A new program at Western aims to support first-year Indigenous students transition to life on campus and foster their connection to Indigenous culture and language. The Alumni Mentorship and Language Revitalization Program will be led by the Offic …
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Top grad students earn gold medals
Ken Valyear, who completed his PhD in Neuroscience in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and Chris Bundock, who completed his PhD in the Department of English, were selected as the two Governor General’s Gold Medal recipients as graduate students with the highest academic standing.
Donna Peterson and running the show
There was the year a student did a cartwheel across the stage. The time someone handed over a baby during the ceremony. Oh, and don’t forget the year there was a streaker.
Mustangs history gets boost from history program
Ask Michelle Hamilton and she’ll tell you Mustangs sports history at The University of Western Ontario has been more a labour of love, than academic pursuit. But for the last two years, students in her public history program have set out to change that.
Brescia OK’s plans for new residence
At a meeting on March 31, the Brescia Council of Trustees gave financial approval for the residence construction – an approximately $30 million project – to break ground in early 2012, with planned occupancy by September 2013.
University faces mental health ‘crisis’
Keeping ahead of the surging tide of students with mental health issues is an ongoing struggle, and one counselors and support services employees at The University of Western Ontario do not see quelling anytime soon.
Applied Math students catch ‘vertical air’
Three University of Western Ontario undergraduate students have a world-class edge when it comes to designing snowboarding courses. And they have the top prize to prove it.
Ivey student eyes broader markets for Canada, Asia
Michael Roberts needed a bridge linking the end of his Richard Ivey School of Business degree and the academic job market. He thinks he may have found it.
Celebrating a lifetime of their research
The Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research spotlights faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research.
Brescia to build new residence
Brescia University College is planning to build a new low-rise residence to accommodate its growth, with plans to open the doors in September 2013.
Social networking site brings global culture to your computer
A new social network has come to the surface called cvltvre.com,
introducing a new way for people to interact on a cultural level.
Like Facebook and Twitter, the site brings people together in an
interconnected manner.