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Student’s journey shows aspiring entrepreneurs what’s possible

Student’s journey shows aspiring entrepreneurs what’s possible

A fifth-year civil engineering and Ivey Business student who all but took on the world is now looking for others to share in one of his biggest opportunities.  After an exciting summer of training and networking through the Cansbridge Fellowship progra …

Undergraduate Awards names shortlist

Undergraduate Awards names shortlist

On Monday, The Undergraduate Awards (UA) recognized 33 papers by 29 Western students as Highly Commended Entrants. The students were selected from an entrant pool of more than 5,000 submissions from undergraduates studying at more than 250 universities across 39...

Student’s research pauses to listen to region

Student’s research pauses to listen to region

As a teenager, Michael Iannozzi was warned away from being a poet. “That’s a hard route to take I was told. So I went around it a different way,” said the Linguistics masters student.

McBean off to National Music Festival

McBean off to National Music Festival

Violist Katie McBean is heading to Edmonton next month to compete at the National Music Festival, hosted annually by the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals (FCMF). McBean, a fourth-year BMus (Music Education) student in Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Sharon...

Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to future Western students

Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to future Western students

This fall, four high-achieving students will begin their undergraduate degrees at Western as recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, a prestigious award given to 50 select students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at...

‘Junk’ discovery unlocks future possibilities

‘Junk’ discovery unlocks future possibilities

Amelia Carver now checks her email’s junk folder regularly as that is where the Cawthra Park Secondary School student found out she was a Schulich Leader and the recipient of an $80,000 scholarship to attend Western Engineering this fall.

Award to stoke imagination of young research mind

Award to stoke imagination of young research mind

Sandra Sabongui loves the elegance of biology and chemistry. And now, after earning a $60,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship, the Grade 12 Toronto Montessori School (TMS) student will study the disciplines she says have the “potential to improve the lives of billions and...

Determined learners never done studying

Determined learners never done studying

Eleven learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education on May 12. Three Western students were among the recipients. A fourth Western student received the SAGE (Students Aged...

Frempong tapped for Youth Caucus

Frempong tapped for Youth Caucus

Nursing student Akuah Frempong has been named among 50 of Canada’s top youth leaders who will attend the annual National Youth Ambassador Caucus, organized by Global Vision. “I’m extremely excited and honored to be chosen; I’m particularly excited to be collaborating...

Undergraduate Awards names shortlist

Undergraduate Awards names shortlist

On Monday, The Undergraduate Awards (UA) recognized 33 papers by 29 Western students as Highly Commended Entrants. The students were selected from an entrant pool of more than 5,000 submissions from undergraduates studying at more than 250 universities across 39...

Student’s research pauses to listen to region

Student’s research pauses to listen to region

As a teenager, Michael Iannozzi was warned away from being a poet. “That’s a hard route to take I was told. So I went around it a different way,” said the Linguistics masters student.

McBean off to National Music Festival

McBean off to National Music Festival

Violist Katie McBean is heading to Edmonton next month to compete at the National Music Festival, hosted annually by the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals (FCMF). McBean, a fourth-year BMus (Music Education) student in Don Wright Faculty of Music professor Sharon...

Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to future Western students

Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to future Western students

This fall, four high-achieving students will begin their undergraduate degrees at Western as recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, a prestigious award given to 50 select students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at...

‘Junk’ discovery unlocks future possibilities

‘Junk’ discovery unlocks future possibilities

Amelia Carver now checks her email’s junk folder regularly as that is where the Cawthra Park Secondary School student found out she was a Schulich Leader and the recipient of an $80,000 scholarship to attend Western Engineering this fall.

Award to stoke imagination of young research mind

Award to stoke imagination of young research mind

Sandra Sabongui loves the elegance of biology and chemistry. And now, after earning a $60,000 Schulich Leader Scholarship, the Grade 12 Toronto Montessori School (TMS) student will study the disciplines she says have the “potential to improve the lives of billions and...

Determined learners never done studying

Determined learners never done studying

Eleven learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education on May 12. Three Western students were among the recipients. A fourth Western student received the SAGE (Students Aged...

Frempong tapped for Youth Caucus

Frempong tapped for Youth Caucus

Nursing student Akuah Frempong has been named among 50 of Canada’s top youth leaders who will attend the annual National Youth Ambassador Caucus, organized by Global Vision. “I’m extremely excited and honored to be chosen; I’m particularly excited to be collaborating...