Having made enormous strides in ushering Ivey Business School into its next century, dean Sharon Hodgson has announced she is retiring next year to prioritize family and personal passions. “COVID gave us all time to reflect. My reflections were focuse …
Don Getty, the Mustang football legend who later became Alberta Premier, died Friday morning of heart failure. He was age 82. “Don Getty was a Western alumnus and a generous supporter of his alma mater.” Western President Amit Chakma said this morning. “A graduate of...
Long a campus passion, Western’s latest attempt to refresh its theatre roots looks to create a community, not only across campus, but throughout the region. “London has a very passionate theatre scene,” said English and Writing Studies professor M.J. Kidnie. “We want...
The Curator Wikipedia defines a curator as a manager or overseer, a keeper who normally works in a cultural institution to preserve a certain heritage. Her tasks include the organization of a collection and the interpretation of the collected materials. A curator...
Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...
Lions, wolves and other large carnivores are frightening beasts that strike fear into humans and other animals. A new Western-led study demonstrates that fear of these top predators has a cascading effect down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems....
Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...
It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...
Understand, this is not a done deal. Far from it. Earlier this week, Western hosted a pair of consultation meetings to discuss the London Rapid Transit Initiative and how it would interact with the campus. Beyond hearing from university representatives, led by Gitta...
Recently, a mistyped Google search caused me to stumble across this definition: gate·way drug * noun noun: gateway drug; plural noun: gateway drugs A habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs. I was specifically...
I am interested in your recent profiles of distinguished alumni. In the case of Stephan Moccio (“Alumni Donoghue, Moccio earn Oscar nods,” Jan. 14, and “Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees,” Feb. 5). I must protest the omission, as far as I can find in your...
Indigenous Services at The Student Development Centre recently brought the Western community together in celebration of Metis Culture. Maddy Arkle, a second-year Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student, Annette Sullivan, a Metis cook and genealogist, and...
Recently released numbers from the Western Traffic Study are not only staggering – they could signal danger for those who travel campus daily if not addressed.
Don Getty, the Mustang football legend who later became Alberta Premier, died Friday morning of heart failure. He was age 82. “Don Getty was a Western alumnus and a generous supporter of his alma mater.” Western President Amit Chakma said this morning. “A graduate of...
Long a campus passion, Western’s latest attempt to refresh its theatre roots looks to create a community, not only across campus, but throughout the region. “London has a very passionate theatre scene,” said English and Writing Studies professor M.J. Kidnie. “We want...
The Curator Wikipedia defines a curator as a manager or overseer, a keeper who normally works in a cultural institution to preserve a certain heritage. Her tasks include the organization of a collection and the interpretation of the collected materials. A curator...
Russian investigative journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan will lead discussions into the issues surrounding their latest book, The Red Web: The Struggle Between Russia's Digital Dictators and the New Online Revolutionaries, as part of the Rogers Chair...
Lions, wolves and other large carnivores are frightening beasts that strike fear into humans and other animals. A new Western-led study demonstrates that fear of these top predators has a cascading effect down the food chain critical to maintaining healthy ecosystems....
Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...
It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...
Understand, this is not a done deal. Far from it. Earlier this week, Western hosted a pair of consultation meetings to discuss the London Rapid Transit Initiative and how it would interact with the campus. Beyond hearing from university representatives, led by Gitta...
Recently, a mistyped Google search caused me to stumble across this definition: gate·way drug * noun noun: gateway drug; plural noun: gateway drugs A habit-forming drug that, while not itself addictive, may lead to the use of other addictive drugs. I was specifically...
I am interested in your recent profiles of distinguished alumni. In the case of Stephan Moccio (“Alumni Donoghue, Moccio earn Oscar nods,” Jan. 14, and “Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees,” Feb. 5). I must protest the omission, as far as I can find in your...
Indigenous Services at The Student Development Centre recently brought the Western community together in celebration of Metis Culture. Maddy Arkle, a second-year Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry student, Annette Sullivan, a Metis cook and genealogist, and...
Recently released numbers from the Western Traffic Study are not only staggering – they could signal danger for those who travel campus daily if not addressed.