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Iconic footwear may have been an historic pain

Iconic footwear may have been an historic pain

The iconic Dutch clog – or ‘klompen’ – may be one of the most recognizable symbols of the nation, but it also might have been a tremendous pain in the foot for rural citizens in the 19th Century, according to Western co-authored research. In 2011, Western Anthropology...

Artist, class making town-gown connection

Artist, class making town-gown connection

For the past three years, Penn Kemp has enjoyed working with Western students in what she sees as a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship cultivated by a course offered in English and Writing Studies. “It’s the interconnectivity between town and gown – I just...

Nano research may have big impact on cancer

Nano research may have big impact on cancer

Less than a third of scientific researchers, and only 3 per cent of scientific Nobel Prize winners, are women. Danielle McRae is hoping to make a dent in those numbers. The third-year Physical Chemistry PhD student was one of five Canadian researchers recently...

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

It’s been a big year for Stephanie Ciccarelli and her business venture – perhaps the biggest yet. Thanks to one of the largest investments in the history of London’s tech industry, Voices.com, co-founded by Ciccarelli, BMusA’06, and her husband David, in 2005, is...

Bringing STEM gender divide message to CSA

Bringing STEM gender divide message to CSA

In September, Elise Harrington was among the minority of female presenters at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia. It didn’t matter she had attended major conferences before – at IAC, there was a moment she was made to feel profoundly...

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Western Engineering alumna Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc ’83, MESc ’91, often touted as one of the most powerful women in Canada, will add another honour to her long list of accolades when she receives the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Gold Medal Saturday,...

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Western alumna Allison Grant, one of North America’s most sought-after theatre directors and choreographers, presents Carmen, the latest offering from Western’s Opera Program.

AD: Bowl game dustup cause for re-examination

AD: Bowl game dustup cause for re-examination

While the score may be settled on the field, the wild controversy surrounding the Loney Bowl may play on deep into overtime for U Sports and athletics directors across the country. On Tuesday, the Acadia Axemen defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies 45-38 in overtime to...

Western mourns passing of Nursing student

Western mourns passing of Nursing student

The Western community is mourning the death of Cara Ellen Soules Farquharson, 19, a Nursing student from Toronto, who died Thursday, Nov. 9, in London.

Stewart earns lifetime achievement award

Stewart earns lifetime achievement award

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Moira Stewart recently received the Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research, given annually to honour a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research over...

Urology researcher chosen for leadership role

Urology researcher chosen for leadership role

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. John Denstedt has been named Secretary-elect of the American Urological Association (AUA), a group of specialists with 22,000 members worldwide. He will assume the role in May 2018, and hold it until May 2019,...

Plaques celebrate rich history of research

Plaques celebrate rich history of research

Western is showcasing some of its top research moments through the creation of digitally linked historical plaques across campus. The first two distinctive markers were installed this week.

Iconic footwear may have been an historic pain

Iconic footwear may have been an historic pain

The iconic Dutch clog – or ‘klompen’ – may be one of the most recognizable symbols of the nation, but it also might have been a tremendous pain in the foot for rural citizens in the 19th Century, according to Western co-authored research. In 2011, Western Anthropology...

Artist, class making town-gown connection

Artist, class making town-gown connection

For the past three years, Penn Kemp has enjoyed working with Western students in what she sees as a symbiotic and mutually beneficial relationship cultivated by a course offered in English and Writing Studies. “It’s the interconnectivity between town and gown – I just...

Nano research may have big impact on cancer

Nano research may have big impact on cancer

Less than a third of scientific researchers, and only 3 per cent of scientific Nobel Prize winners, are women. Danielle McRae is hoping to make a dent in those numbers. The third-year Physical Chemistry PhD student was one of five Canadian researchers recently...

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

Backing raises Voices among elite firms

It’s been a big year for Stephanie Ciccarelli and her business venture – perhaps the biggest yet. Thanks to one of the largest investments in the history of London’s tech industry, Voices.com, co-founded by Ciccarelli, BMusA’06, and her husband David, in 2005, is...

Bringing STEM gender divide message to CSA

Bringing STEM gender divide message to CSA

In September, Elise Harrington was among the minority of female presenters at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Adelaide, Australia. It didn’t matter she had attended major conferences before – at IAC, there was a moment she was made to feel profoundly...

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Karakatsanis earns top engineering honour

Western Engineering alumna Catherine Karakatsanis, BESc ’83, MESc ’91, often touted as one of the most powerful women in Canada, will add another honour to her long list of accolades when she receives the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) Gold Medal Saturday,...

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Famed director, choreographer back for Carmen

Western alumna Allison Grant, one of North America’s most sought-after theatre directors and choreographers, presents Carmen, the latest offering from Western’s Opera Program.

AD: Bowl game dustup cause for re-examination

AD: Bowl game dustup cause for re-examination

While the score may be settled on the field, the wild controversy surrounding the Loney Bowl may play on deep into overtime for U Sports and athletics directors across the country. On Tuesday, the Acadia Axemen defeated the Saint Mary’s Huskies 45-38 in overtime to...

Western mourns passing of Nursing student

Western mourns passing of Nursing student

The Western community is mourning the death of Cara Ellen Soules Farquharson, 19, a Nursing student from Toronto, who died Thursday, Nov. 9, in London.

Stewart earns lifetime achievement award

Stewart earns lifetime achievement award

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Moira Stewart recently received the Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research, given annually to honour a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research over...

Urology researcher chosen for leadership role

Urology researcher chosen for leadership role

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. John Denstedt has been named Secretary-elect of the American Urological Association (AUA), a group of specialists with 22,000 members worldwide. He will assume the role in May 2018, and hold it until May 2019,...

Plaques celebrate rich history of research

Plaques celebrate rich history of research

Western is showcasing some of its top research moments through the creation of digitally linked historical plaques across campus. The first two distinctive markers were installed this week.