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UWOFA president aims to keep association’s profile high
When Alison Hearn stepped up to the plate that is the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA), things were a bit hectic. “I assumed the position early because Jeff Tennant, the previous president, stepped down to become the chief negotiator. That was...
Advanced lessons in basic training
The dusty and sweaty trails of the Canadian Forces Base Borden, just north of Barrie, Ont., might just be the last place you’d expect to find business students. But for one week this past summer, close to 40 Ivey Business School students where put through their paces...
DuHasky mixes up ingredients for success
Over at Ontario Hall, everything is new. Including Andrew DuHasky. When Western’s newest student residence first opened to some 600 students last year, DuHasky was among the first to experience its state-of-the-art marché-style dining hall. And he’s loved every minute...
Student uses elite program to reclaim past
While discovering her own story, Shyra Barberstock has helped others reclaim theirs. Last month, the fourth-year First Nations Studies and Health/Environmental Geography student returned from the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program at the Coady...
Cook: Rereading rekindles past for alumnus
It was the best grade I ever received on a university essay – 92 on a research paper about Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in American Literature class. I was impressed when I got it during the third year of my BA in English Language and Literature at Western; I guess I...
Winders: Kenney puts employer ‘freeloading’ on job training in the spotlight
Last week, Jason Kenney said what many have been thinking. “I stand up in front of business audiences and say: You guys have been, to some extent, freeloading on the public training system,” the Employment Minister told the Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa. “We need...
‘Cool’ idea may help dialysis patients
By Paul Mayne A simple step developed by a Western researcher may alleviate the potential damage to multiple organs often associated with dialysis, an important treatment for countless patients with kidney disease. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Professor...
Community program offers fun, eyes sustainable benefits
Be it golf, swimming, skating, basketball, soccer or dance, London’s Child and Youth Network wants children to get active – and they’re willing pay for it. ACT-i-Pass, offered to all Grade 5 students in London, allows for free access to indoor and outdoor sporting...
Western students top international academic competition
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, have been named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work. Through the competition, student work in 25...
Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week
Soccer players Christian Douglas and Lauren Winquist have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 5. Douglas, a third-year Kinesiology student from Oakville, scored three goals in two games last week, helping the Mustangs defeat...
World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students
Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....
World’s Challenge Challenge deadline nears
Western students are being asked to answer the challenge yet again. Sponsored by Western International, the second annual World’s Challenge Challenge brings together teams of three students to choose a problem that the world is facing, and present and innovative...
Western Serves heads into the community
UWOFA president aims to keep association’s profile high
When Alison Hearn stepped up to the plate that is the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA), things were a bit hectic. “I assumed the position early because Jeff Tennant, the previous president, stepped down to become the chief negotiator. That was...
Advanced lessons in basic training
The dusty and sweaty trails of the Canadian Forces Base Borden, just north of Barrie, Ont., might just be the last place you’d expect to find business students. But for one week this past summer, close to 40 Ivey Business School students where put through their paces...
DuHasky mixes up ingredients for success
Over at Ontario Hall, everything is new. Including Andrew DuHasky. When Western’s newest student residence first opened to some 600 students last year, DuHasky was among the first to experience its state-of-the-art marché-style dining hall. And he’s loved every minute...
Student uses elite program to reclaim past
While discovering her own story, Shyra Barberstock has helped others reclaim theirs. Last month, the fourth-year First Nations Studies and Health/Environmental Geography student returned from the Indigenous Women in Community Leadership program at the Coady...
Cook: Rereading rekindles past for alumnus
It was the best grade I ever received on a university essay – 92 on a research paper about Henry David Thoreau’s Walden in American Literature class. I was impressed when I got it during the third year of my BA in English Language and Literature at Western; I guess I...
Winders: Kenney puts employer ‘freeloading’ on job training in the spotlight
Last week, Jason Kenney said what many have been thinking. “I stand up in front of business audiences and say: You guys have been, to some extent, freeloading on the public training system,” the Employment Minister told the Canada 2020 Conference in Ottawa. “We need...
‘Cool’ idea may help dialysis patients
By Paul Mayne A simple step developed by a Western researcher may alleviate the potential damage to multiple organs often associated with dialysis, an important treatment for countless patients with kidney disease. Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Professor...
Community program offers fun, eyes sustainable benefits
Be it golf, swimming, skating, basketball, soccer or dance, London’s Child and Youth Network wants children to get active – and they’re willing pay for it. ACT-i-Pass, offered to all Grade 5 students in London, allows for free access to indoor and outdoor sporting...
Western students top international academic competition
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, have been named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work. Through the competition, student work in 25...
Douglas, Winquist named Athletes of the Week
Soccer players Christian Douglas and Lauren Winquist have been named the Western Mustangs Athletes of the Week for the period ending Oct. 5. Douglas, a third-year Kinesiology student from Oakville, scored three goals in two games last week, helping the Mustangs defeat...
World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students
Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....