Western achieved top marks in the 2023 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Stars University Ratings, becoming the only Canadian university to obtain the “five stars plus” status this year, and among just 20 institutions globally. QS Stars rates higher-educa …
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Laschinger, leading nursing researcher, dies at 71
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing professor Heather Laschinger, who received both a Distinguished University Professor and the Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research, died on Oct. 29 due to complications from a prolonged illness. She was 71. Laschinger is...
Alumnus to explore life of ‘Rebel Angel’
I first met Ross Woodman when I was an undergrad at Western almost 40 years ago. Later, in 1981, Ross helped me make a documentary film about his friend Jack Chambers, Tracks and Gestures. Today, I have come full circle as Ross is the subject of a portrait...
Famed photographer turns lens to student-athlete
At first, it seemed as if Madison Wilson-Walker just had the flu. But an unusual rash accompanied her symptoms, causing concern and sending her parents rushing to the hospital. Wilson-Walker was only 3 years old at the time. Once at the hospital, she was diagnosed...
Class gives ‘bad quarto’ its day on stage
Hamlet Q1 – the first-known printed edition of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedy – is not the text you studied from. It’s not the text traditionally used for theatrical productions, either. In fact, you probably haven’t encountered this version of the play before....
Medical Hall honours dedication of Schulich student
Amanda Sauvé never had any questions. “I love learning medicine. I knew since I was 6 that I was going to be a doctor. End of story.”
Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test
Whoever gets elected President of the United States Nov. 8 will face a myriad of challenges to bring a divided country together and achieve prosperity. To do this will require competencies and commitment. But it will also require leader character. This does not bode...
For true reconciliation, all Canadians must join the conversation
It is easy for most Canadians to think of colonialism as long ago and far away. Indigenous Canadians, though, face the realities of colonialism every day. Now 140 years old, The Indian Act still controls almost every facet of life for Indigenous Canadians, effectively...
Winders: Not enough magic in pedagogy for this change
Language evolves. Often for the better. But we won’t be the ones to dictate it. Recently, I completed my dissertation focused on the life and experience of a black boxer from the 1890s in the Deep South of Jim Crow America. Today, the words used to describe and define...
Polo team mounts up for new season
So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...
Gift secures legacy, provides for next generation
At the age of 65, with a 28-year ground-breaking, life-saving imaging research program in his rear view, Ting-Yim Lee is looking to the future.
Balm drops a bomb on hockey hands
The wrinkling of his friends’ noses sparked the idea for Dan Black. After a hockey game about a year ago, he was “hanging out with a few buddies” when they asked him, ‘What’s that smell?’ It was his hands.
Henry Barnett, Robarts founder and philanthropist, dies at 94
Famed medical researcher Dr. Henry Barnett, co-founder of the Robarts Research Institute, who served as its first scientific director, died peacefully in the company of family on Oct. 20. He was 94. Tributes to the famed physician have been flowing in since the news...
Laschinger, leading nursing researcher, dies at 71
Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing professor Heather Laschinger, who received both a Distinguished University Professor and the Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research, died on Oct. 29 due to complications from a prolonged illness. She was 71. Laschinger is...
Alumnus to explore life of ‘Rebel Angel’
I first met Ross Woodman when I was an undergrad at Western almost 40 years ago. Later, in 1981, Ross helped me make a documentary film about his friend Jack Chambers, Tracks and Gestures. Today, I have come full circle as Ross is the subject of a portrait...
Famed photographer turns lens to student-athlete
At first, it seemed as if Madison Wilson-Walker just had the flu. But an unusual rash accompanied her symptoms, causing concern and sending her parents rushing to the hospital. Wilson-Walker was only 3 years old at the time. Once at the hospital, she was diagnosed...
Class gives ‘bad quarto’ its day on stage
Hamlet Q1 – the first-known printed edition of Shakespeare’s most popular tragedy – is not the text you studied from. It’s not the text traditionally used for theatrical productions, either. In fact, you probably haven’t encountered this version of the play before....
Medical Hall honours dedication of Schulich student
Amanda Sauvé never had any questions. “I love learning medicine. I knew since I was 6 that I was going to be a doctor. End of story.”
Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test
Whoever gets elected President of the United States Nov. 8 will face a myriad of challenges to bring a divided country together and achieve prosperity. To do this will require competencies and commitment. But it will also require leader character. This does not bode...
For true reconciliation, all Canadians must join the conversation
It is easy for most Canadians to think of colonialism as long ago and far away. Indigenous Canadians, though, face the realities of colonialism every day. Now 140 years old, The Indian Act still controls almost every facet of life for Indigenous Canadians, effectively...
Winders: Not enough magic in pedagogy for this change
Language evolves. Often for the better. But we won’t be the ones to dictate it. Recently, I completed my dissertation focused on the life and experience of a black boxer from the 1890s in the Deep South of Jim Crow America. Today, the words used to describe and define...
Polo team mounts up for new season
So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...
Gift secures legacy, provides for next generation
At the age of 65, with a 28-year ground-breaking, life-saving imaging research program in his rear view, Ting-Yim Lee is looking to the future.
Balm drops a bomb on hockey hands
The wrinkling of his friends’ noses sparked the idea for Dan Black. After a hockey game about a year ago, he was “hanging out with a few buddies” when they asked him, ‘What’s that smell?’ It was his hands.
Henry Barnett, Robarts founder and philanthropist, dies at 94
Famed medical researcher Dr. Henry Barnett, co-founder of the Robarts Research Institute, who served as its first scientific director, died peacefully in the company of family on Oct. 20. He was 94. Tributes to the famed physician have been flowing in since the news...