Western has hired a mental-health strategist to work with the Student Mental Health and Wellness Advisory Committee, as well as other partners supporting mental health and well-being across campus. Debbie Chiodo, who holds a Masters in Psychology and a Master of...
The competitive academic landscape has created a shift in how faculty members are hired at universities, and Western is backing the need for mentorship and support to give postdoctoral scholars an edge in the market of academic and non-academic employment. In this...
Western postdoctoral students and supervisors will be celebrating their own today as part of the Postdoctoral Research Forum highlighting research success and career opportunities beyond academia. The one-day event, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Great Hall, features...
Through the creation of the Jazz Aviation Pathway Program (APP), Jazz Aviation and Western are clearing the skies for brighter career possibilities for tomorrow’s pilots. “The calibre of Western’s Commercial Aviation Management program is a tremendous addition to the...
On the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, actor Graham Abbey was on stage at the Stratford Festival, playing Prince Hal, the wayward son in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. Hal’s father, King Henry, opens the play...
The Internet has changed the way people consume movies and music, but it hasn’t changed the right of ownership of copyrighted materials. If you are illegally downloading content on the university campus, chances are Jeff Gardiner knows about it. Western’s Central...
Western will be spending $732.4 million in 2016-17 on infrastructure and utilities, scholarships and research initiatives, and creating a pedestrian-friendly and safe campus, among other initiatives. At the April 8 meeting, Western Senate voted in favour of advising...
Geography professor emeritus Dick Butler recently received the Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge, presented by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The prize is awarded to a distinguished scholar for his/her...
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, stopped by Western last week to launch the new Postsecondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund, which will provide up to $2 billion, over the next three years, for infrastructure projects at...
The Western community is mourning the death of undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Jeffrey served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science.
First Nations traditional knowledge fused with the scientific labs at Western in an attempt to understand more about food safety and security for the Kluane First Nation. The community of 95 people is located in the Yukon Territory, along the shores of Kluane Lake and...
Western President Amit Chakma’s name was noticeably absent last week when the university released its annual list of employees whose 2015 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. It was a predictable end to yearlong saga, said Hanny Hassan,...
Even if you have nothing to hide, Sarah Roberts believes everyone has a right to use the Internet without being concerned about over-reaching governments, censorship or companies mining data on your search history. To get around the threat of digital surveillance,...
The competitive academic landscape has created a shift in how faculty members are hired at universities, and Western is backing the need for mentorship and support to give postdoctoral scholars an edge in the market of academic and non-academic employment. In this...
Western postdoctoral students and supervisors will be celebrating their own today as part of the Postdoctoral Research Forum highlighting research success and career opportunities beyond academia. The one-day event, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Great Hall, features...
Through the creation of the Jazz Aviation Pathway Program (APP), Jazz Aviation and Western are clearing the skies for brighter career possibilities for tomorrow’s pilots. “The calibre of Western’s Commercial Aviation Management program is a tremendous addition to the...
On the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, actor Graham Abbey was on stage at the Stratford Festival, playing Prince Hal, the wayward son in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. Hal’s father, King Henry, opens the play...
The Internet has changed the way people consume movies and music, but it hasn’t changed the right of ownership of copyrighted materials. If you are illegally downloading content on the university campus, chances are Jeff Gardiner knows about it. Western’s Central...
Western will be spending $732.4 million in 2016-17 on infrastructure and utilities, scholarships and research initiatives, and creating a pedestrian-friendly and safe campus, among other initiatives. At the April 8 meeting, Western Senate voted in favour of advising...
Geography professor emeritus Dick Butler recently received the Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge, presented by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The prize is awarded to a distinguished scholar for his/her...
Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, stopped by Western last week to launch the new Postsecondary Institutions Strategic Investment Fund, which will provide up to $2 billion, over the next three years, for infrastructure projects at...
The Western community is mourning the death of undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Jeffrey served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science.
First Nations traditional knowledge fused with the scientific labs at Western in an attempt to understand more about food safety and security for the Kluane First Nation. The community of 95 people is located in the Yukon Territory, along the shores of Kluane Lake and...
Western President Amit Chakma’s name was noticeably absent last week when the university released its annual list of employees whose 2015 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. It was a predictable end to yearlong saga, said Hanny Hassan,...
Even if you have nothing to hide, Sarah Roberts believes everyone has a right to use the Internet without being concerned about over-reaching governments, censorship or companies mining data on your search history. To get around the threat of digital surveillance,...