Think of it like reverse engineering. Not a machine, or a computer software program – but the human brain. If you study Parkinson’s disease, you only see Parkinson’s disease, says Angela Roberts, assistant professor in the School of Communicatio …
Campus & Community
University signs onto Paris Pledge
Western is joining a global community of universities, businesses, cities and other groups in signing the Paris Pledge for Action, committing to doing its part to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius. The ambitious target was set at the...
Gift creates Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab at Ivey
In order to address the rapid change within its industry, a Canadian banking giant...
Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email
I recently had a life-altering experience – one I am lucky to have survived to tell the tale. It happened a few months ago while I was in the final preparations for a science conference in Singapore. My bags were packed and waiting patiently by the front door for the...
Family continues son’s legacy of building bridges
Nobody built bridges better than Imran Jaffer. And now his family is continuing their...
Setting a new standard for dynasties
With their most recent title earlier this year, the Western Mustangs men’s squash now hold the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) record for most consecutive championships in any sport.
Position marshals resources against sexual violence
Everyone has a role to play in Angela Treglia’s job. “It’s all of our responsibilities to look at ways we can educate ourselves, and each other, on prevention,” said the university’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education Co-ordinator. “Sexual violence is not a woman’s...
Lab accelerates aging process for understanding
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic decided to take a risk with her Aging Body course. In order to realize the impact of the physiological changes of aging, she challenged her third-year students to create a mobile simulation lab.
Chief Justice to speak on inclusion, accommodation
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, will deliver the 2016 Pensa Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Western Law, Room 38. McLachlin will speak on Canadian Constitutionalism and the Ethic of Inclusion and Accommodation. McLachlin was sworn in as a Justice of the...
Ombudsperson report offers glimpse into uptake
The door to Jennifer Meister’s office is always open to students with questions about university policies or those who need someone to listen. As Western’s Ombudsperson, Meister has set a goal to increase awareness and communication about the confidential and...
Children embrace ‘bookness’ across all formats
In a technologically literate age, children don’t see a difference between e-books and their printed, dog-eared counterparts, with both occupying children’s literal and virtual libraries, a new study suggests. Many studies have examined children’s experiences with...
Professor explores ‘Faces’ in Ukraine
“Every morning I wake up feels like a punch in the stomach,” Olena Stiazhkina said during an interview on Oct. 15, 2015 in Kyiv. “I keep thinking, how can this be happening?" It was hard to believe the attractive, well-put-together woman sitting across from me had...
Culture Crawl connects across community
Western students bridged the gap between town and gown during an immersive experience outside of the University Gates in London’s arts and cultural community recently. The School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH) and the Public Humanities at...
University signs onto Paris Pledge
Western is joining a global community of universities, businesses, cities and other groups in signing the Paris Pledge for Action, committing to doing its part to limit the global temperature rise to less than 2 degrees Celsius. The ambitious target was set at the...
Gift creates Scotiabank Digital Banking Lab at Ivey
In order to address the rapid change within its industry, a Canadian banking giant...
Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email
I recently had a life-altering experience – one I am lucky to have survived to tell the tale. It happened a few months ago while I was in the final preparations for a science conference in Singapore. My bags were packed and waiting patiently by the front door for the...
Family continues son’s legacy of building bridges
Nobody built bridges better than Imran Jaffer. And now his family is continuing their...
Setting a new standard for dynasties
With their most recent title earlier this year, the Western Mustangs men’s squash now hold the Ontario University Athletics (OUA) record for most consecutive championships in any sport.
Position marshals resources against sexual violence
Everyone has a role to play in Angela Treglia’s job. “It’s all of our responsibilities to look at ways we can educate ourselves, and each other, on prevention,” said the university’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education Co-ordinator. “Sexual violence is not a woman’s...
Lab accelerates aging process for understanding
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic decided to take a risk with her Aging Body course. In order to realize the impact of the physiological changes of aging, she challenged her third-year students to create a mobile simulation lab.
Chief Justice to speak on inclusion, accommodation
Beverley McLachlin, Chief Justice of Canada, will deliver the 2016 Pensa Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Western Law, Room 38. McLachlin will speak on Canadian Constitutionalism and the Ethic of Inclusion and Accommodation. McLachlin was sworn in as a Justice of the...
Ombudsperson report offers glimpse into uptake
The door to Jennifer Meister’s office is always open to students with questions about university policies or those who need someone to listen. As Western’s Ombudsperson, Meister has set a goal to increase awareness and communication about the confidential and...
Children embrace ‘bookness’ across all formats
In a technologically literate age, children don’t see a difference between e-books and their printed, dog-eared counterparts, with both occupying children’s literal and virtual libraries, a new study suggests. Many studies have examined children’s experiences with...
Professor explores ‘Faces’ in Ukraine
“Every morning I wake up feels like a punch in the stomach,” Olena Stiazhkina said during an interview on Oct. 15, 2015 in Kyiv. “I keep thinking, how can this be happening?" It was hard to believe the attractive, well-put-together woman sitting across from me had...
Culture Crawl connects across community
Western students bridged the gap between town and gown during an immersive experience outside of the University Gates in London’s arts and cultural community recently. The School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH) and the Public Humanities at...