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Hunt: Help passive lives make great contributions to world

Hunt: Help passive lives make great contributions to world

As you enter your career, do not forget to cast your eyes toward helping others, University College London professor emeritus Lord Julian Hunt told graduates at the Friday, June 13, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Although you are young and fit...

Rising enrolment numbers buck provincial trend

Rising enrolment numbers buck provincial trend

First-year university enrolment projections for the 2014 academic year released today demonstrate a growing number of top students are attracted by the exceptional learning experience provided by Western. Ontario Universities’ Application Centre statistics show that...

King: Rally behind ‘human brilliance’ for change

King: Rally behind ‘human brilliance’ for change

As today’s graduates face challenges far different than those of the last century, they must meet them with a collective drive, desire and determination for change, scientist Sir David King told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd...

Langer: Dream big, embrace a life of possibilities

Langer: Dream big, embrace a life of possibilities

If graduates choose to pursue their passions instead of money, almost anything is possible, Robert Langer, one of the world’s most important biotechnology engineers, told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Try to dream...

Chrominska: Work hard, take risks, learn from mistakes

Chrominska: Work hard, take risks, learn from mistakes

Success comes from an openness and willingness to adapt to new opportunities, business leader Sylvia Chrominska told graduates at the Wednesday, June 11, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “While it might appear as if I had a career or life plan, I wasn’t...

Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right

Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right

Be open to opportunity, even if it strays from the path you’ve chosen for yourself, former Canadian auditor general Sheila Fraser told graduates at the Tuesday, June 10, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Even if your heart is set on a particular...

PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis

PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis

Glaucoma represents the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world’s aging population, with 400,000 Canadians and 67 million people worldwide suffering from the condition. The standard glaucoma diagnosis is based on an individual having increasingly...

Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness

Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness

There’s a saying in neuroscience: ‘Neurons that fire together wire together.’ Dan Stolzberg wants to better understand how those ‘firing neurons’ impact the success of cochlear implants. A postdoctoral student in Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, Stolzberg was...

Names no game when put on Convocation stage

Names no game when put on Convocation stage

When it comes to saying students’ names, as they are announced on stage upon graduating from university, proper pronunciation is essential. Linguistic Anthropology professor Karen Pennesi’s recent paper, Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony:...

Double-docs set new standards

Double-docs set new standards

They have chased dragons and pirate ships, become resilient from years of tough love and have grown as a result of the nurturing lab and clinical environments – Drs. Matthew Cecchini, Harry Marshall, Pencilla Lang and Shirine Usmani are the newest graduates of the...

PhD student eyes kidney patient fracture risks

PhD student eyes kidney patient fracture risks

As if kidney disease wasn’t bad enough on its own. U.S. studies have confirmed bone fracture risks are significantly higher for kidney transplant patients due to diminished bone mass early in the course of kidney disease, which worsens with the progressive decline in...

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

Mercer: Time to get out there, and fix my country

There are endless opportunities for today’s graduates, comedian Rick Mercer told graduates from the Faculty of Education and the School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies at the Friday, June 13, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “At this point in...

Hunt: Help passive lives make great contributions to world

Hunt: Help passive lives make great contributions to world

As you enter your career, do not forget to cast your eyes toward helping others, University College London professor emeritus Lord Julian Hunt told graduates at the Friday, June 13, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Although you are young and fit...

Rising enrolment numbers buck provincial trend

Rising enrolment numbers buck provincial trend

First-year university enrolment projections for the 2014 academic year released today demonstrate a growing number of top students are attracted by the exceptional learning experience provided by Western. Ontario Universities’ Application Centre statistics show that...

King: Rally behind ‘human brilliance’ for change

King: Rally behind ‘human brilliance’ for change

As today’s graduates face challenges far different than those of the last century, they must meet them with a collective drive, desire and determination for change, scientist Sir David King told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd...

Langer: Dream big, embrace a life of possibilities

Langer: Dream big, embrace a life of possibilities

If graduates choose to pursue their passions instead of money, almost anything is possible, Robert Langer, one of the world’s most important biotechnology engineers, told graduates at the Thursday, June 12, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Try to dream...

Chrominska: Work hard, take risks, learn from mistakes

Chrominska: Work hard, take risks, learn from mistakes

Success comes from an openness and willingness to adapt to new opportunities, business leader Sylvia Chrominska told graduates at the Wednesday, June 11, morning session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “While it might appear as if I had a career or life plan, I wasn’t...

Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right

Fraser: Muster courage, stand up for what is right

Be open to opportunity, even if it strays from the path you’ve chosen for yourself, former Canadian auditor general Sheila Fraser told graduates at the Tuesday, June 10, afternoon session of Western’s 303rd Convocation. “Even if your heart is set on a particular...

PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis

PhD candidate taking the pressure off glaucoma diagnosis

Glaucoma represents the second-leading cause of irreversible blindness in the world’s aging population, with 400,000 Canadians and 67 million people worldwide suffering from the condition. The standard glaucoma diagnosis is based on an individual having increasingly...

Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness

Postdoc unravels secrets to implant effectiveness

There’s a saying in neuroscience: ‘Neurons that fire together wire together.’ Dan Stolzberg wants to better understand how those ‘firing neurons’ impact the success of cochlear implants. A postdoctoral student in Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, Stolzberg was...

Names no game when put on Convocation stage

Names no game when put on Convocation stage

When it comes to saying students’ names, as they are announced on stage upon graduating from university, proper pronunciation is essential. Linguistic Anthropology professor Karen Pennesi’s recent paper, Reading and Righting the Names at a Convocation Ceremony:...

Double-docs set new standards

Double-docs set new standards

They have chased dragons and pirate ships, become resilient from years of tough love and have grown as a result of the nurturing lab and clinical environments – Drs. Matthew Cecchini, Harry Marshall, Pencilla Lang and Shirine Usmani are the newest graduates of the...