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Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations

Western to install 74 new electric vehicle charging stations

Seventy-four new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations will be installed across campus as part of a $1.45-million upgrade jointly funded by Western and Natural Resources Canada.  Already home to six EV chargers, Western will soon add more – includi …

Physiotherapy linked to stroke recovery

Physiotherapy linked to stroke recovery

After he had a stroke at age 15, John Humphrey’s left arm was useful “only as a paperweight” while he studied his way through high school, college and university. He was happy to be alive – to have survived after blood clots had formed, then raced to his brain one day...

Trio ‘Sound’ off to back university research

Trio ‘Sound’ off to back university research

It was just a matter of time before these guys got together. All three were first-year Scholar’s Electives students. All three were Science students. All three lived in Elgin Hall. In fact, they were roommates. So, when Mike Ge, Andrey Petropavloskiy and Max Soltysiak...

Western goes for gold in pitch competition

Western goes for gold in pitch competition

Thanks to a team of Western students, the Global Games are coming to Toronto in 2028 – at least they would be, if they were real. Western students Aryan Eftekhari, Swarali Patil, Nicole Baranowski and Kerri Bodin took top honours for their bid for the fictitious 2028...

NSERC backs Western research projects

NSERC backs Western research projects

As avian malaria and other parasites continue to spread northward into new habitats, wildlife health experts are sounding the alarm of potential threats to global health up and down the food chain, according one Western researcher. “Parasites are everywhere; they make...

Africa Institute scholar explores connections

Africa Institute scholar explores connections

Janet Adekannbi’s expertise lies in knowledge management – something she hopes to build on, and offer to, the Western community during her time on campus. Adekannbi, an information scientist from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is one of three Visiting Fellows...

App extends a helping hand to students

App extends a helping hand to students

Ryan Persaud hopes future students need look no further than their phones to tap into the type of resilience necessary to survive and thrive in university. Persaud, BESc ‘16, had a rough final year on his way to a degree. Following surgery and recovery, he was forced...

Engineering looks to build more resilient students

Engineering looks to build more resilient students

Students need honesty. So, when Clare Tattersall explains to them setbacks are a normal part of a rigorous academic program, and failure is an essential part of the learning process, it is the first step in creating a more resilient student. “We want our students to...

‘Big deals’ straining academic library budgets

‘Big deals’ straining academic library budgets

Canadian academic libraries are increasingly challenged to maintain strong collections while grappling with unfavourable currency exchange rates, yearly subscription increases and a ‘big deal’ that is not necessarily a good deal. Despite this publishing environment,...

Alumna looks to end ‘isolation’ for others

Alumna looks to end ‘isolation’ for others

An Anishinabe member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, Christy Bressette, among the first Indigenous persons to receive a Western doctorate, will co-chair the university’s task force to implement its new Indigenous Strategic Plan.

Kwan sends message of optimism about future

Kwan sends message of optimism about future

Despite an unsettled political climate around the world, and changing, uncertain times in the postsecondary sector, Kathleen Kwan feels Western faces a promising future. “With its reputation, breadth of scholarship and research, there are just so many channels of...

Western SERT adds naloxone to response toolkit

Western SERT adds naloxone to response toolkit

By equipping its team with naloxone kits, Western’s Student Emergency Response Team (SERT) is taking a proactive approach to the opioid crisis that continues to flood headlines across the country. “In 2016, 2,500 Canadians died as a result of opioid toxicity – an...

Mental-health champion calls for care for one another

Mental-health champion calls for care for one another

Patrick Hickey admits it’s difficult to fathom the idea of someone thanking you for saving a life. “With mental health, you cannot measure your results. It’s hard to quantify people’s experiences. But every now and then, someone will say to you that you saved...

Physiotherapy linked to stroke recovery

Physiotherapy linked to stroke recovery

After he had a stroke at age 15, John Humphrey’s left arm was useful “only as a paperweight” while he studied his way through high school, college and university. He was happy to be alive – to have survived after blood clots had formed, then raced to his brain one day...

Trio ‘Sound’ off to back university research

Trio ‘Sound’ off to back university research

It was just a matter of time before these guys got together. All three were first-year Scholar’s Electives students. All three were Science students. All three lived in Elgin Hall. In fact, they were roommates. So, when Mike Ge, Andrey Petropavloskiy and Max Soltysiak...

Western goes for gold in pitch competition

Western goes for gold in pitch competition

Thanks to a team of Western students, the Global Games are coming to Toronto in 2028 – at least they would be, if they were real. Western students Aryan Eftekhari, Swarali Patil, Nicole Baranowski and Kerri Bodin took top honours for their bid for the fictitious 2028...

NSERC backs Western research projects

NSERC backs Western research projects

As avian malaria and other parasites continue to spread northward into new habitats, wildlife health experts are sounding the alarm of potential threats to global health up and down the food chain, according one Western researcher. “Parasites are everywhere; they make...

Africa Institute scholar explores connections

Africa Institute scholar explores connections

Janet Adekannbi’s expertise lies in knowledge management – something she hopes to build on, and offer to, the Western community during her time on campus. Adekannbi, an information scientist from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is one of three Visiting Fellows...

App extends a helping hand to students

App extends a helping hand to students

Ryan Persaud hopes future students need look no further than their phones to tap into the type of resilience necessary to survive and thrive in university. Persaud, BESc ‘16, had a rough final year on his way to a degree. Following surgery and recovery, he was forced...

Engineering looks to build more resilient students

Engineering looks to build more resilient students

Students need honesty. So, when Clare Tattersall explains to them setbacks are a normal part of a rigorous academic program, and failure is an essential part of the learning process, it is the first step in creating a more resilient student. “We want our students to...

‘Big deals’ straining academic library budgets

‘Big deals’ straining academic library budgets

Canadian academic libraries are increasingly challenged to maintain strong collections while grappling with unfavourable currency exchange rates, yearly subscription increases and a ‘big deal’ that is not necessarily a good deal. Despite this publishing environment,...

Alumna looks to end ‘isolation’ for others

Alumna looks to end ‘isolation’ for others

An Anishinabe member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, Christy Bressette, among the first Indigenous persons to receive a Western doctorate, will co-chair the university’s task force to implement its new Indigenous Strategic Plan.

Kwan sends message of optimism about future

Kwan sends message of optimism about future

Despite an unsettled political climate around the world, and changing, uncertain times in the postsecondary sector, Kathleen Kwan feels Western faces a promising future. “With its reputation, breadth of scholarship and research, there are just so many channels of...

Western SERT adds naloxone to response toolkit

Western SERT adds naloxone to response toolkit

By equipping its team with naloxone kits, Western’s Student Emergency Response Team (SERT) is taking a proactive approach to the opioid crisis that continues to flood headlines across the country. “In 2016, 2,500 Canadians died as a result of opioid toxicity – an...

Mental-health champion calls for care for one another

Mental-health champion calls for care for one another

Patrick Hickey admits it’s difficult to fathom the idea of someone thanking you for saving a life. “With mental health, you cannot measure your results. It’s hard to quantify people’s experiences. But every now and then, someone will say to you that you saved...