Hailey Guertin’s passion for medicine, dedication to learning, and commitment to the community has shaped her journey throughout medical school. Now Guertin is a graduate of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s class of 2023 and was selected …
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Researchers target mindfulness in children, parents
It starts with the ringing of a chime. Immediately, a kindergarten classroom falls silent as 30 students sit intently, each one waiting to raise a hand the second he or she can no longer hear the chime’s resonating tone. The sound continues to abate and one by one,...
Astronomers map unique ‘wrong-way’ asteroid
For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the ‘wrong’ way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with Jupiter and about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet’s space, according to a report published in the latest issue of Nature....
Music students to play with National Youth Orchestra
Of 500 eager applicants, only 100 secure a highly-coveted space in the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Canada each year. This summer, Don Wright Faculty of Music string students Anna Grigg, Darren Mak, Dorothy Lin, Christian Wrona and Jillian Yang will join the...
Librarian uncovers historic files using ‘digital forensics’
Vincent Gray has more than 100 early 80s-era floppy discs and a hefty, mustard yellow, Back to the Future-looking laptop tucked away in his office. There’s a wealth of information stored on the dated hardware – detailed logs of 13th and 14th century agrarian practices...
Looking at old spaces through new eyes
Sylvia Nagy doesn’t like to use the term ‘preserve’ when speaking about heritage buildings. “It sounds like you’re putting something under glass, or pickling it and not retaining any of the flavour,” said the fourth-year King’s University College Bachelor of Social...
Dystopic déjà vu: Trump and the resurgence of cataclysmic classics
Once immensely popular, classics of dystopian fiction have seen a significant resurgence on bookstore shelves and online orders – particularly after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Fed budget backs postsecondary sector
Although the 2017 federal budget, tabled last week by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, makes no specific provisions for postsecondary institutions, it nevertheless presents a number of opportunities for Canadian universities, said Peter White, Executive Director,...
Kular: Seek knowledge, expect equality and accept diversity
Equal Voice is a multi-partisan organization committed to getting more women elected into politics. In conjunction with many sponsors, including the Government of Canada, they put on an event called Daughters of the Vote, to celebrate 100 years of some women having...
Ratcliffe: You can’t have it both ways
“Study in a Faculty with one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in Canada. This means more personalized attention from our world-class professors and researchers,” the Faculty of Arts and Humanities advertises to incoming students. Western President Amit Chakma...
Conference to address solutions, forge connections on issues of inequality
When faculty first gathered, more than a year ago, to discuss issues of inequality, in preparation for a conference at Western, no one anticipated the political climate 2016 would establish. Brexit. The election of Donald Trump and the ensuing socio-economic...
A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills
Public angst about rising electricity bills in Ontario has intensified recently as the cost of new investment in generation capacity becomes clear. Over the past decade, the government has contracted for more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including...
Engineering students flip for bottle craze
For some, the bottle flipping craze was a silly kid’s game. Aidan Sabourin saw it as an opportunity. In just a few short months, with three of his friends – Justin Lam, Danny Loo and Armin Gurdic – Sabourin created an app that attracted millions of downloads, becoming...
Researchers target mindfulness in children, parents
It starts with the ringing of a chime. Immediately, a kindergarten classroom falls silent as 30 students sit intently, each one waiting to raise a hand the second he or she can no longer hear the chime’s resonating tone. The sound continues to abate and one by one,...
Astronomers map unique ‘wrong-way’ asteroid
For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the ‘wrong’ way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with Jupiter and about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet’s space, according to a report published in the latest issue of Nature....
Music students to play with National Youth Orchestra
Of 500 eager applicants, only 100 secure a highly-coveted space in the National Youth Orchestra (NYO) of Canada each year. This summer, Don Wright Faculty of Music string students Anna Grigg, Darren Mak, Dorothy Lin, Christian Wrona and Jillian Yang will join the...
Librarian uncovers historic files using ‘digital forensics’
Vincent Gray has more than 100 early 80s-era floppy discs and a hefty, mustard yellow, Back to the Future-looking laptop tucked away in his office. There’s a wealth of information stored on the dated hardware – detailed logs of 13th and 14th century agrarian practices...
Looking at old spaces through new eyes
Sylvia Nagy doesn’t like to use the term ‘preserve’ when speaking about heritage buildings. “It sounds like you’re putting something under glass, or pickling it and not retaining any of the flavour,” said the fourth-year King’s University College Bachelor of Social...
Dystopic déjà vu: Trump and the resurgence of cataclysmic classics
Once immensely popular, classics of dystopian fiction have seen a significant resurgence on bookstore shelves and online orders – particularly after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.
Fed budget backs postsecondary sector
Although the 2017 federal budget, tabled last week by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, makes no specific provisions for postsecondary institutions, it nevertheless presents a number of opportunities for Canadian universities, said Peter White, Executive Director,...
Kular: Seek knowledge, expect equality and accept diversity
Equal Voice is a multi-partisan organization committed to getting more women elected into politics. In conjunction with many sponsors, including the Government of Canada, they put on an event called Daughters of the Vote, to celebrate 100 years of some women having...
Ratcliffe: You can’t have it both ways
“Study in a Faculty with one of the lowest student-to-faculty ratios in Canada. This means more personalized attention from our world-class professors and researchers,” the Faculty of Arts and Humanities advertises to incoming students. Western President Amit Chakma...
Conference to address solutions, forge connections on issues of inequality
When faculty first gathered, more than a year ago, to discuss issues of inequality, in preparation for a conference at Western, no one anticipated the political climate 2016 would establish. Brexit. The election of Donald Trump and the ensuing socio-economic...
A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills
Public angst about rising electricity bills in Ontario has intensified recently as the cost of new investment in generation capacity becomes clear. Over the past decade, the government has contracted for more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including...
Engineering students flip for bottle craze
For some, the bottle flipping craze was a silly kid’s game. Aidan Sabourin saw it as an opportunity. In just a few short months, with three of his friends – Justin Lam, Danny Loo and Armin Gurdic – Sabourin created an app that attracted millions of downloads, becoming...