New grad Shefali Panicker has turned into a TikTok star, thanks to her passion for music and the ability to sing in more than nine languages. The 22-year-old, who recently graduated from Western University with a bachelor’s degree in health sciences a …
In recognition of their success in entrepreneurship and community building, Helen and Andy Spriet were awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation.
Donald Triggs, co-founder of Jackson-Triggs, the most powerful wine brand in Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation.
Dr. Danielle Martin knows her inspiration for changing the health-care system inside and out. ‘Abida’ was in her early 60s when she first became a patient of Martin, MD’03, in 2006. She had immigrated to Canada years earlier, the product of an arranged marriage to a...
When he hears the stories of Western alumni, Warren Bongard regrets not having spent his undergraduate years on campus. He is thankful, however, that when it came time to apply to law school, Western offered him more than an acceptance, providing a supportive...
Misha Donskov, MA’11 (Kinesiology), rolled the dice on a franchise that did not exist – no nickname, no uniform and, to most observers, no chance. But that gamble is paying off today as his Las Vegas Golden Knights are a handful of wins away from a Staley Cup in its inaugural season.
The toughest part of cancer was not the idea of dying – it was finding himself in remission yet unable to do what he once could. You see, Jay Kiew was worried about not being able to ever see the world.
Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.
Helen Gregory’s time at McIntosh Gallery made her most recent decision one of the easiest she ever had to make.
An innovative London-based spirits company, the first to be awarded a distillery license in Ontario in more than a century, has become the first in Canada to affix single-use breathalyzers to its highly popular mixed drinks. Western alumnus Rob Kelly, BA’87, is the...
When Ann Lamanes came to Western in 1996, she hoped to study Geography and perhaps pursue a career in urban planning. But rapid technological advances changed the map – and her plans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGxUG3cC9Mw It was the summer of 2015 when former U.S. Marine and world-record weightlifter Matt Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. Known for squatting 1,003 pounds, benching 738 pounds and deadlifting 810 pounds, she...
Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), who identifies as non-binary trans and uses the pronouns ‘they,’ ‘them’ and ‘their’ to reflect gender identity has been issued a non-binary birth certificate after a year-long legal battle with the provincial government....
In recognition of their success in entrepreneurship and community building, Helen and Andy Spriet were awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 311th Convocation.
Donald Triggs, co-founder of Jackson-Triggs, the most powerful wine brand in Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD) at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 311th Convocation.
Dr. Danielle Martin knows her inspiration for changing the health-care system inside and out. ‘Abida’ was in her early 60s when she first became a patient of Martin, MD’03, in 2006. She had immigrated to Canada years earlier, the product of an arranged marriage to a...
When he hears the stories of Western alumni, Warren Bongard regrets not having spent his undergraduate years on campus. He is thankful, however, that when it came time to apply to law school, Western offered him more than an acceptance, providing a supportive...
Misha Donskov, MA’11 (Kinesiology), rolled the dice on a franchise that did not exist – no nickname, no uniform and, to most observers, no chance. But that gamble is paying off today as his Las Vegas Golden Knights are a handful of wins away from a Staley Cup in its inaugural season.
The toughest part of cancer was not the idea of dying – it was finding himself in remission yet unable to do what he once could. You see, Jay Kiew was worried about not being able to ever see the world.
Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.
Helen Gregory’s time at McIntosh Gallery made her most recent decision one of the easiest she ever had to make.
An innovative London-based spirits company, the first to be awarded a distillery license in Ontario in more than a century, has become the first in Canada to affix single-use breathalyzers to its highly popular mixed drinks. Western alumnus Rob Kelly, BA’87, is the...
When Ann Lamanes came to Western in 1996, she hoped to study Geography and perhaps pursue a career in urban planning. But rapid technological advances changed the map – and her plans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGxUG3cC9Mw It was the summer of 2015 when former U.S. Marine and world-record weightlifter Matt Kroczaleski was publicly outed as being transgender. Known for squatting 1,003 pounds, benching 738 pounds and deadlifting 810 pounds, she...
Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), who identifies as non-binary trans and uses the pronouns ‘they,’ ‘them’ and ‘their’ to reflect gender identity has been issued a non-binary birth certificate after a year-long legal battle with the provincial government....