bring bit of magic to campaign

Signs bring bit of magic to campaign

Wes Kinghorn, a History postdoctoral scholar, is the mastermind behind a series of viral London North Centre election signs featuring characters from the Harry Potter series.

Youth Advisory Council targets teen vaping

Youth Advisory Council targets teen vaping

Alarmed by both the prevalence of e-cigarettes and the serious illness and deaths attributed to vaping, area teens aligned with a Western research lab are lobbying all levels of government to crack down on the popular product.

New chair looks to ensure ‘nothing is waste’

New chair looks to ensure ‘nothing is waste’

Franco Berruti’s work is all about making something out of ‘nothing.’ Biofuels from biomass. Pharmaceuticals from forestry byproducts. Soil supplements from heaps of tomato leaves.

Senate sets pass/fail threshold for Ed

Senate sets pass/fail threshold for Ed

Aspiring teachers in the Faculty of Education will need higher marks to progress and graduate from Western’s two-year Bachelors of Education program.

Western celebrates its 314th Convocation

Western celebrates its 314th Convocation

Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this week.

Hasenfratz brings fire to Chancellor role

Hasenfratz brings fire to Chancellor role

“I’m still in the heart of it.” Western Chancellor Linda Hasenfratz embraces the challenge of serving in the key position while still fighting the fires of the corporate world.

Big data aids in exploring mental illness

Big data aids in exploring mental illness

Dr. Lena Palaniyappan, along with an international team of researchers, looks to provide relief or millions around the globe by pairing brain stimulation with artificial intelligence and big data to uncover the role of genetics in successfully treating mental illness.

Research finds harmony in big data, Gregorian chants

Research finds harmony in big data, Gregorian chants

Borrowing from the world of bio-computing – and using algorithms originally designed to analyze strings of genetic code – Western professor Kate Helsen is revolutionizing the study of music.

Signs bring bit of magic to campaign

Signs bring bit of magic to campaign

Wes Kinghorn, a History postdoctoral scholar, is the mastermind behind a series of viral London North Centre election signs featuring characters from the Harry Potter series.

Youth Advisory Council targets teen vaping

Youth Advisory Council targets teen vaping

Alarmed by both the prevalence of e-cigarettes and the serious illness and deaths attributed to vaping, area teens aligned with a Western research lab are lobbying all levels of government to crack down on the popular product.

New chair looks to ensure ‘nothing is waste’

New chair looks to ensure ‘nothing is waste’

Franco Berruti’s work is all about making something out of ‘nothing.’ Biofuels from biomass. Pharmaceuticals from forestry byproducts. Soil supplements from heaps of tomato leaves.