More than 6,700 graduates crossed the stage at Canada Life Place during nine convocation ceremonies
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Western issues statement on Convocation remarks
Western President Amit Chakma issued the following statement regarding comments made during the Monday morning session of Convocation.
Music grad earns degree by degrees
Dawn McIntosh, now a Don Wright Faculty of Music alumna, graduated Monday on the Dean’s list after taking courses part-time for 15 years while her sons were in high school and university.
Alumna tapped to lead United Way campaign
Alumna Christy Bacik wants you to be able to connect the dots – with a little help from her United Way team.
Rowing inspires recent grad’s business idea
After spending much of the past year testing innovative ways to keep her hair in check during workouts on the water, Nicole Baranowski is forgoing the casual-chic look during Convocation.
Bee program earns international competition gold
Hospitality Services received a Gold Award in the Procurement Practices category for its on-campus honeybee program, the National Association of College & University Food Services announced recently during its annual Sustainability Awards.
Volunteers help unlock deeper understanding
Ever wondered what it’s like to be a participant in a research study? Take a painless journey through the mind of a volunteer in a Brain and Mind Institute study about sound.
Western lands nine new CRCs among latest round
Western will be home to 12 new and renewed Canada Research Chairs (CRC) whose work will have an impact on health care and economies terrestrially, as well as the cosmos celestially, as Kristy Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, announced 346 positions at 52 institutions across Canada today.
Book explores Wilder in ‘Little House’ – and beyond
In American folklore, few stories are more iconic than that of plucky frontier girl Laura Ingalls Wilder. Her story has been central to the Little House on the Prairie novel series, focal point of two television adaptations and even celebrated during biennial LauraPalooza conventions.
Database helps put Canadian tornadoes on the map
No longer will important information about severe storms across the country – information that could save countless lives – be simply gone with the wind.
Tornado alley childhood shaped meteorologist
David Sills still remembers the smells and sounds of that mercurial evening in July 1980.
Tornado project expansion to deepen understanding, save lives
Western is poised to become the country’s leading authority on tornado tracking and research thanks to a major expansion of its Northern Tornadoes Project. With a goal of detecting and analyzing every tornado in Canada, project organizers know its findings will save lives, mitigate losses and strengthen our understanding of severe storm activity.
Three named Teaching Innovation fellows
Efforts to look deeper into classroom learning styles and farther into the cosmos have been lauded with a Fellowship in Teaching Innovation, the Western Centre for Teaching and Learning announced today.