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Ivey ranked best in Canada for executive education

Ivey ranked best in Canada for executive education

For the fourth consecutive year, the Financial Times has ranked Ivey Business School as the best executive education provider in Canada. Ivey placed first in Canada for both custom and open programming.  For custom programs, Ivey placed first in Canada …

MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines

MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines

Alien invaders are taking over cities, multiplying and turning citizens into zombies. Although the population fights back and, ultimately, overcomes the assailants, losses are significant. How will they protect themselves against future assaults? While Immunity...

Confederation-era stories on display

Confederation-era stories on display

Canada’s stories are what define the country - its history and diversity. Now, thanks to the Archives of Ontario, Western students, faculty and staff can explore the stories of a handful of families from Canada’s confederation era through a travelling exhibit hosted...

Johnston: Answer call for a new era of civic engagement

Johnston: Answer call for a new era of civic engagement

Trust is the glue that sustains a democratic society; we must work together to protect against its erosion, Governor General David Johnston stressed this afternoon during the third iteration of Western’s President’s Lecture Series.

Three Western subjects named among global elite

Three Western subjects named among global elite

Three Western subjects, including one newcomer, now count themselves among the Top 50 programs in the world, according to the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today. Sports-related Subjects (No. 30), Psychology (No. 38) and Philosophy (No. 47)...

King’s to host International Women’s Day

King’s to host International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the London Status of Women Action Group (LSWAG), the London Women’s History Project (LWHP), and the Voices of Change Project are hosting a rally to take action towards equality at King’s University College. The...

Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost

Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost

A Western researcher is giving tiny Atlantic salmon fry a fighting chance to make it to maturity in vast Lake Ontario, more than a century after over-fishing and habitat loss caused its disappearance from the lake. A team led by Bryan Neff, a professor in the...

Chamberlain appointed new Law dean

Chamberlain appointed new Law dean

It didn’t take long for Erika Chamberlain to settle on a career path. “I pretty much knew I wanted to be an academic,” said Chamberlain, who on May 1 will begin a five-year term as Dean in Western’s Faculty of Law, replacing Iain Scott, whose five-year term ends this...

CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity

CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity

Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...

Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception

Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception

High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.

Student finds self in First Nations language, arts

Student finds self in First Nations language, arts

For Frazer Sundown, learning the Oneida language and performing traditional powwow music has helped define his identity – and his plans for the future. A student in the First Nations Studies program at Western, Sundown is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Oneida...

Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150

Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150

  What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...

Copyright awareness needed ahead of review

Copyright awareness needed ahead of review

Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...

MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines

MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines

Alien invaders are taking over cities, multiplying and turning citizens into zombies. Although the population fights back and, ultimately, overcomes the assailants, losses are significant. How will they protect themselves against future assaults? While Immunity...

Confederation-era stories on display

Confederation-era stories on display

Canada’s stories are what define the country - its history and diversity. Now, thanks to the Archives of Ontario, Western students, faculty and staff can explore the stories of a handful of families from Canada’s confederation era through a travelling exhibit hosted...

Johnston: Answer call for a new era of civic engagement

Johnston: Answer call for a new era of civic engagement

Trust is the glue that sustains a democratic society; we must work together to protect against its erosion, Governor General David Johnston stressed this afternoon during the third iteration of Western’s President’s Lecture Series.

Three Western subjects named among global elite

Three Western subjects named among global elite

Three Western subjects, including one newcomer, now count themselves among the Top 50 programs in the world, according to the 2017 QS World University Rankings by Subject, released today. Sports-related Subjects (No. 30), Psychology (No. 38) and Philosophy (No. 47)...

King’s to host International Women’s Day

King’s to host International Women’s Day

In celebration of International Women’s Day on Wednesday, the London Status of Women Action Group (LSWAG), the London Women’s History Project (LWHP), and the Voices of Change Project are hosting a rally to take action towards equality at King’s University College. The...

Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost

Western researchers get $3.3 million funding boost

A Western researcher is giving tiny Atlantic salmon fry a fighting chance to make it to maturity in vast Lake Ontario, more than a century after over-fishing and habitat loss caused its disappearance from the lake. A team led by Bryan Neff, a professor in the...

Chamberlain appointed new Law dean

Chamberlain appointed new Law dean

It didn’t take long for Erika Chamberlain to settle on a career path. “I pretty much knew I wanted to be an academic,” said Chamberlain, who on May 1 will begin a five-year term as Dean in Western’s Faculty of Law, replacing Iain Scott, whose five-year term ends this...

CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity

CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity

Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...

Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception

Study: Narcissism leads to social media deception

High levels of narcissism and a weaker sense of peer belonging is leading millions of young adults to take part in deceptive ‘like-seeking’ avenues on Instagram, a recent Western study revealed.

Student finds self in First Nations language, arts

Student finds self in First Nations language, arts

For Frazer Sundown, learning the Oneida language and performing traditional powwow music has helped define his identity – and his plans for the future. A student in the First Nations Studies program at Western, Sundown is a member of the Turtle Clan of the Oneida...

Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150

Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150

  What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...

Copyright awareness needed ahead of review

Copyright awareness needed ahead of review

Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...