He was an early citizen scientist, astronomer, botanist, poet and pastor. William G. Colgrove enriched his life with a near-endless cycle of professional pursuits and hobbies, from preaching and poetry to building educational astronomy models and designing …
Western’s bright and bustling FIMS & Nursing Building, home to the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing and the Faulty of Information and Media Studies, garnered top prize in the 2017 London Urban Design Awards. The honour celebrates original design concepts and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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,...
Western’s bright and bustling FIMS & Nursing Building, home to the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing and the Faulty of Information and Media Studies, garnered top prize in the 2017 London Urban Design Awards. The honour celebrates original design concepts and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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.
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...
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.
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...
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,...