Higher education can produce life-changing moments, often in ways we can’t predict. A recent trip to the United Nations Headquarters in New York proved to be one of those moments for Western Law student Rachel Makkar. “Visiting the UN opened my e …
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UC, Kent Drive landscape work to begin
As the two-year renovation project to the interior of University College comes to a close this spring, construction will begin to revitalize the surrounding outdoor space.
Baby, he was born to run – and bike, and swim
This summer, first-year Science student Liam Donnelly hopes to make some noise of a different sort as he gears up to represent Team Canada at the 2018 Brasilia CAMTRI Triathlon American Championships, set for June in Brazil.
Taking students deeper into a foreign language
A little conversation goes a long way. Just ask Meredith McGregor.
Federal budget signals commitment to science
Western researchers are better positioned to undertake cutting-edge work, thanks to the largest investment ever in fundamental science research, tabled late last month as part of the 2018 federal budget.
One-stop mental health support centre in the works
Western will house medical and counselling services under one roof, at Thames Hall, in an integrated health-and-wellness centre that will offer more co-ordinated mental health supports to students. “Over the past number of years, we’ve been working on the development...
Study may reduce pain, improve play for those with arthritis
Ground-breaking work by Western researchers may soon help golfers with arthritis get a better grip on playing with less pain and more control.
Meditation program lightens the weight of the law
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to incorporate a Mindfulness Ambassador Council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a...
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
PhD candidate Ramina Adam sometimes uses family gatherings as a platform to encourage her younger, female relatives to hold onto their love of math and science.
TEDx brings ‘ideas worth spreading’ to campus
The event may be sold out, but that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy TEDxWesternU: Colliding Worlds this weekend.
Student finds inspiration sitting all around her
Brenda Fuhrman went to nursing school in her 20s and law school in her 40s, so it just made sense to her that in her 60s she should chisel out yet another career – this time as an artist.
Poet brings ‘terribly pleasurable’ work to page
In her small bachelor apartment in Halifax’s South End, in cafes and the public library nearby, Annick MacAskill has carved out small corners in which to write. She will sit, start writing a poem first in scratchy, illegible longhand in a Moleskine Volant journal,...
‘Science, Action!’ contest puts research in motion
Postsecondary students across the country, including three from Western, are getting out of the labs and behind the camera for the annual Science, Action! initiative, sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to highlight...
UC, Kent Drive landscape work to begin
As the two-year renovation project to the interior of University College comes to a close this spring, construction will begin to revitalize the surrounding outdoor space.
Baby, he was born to run – and bike, and swim
This summer, first-year Science student Liam Donnelly hopes to make some noise of a different sort as he gears up to represent Team Canada at the 2018 Brasilia CAMTRI Triathlon American Championships, set for June in Brazil.
Taking students deeper into a foreign language
A little conversation goes a long way. Just ask Meredith McGregor.
Federal budget signals commitment to science
Western researchers are better positioned to undertake cutting-edge work, thanks to the largest investment ever in fundamental science research, tabled late last month as part of the 2018 federal budget.
One-stop mental health support centre in the works
Western will house medical and counselling services under one roof, at Thames Hall, in an integrated health-and-wellness centre that will offer more co-ordinated mental health supports to students. “Over the past number of years, we’ve been working on the development...
Study may reduce pain, improve play for those with arthritis
Ground-breaking work by Western researchers may soon help golfers with arthritis get a better grip on playing with less pain and more control.
Meditation program lightens the weight of the law
Last semester, Western Law professor Thomas Telfer set a precedent that had nothing to do with any courtroom decision. He became the first person to incorporate a Mindfulness Ambassador Council at a Canadian law school. As he led the entire first-year Law class in a...
STEM conference engages, empowers young women
PhD candidate Ramina Adam sometimes uses family gatherings as a platform to encourage her younger, female relatives to hold onto their love of math and science.
TEDx brings ‘ideas worth spreading’ to campus
The event may be sold out, but that doesn’t mean you cannot enjoy TEDxWesternU: Colliding Worlds this weekend.
Student finds inspiration sitting all around her
Brenda Fuhrman went to nursing school in her 20s and law school in her 40s, so it just made sense to her that in her 60s she should chisel out yet another career – this time as an artist.
Poet brings ‘terribly pleasurable’ work to page
In her small bachelor apartment in Halifax’s South End, in cafes and the public library nearby, Annick MacAskill has carved out small corners in which to write. She will sit, start writing a poem first in scratchy, illegible longhand in a Moleskine Volant journal,...
‘Science, Action!’ contest puts research in motion
Postsecondary students across the country, including three from Western, are getting out of the labs and behind the camera for the annual Science, Action! initiative, sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to highlight...