It’s a program that will empower and support Black students at Western to gain valuable leadership experience in the community as they prepare for future careers. The newly launched Western Black Leadership University Experience (Western B.L.U.E.) …
Student Life
Officer-turned-researcher explores police culture
It’s not enough to diversify police forces, stresses one Western researcher. The culture within the forces themselves must change if working conditions are to improve for officers – particularly for women and visible minority officers. “I’m not anti-police; I’m...
Making plans to mark the occasion
You’re going to see a lot of red and white mixed in with purple next year as the university prepares to help Canada celebrate its sesquicentennial.
Walk preserves memory of student
A few hundred students, staff and faculty, led by the Health Studies Students’ Association, took part in a memorial walk last week to remember Western student Andrea Christidis, a first-year Health Studies student killed last year on campus by a drunk driver. The...
Western issues statement on racist signage in community
Western University has been made aware of a number of images, symbols and slogans that were shared by Western community members through social media over the past weekend.
Fairmount backs Wellness Centre with $1-million gift
Western students now have a central, safe, supportive environment to access even more health and wellness resources thanks to a $1-million donation from the Fairmount Foundation.
Walk to commemorate Christidis
The Health Studies Students’ Association is inviting the Western community to participate in a walk to commemorate the life of former Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 on Concrete Beach. Christidis was a first-year...
Fulbright award turns up heat on plant study
By the time you read this, Joseph Stinziano will already be in Albuquerque, N.M., honing in on the secrets of boechera depauperata – a heat-tolerant plant that can thrive in temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Stinziano, a PhD candidate in Biology, will spend...
Teamwork brews up success for press
If anyone were to tout the benefits of opening yourself up to new voices, it would be Alan Kalbfleisch. Last summer, at the halfway point of earning his master’s degree in Engineering, Kalbfleisch satisfied his interest in learning more about business by taking the...
Proving an oasis of hope for many
Mazen El-Baba has married a personal passion for social justice with his studies in neuroscience to better his community. Born in Lebanon, the Neuroscience masters student witnessed how addiction and mental-health issues were often addressed in the Middle East and...
Tea company’s success reaching a boil
For co-founder Shawn Slade, Booch Organic Kombucha is a nod to yesteryear when health-promoting products were available at the corner store. Even its branding – with its stubby brown bottle and stylized cursive lettering – evokes the idea of grandpa’s old cough...
Wang earns top undergrad honours
When the call came, Mary Wang wasn’t even interested in answering it. Wang, a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, was recently named one of 25 Global Winners in the Undergraduate Awards (UA) competition, an academic awards program that celebrates the world’s...
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...
Officer-turned-researcher explores police culture
It’s not enough to diversify police forces, stresses one Western researcher. The culture within the forces themselves must change if working conditions are to improve for officers – particularly for women and visible minority officers. “I’m not anti-police; I’m...
Making plans to mark the occasion
You’re going to see a lot of red and white mixed in with purple next year as the university prepares to help Canada celebrate its sesquicentennial.
Walk preserves memory of student
A few hundred students, staff and faculty, led by the Health Studies Students’ Association, took part in a memorial walk last week to remember Western student Andrea Christidis, a first-year Health Studies student killed last year on campus by a drunk driver. The...
Western issues statement on racist signage in community
Western University has been made aware of a number of images, symbols and slogans that were shared by Western community members through social media over the past weekend.
Fairmount backs Wellness Centre with $1-million gift
Western students now have a central, safe, supportive environment to access even more health and wellness resources thanks to a $1-million donation from the Fairmount Foundation.
Walk to commemorate Christidis
The Health Studies Students’ Association is inviting the Western community to participate in a walk to commemorate the life of former Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 on Concrete Beach. Christidis was a first-year...
Fulbright award turns up heat on plant study
By the time you read this, Joseph Stinziano will already be in Albuquerque, N.M., honing in on the secrets of boechera depauperata – a heat-tolerant plant that can thrive in temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Stinziano, a PhD candidate in Biology, will spend...
Teamwork brews up success for press
If anyone were to tout the benefits of opening yourself up to new voices, it would be Alan Kalbfleisch. Last summer, at the halfway point of earning his master’s degree in Engineering, Kalbfleisch satisfied his interest in learning more about business by taking the...
Proving an oasis of hope for many
Mazen El-Baba has married a personal passion for social justice with his studies in neuroscience to better his community. Born in Lebanon, the Neuroscience masters student witnessed how addiction and mental-health issues were often addressed in the Middle East and...
Tea company’s success reaching a boil
For co-founder Shawn Slade, Booch Organic Kombucha is a nod to yesteryear when health-promoting products were available at the corner store. Even its branding – with its stubby brown bottle and stylized cursive lettering – evokes the idea of grandpa’s old cough...
Wang earns top undergrad honours
When the call came, Mary Wang wasn’t even interested in answering it. Wang, a fourth-year Medical Sciences student, was recently named one of 25 Global Winners in the Undergraduate Awards (UA) competition, an academic awards program that celebrates the world’s...
‘Win-win’ project leaves no stone unturned
Stroll through Woodland Cemetery in London’s west end and you’ll come across some familiar names. Labatt. Cronyn. Weldon. Considered an historic site – one that dates back to 1879 – the cemetery is the final resting place for many individuals who helped establish both...