Canada’s workforce is made up of people from around the world, and many workers speak English as a second language. A new study shows that the success of workers in an organization is impacted by a combination of accents, gender stereotypes, and percepti …
Campus & Community
Western Reads goes to the ‘Dogs’ with first pick
André Alexis takes a philosophical walk with man’s best friend in ‘Fifteen Dogs,’ contemplating life, love and death through the eyes of a loyal companion.
Board approves University budget
Western Libraries, Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) disciplines, the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity and Engineering’s plans for a new building are among of the areas that will be receiving support through 2016-17 Operating and Capital Budgets...
Prologue to Hal’s journey
On the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, actor Graham Abbey was on stage at the Stratford Festival, playing Prince Hal, the wayward son in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. Hal’s father, King Henry, opens the play...
Campus memorial service set for Costa
Western will host a campus memorial service for undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, 22, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Costa served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science. The event will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m....
ITS remains diligent as illegal downloads increase
The Internet has changed the way people consume movies and music, but it hasn’t changed the right of ownership of copyrighted materials. If you are illegally downloading content on the university campus, chances are Jeff Gardiner knows about it. Western’s Central...
University seeks input into draft indigenous plan
Western’s first-ever Indigenous Strategic Plan seeks to remedy the under-representation of Indigenous Peoples as students, professors, staff and administrators in Canada’s postsecondary education system, according to university officials. “Universities play an...
University mourns loss of well-known student mentor
The words of a grieving family resonated across campus this week as the university joined them in mourning the loss of a mother and her son. “As a mother and son, they had a strong and undeniable bond. They were at the core of a very loving family. Together we shared...
‘Geek thing’ serves as perfect outreach
While many of her high school peers relaxed during March Break, 16-year-old Jessica Bennett was studying in a genetics lab half-way across the country. The Wolfville, N.S., resident was a Gene Researcher for a Week in Dr. Robert Hegele’s lab at Robarts Research...
Gender-verification called into question
Kinesiology professor Janice Forsyth is personally and professionally interested in lending her voice to challenge the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) discriminatory policies.
Looking to connect over creativity
Victoria Wiebe is no stranger to putting pen to paper to turn her creative thoughts into works of poetry or young-adult fiction. Now, the published author and Psychology student will be helping other writers find their voice as the 2016-17 Student Writer-in-Residence....
Funeral services set for Social Science student
Funeral arrangements have been set for undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, 22, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Costa served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:30...
Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability
Sophia Lloyd-Jones has returned to an old form of producing natural dyes using vegetables and nuts to produce organic sculptures that challenge what it means to make art in an environmentally sustainable way. The fourth-year Visual Arts student was among...
Western Reads goes to the ‘Dogs’ with first pick
André Alexis takes a philosophical walk with man’s best friend in ‘Fifteen Dogs,’ contemplating life, love and death through the eyes of a loyal companion.
Board approves University budget
Western Libraries, Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) disciplines, the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity and Engineering’s plans for a new building are among of the areas that will be receiving support through 2016-17 Operating and Capital Budgets...
Prologue to Hal’s journey
On the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, the day of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, actor Graham Abbey was on stage at the Stratford Festival, playing Prince Hal, the wayward son in Shakespeare’s Henry IV, Part 1. Hal’s father, King Henry, opens the play...
Campus memorial service set for Costa
Western will host a campus memorial service for undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, 22, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Costa served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science. The event will be held from 12:30-1:30 p.m....
ITS remains diligent as illegal downloads increase
The Internet has changed the way people consume movies and music, but it hasn’t changed the right of ownership of copyrighted materials. If you are illegally downloading content on the university campus, chances are Jeff Gardiner knows about it. Western’s Central...
University seeks input into draft indigenous plan
Western’s first-ever Indigenous Strategic Plan seeks to remedy the under-representation of Indigenous Peoples as students, professors, staff and administrators in Canada’s postsecondary education system, according to university officials. “Universities play an...
University mourns loss of well-known student mentor
The words of a grieving family resonated across campus this week as the university joined them in mourning the loss of a mother and her son. “As a mother and son, they had a strong and undeniable bond. They were at the core of a very loving family. Together we shared...
‘Geek thing’ serves as perfect outreach
While many of her high school peers relaxed during March Break, 16-year-old Jessica Bennett was studying in a genetics lab half-way across the country. The Wolfville, N.S., resident was a Gene Researcher for a Week in Dr. Robert Hegele’s lab at Robarts Research...
Gender-verification called into question
Kinesiology professor Janice Forsyth is personally and professionally interested in lending her voice to challenge the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) discriminatory policies.
Looking to connect over creativity
Victoria Wiebe is no stranger to putting pen to paper to turn her creative thoughts into works of poetry or young-adult fiction. Now, the published author and Psychology student will be helping other writers find their voice as the 2016-17 Student Writer-in-Residence....
Funeral services set for Social Science student
Funeral arrangements have been set for undergraduate Social Science student Jeffrey Costa, 22, who died April 7 in Richmond Hill, Ont. Costa served as a Soph in both Medway-Sydenham Hall and Social Science. The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30-8:30...
Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability
Sophia Lloyd-Jones has returned to an old form of producing natural dyes using vegetables and nuts to produce organic sculptures that challenge what it means to make art in an environmentally sustainable way. The fourth-year Visual Arts student was among...