Penny Pexman, an internationally recognized leader in the field of cognitive psychology, has been announced as Western’s new vice-president (research), effective Sept. 1, 2023. The board of governors approved a five-year term for Pexman at its meeting …
That cropped, off-centre, filtered selfie you posted on Instagram yesterday is just one symptom of a resurrected, contemporary interest in portraiture. It’s also one of the inspirations for Portraits, Self and Others (It’s Complicated) – an exhibition currently on...
The primary focus of higher education is to help shape the future by advancing the boundaries of knowledge and boosting human potential. Graduates acquire logical reasoning and extension of imagination that may serve as a catalyst for self-improvement and direct...
Canada boasts a special relationship with small cities and towns, and without them, Canada wouldn’t be the country it is today. After big industries sprinkled factories across Canadian small towns, Canadians flocked to these places that represented the opportunity to...
Ontario universities are looking to help students and parents confront an uncertain future by sparking a provincewide conversation about how these 21 institutions can help ensure a brighter future for everyone. Launched this weekend, the Council of Ontario...
Research has demonstrated several positive physiological and psychological impacts of mindfulness training and meditation, including reduced stress, anxiety and depression, improved control over attention and enhanced working memory. However, do these same findings...
For Danae Campos-Melo and Cristian Droppelmann, philosophy is an integral part of working in a science lab. “I consider the philosophy of science to be the soul of science,” Droppelmann said. “It gives us the intellectual deepness that we need as scientists.”...
Three decades into her career, Rebecca Brown feels she’s just getting started. Perhaps it is more fitting to say she is back at the start. “I rode (horses) as a child, and for five years after university, my husband and I rented a farm north of London, and looked...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Davy Cheng said the problem may be “too many cooks” when it comes to multiple physicians prescribing different medications, potentially causing serious, unintended consequences for heart failure patients. A...
The Health Studies Students’ Association is inviting the Western community to participate in a walk to commemorate the life of former Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 on Concrete Beach. Christidis was a first-year...
Western rolled out the red – well, purple, actually – carpet for prospective students and their families last weekend as the university debuted its new booth at the Ontario Universities’...
The federal government’s assisted-dying bill – Bill C-14 – cleared the final Senate hurdles this summer yet questions, confusion and concern still remain, said Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Michael Strong. This is precisely why Schulich has...
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry professor Marjorie Johnson has been named one of six outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Johnson will receive a 2015-16 OCUFA Teaching Award at an Oct. 29...
That cropped, off-centre, filtered selfie you posted on Instagram yesterday is just one symptom of a resurrected, contemporary interest in portraiture. It’s also one of the inspirations for Portraits, Self and Others (It’s Complicated) – an exhibition currently on...
The primary focus of higher education is to help shape the future by advancing the boundaries of knowledge and boosting human potential. Graduates acquire logical reasoning and extension of imagination that may serve as a catalyst for self-improvement and direct...
Canada boasts a special relationship with small cities and towns, and without them, Canada wouldn’t be the country it is today. After big industries sprinkled factories across Canadian small towns, Canadians flocked to these places that represented the opportunity to...
Ontario universities are looking to help students and parents confront an uncertain future by sparking a provincewide conversation about how these 21 institutions can help ensure a brighter future for everyone. Launched this weekend, the Council of Ontario...
Research has demonstrated several positive physiological and psychological impacts of mindfulness training and meditation, including reduced stress, anxiety and depression, improved control over attention and enhanced working memory. However, do these same findings...
For Danae Campos-Melo and Cristian Droppelmann, philosophy is an integral part of working in a science lab. “I consider the philosophy of science to be the soul of science,” Droppelmann said. “It gives us the intellectual deepness that we need as scientists.”...
Three decades into her career, Rebecca Brown feels she’s just getting started. Perhaps it is more fitting to say she is back at the start. “I rode (horses) as a child, and for five years after university, my husband and I rented a farm north of London, and looked...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Davy Cheng said the problem may be “too many cooks” when it comes to multiple physicians prescribing different medications, potentially causing serious, unintended consequences for heart failure patients. A...
The Health Studies Students’ Association is inviting the Western community to participate in a walk to commemorate the life of former Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 on Concrete Beach. Christidis was a first-year...
Western rolled out the red – well, purple, actually – carpet for prospective students and their families last weekend as the university debuted its new booth at the Ontario Universities’...
The federal government’s assisted-dying bill – Bill C-14 – cleared the final Senate hurdles this summer yet questions, confusion and concern still remain, said Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Michael Strong. This is precisely why Schulich has...
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry professor Marjorie Johnson has been named one of six outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Johnson will receive a 2015-16 OCUFA Teaching Award at an Oct. 29...