Katarina Kukolj still remembers her Grade 5 Earth Day assembly. She was horrified by photos of huge garbage piles rotting in the ocean. It didn’t sit right. She decided then she wanted to be a scientist and work in conservation. The imag …
Student Life
Alternative Spring Break leaders sought
ASB, facilitated by the Student Success Centre and Western Residence Life, takes place over Reading Week (Feb. 20-24, 2012) and offers seven different locales: London, Winnipeg, Louisiana, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
Researchers eye stress, breast cancer links
It’s a common belief that there’s a link between chronic stress and an increased risk of cancer. In new research published online by the International Journal of Cancer, scientists at The University of Western Ontario have taken a step toward confirming that belief.
University needs to dig deep to be global-ready
As a business student, Melyssa Kerr worried she wouldn’t be able “to do good” when she joined a working world focused on the bottom line. But an experience abroad showed her passion for community service did not have to be relegated to a weekend hobby.
Program provides entrepreneurial power to students
About eight months ago, University of Western Ontario student Saumya Krishna was awarded $25,000 to attend a summer-long program, partner with three fellow – yet unknown – undergrads from across the country and told to launch a business with $50,000 by the end of the summer.
Buckingham named Banting fellow
University of Western Ontario postdoctoral scholar Gavin Buckingham has been awarded a Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project, “Visual substitution for lost haptics during skilled object lifting.”
New student chapter to promote animal law
Western Law students have partnered with the national non-profit group Animal Legal Defense Fund to create The University of Western Ontario’s first Student Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF).
Enrolment spike does not derail plans
Sending out 600 fewer acceptance letters this year, The University of Western Ontario did not expect to be welcoming its largest first-year class in its history this week.
University accelerates wireless upgrades
If you think the summer went fast, don’t try getting any sympathy from Debbie Jones. The Information Technology Services (ITS) director and her team have been busy updating the campus wireless network, eyeing more capacity and faster connections.
Western welcomes over 5,100 new students
The University of Western Ontario welcomes more than 5,100 new students to campus this weekend as the province prepares itself for the largest cohort of students ever to arrive at Ontario’s 21 universities for the first day of classes.
COU site targets first-year students
The Council of Ontario Universities has launched a new website to provide first-year students with resources to help them navigate university.
Schulich welcomes 171 first-year medical students
The medical school at The University of Western Ontario celebrates its 130th anniversary this year and welcomes the class of 2015 with the traditional White Coat Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
Making the LEAP to a new culture
I’m just going to chill tonight and crash on the couch. Don’t be ditching any of your classes. Can I borrow a loonie from you. These sort of phrases sounds familiar to most first-year students.