For Tumi Olaoye, it’s all about community: the campus community she found at Western, and the global community she hopes to have an impact on some day. Born in Nigeria, Olaoye came to Canada with her family when she was 11. Now in her fourth year of a …
One day, Katelyn Greer may pioneer advances in the field of medicine she already knows too much about. Having suffered a trio of concussions, the most recent less than eight months ago, the first-year Medical Sciences student is more than familiar with the injury’s...
It was like a big book club meeting – with the author in attendance. Students, staff and faculty from Huron University College, as well as members of the broader Western community, had an opportunity last week to present reflections and questions to writer and...
Colin Grimm turned his royal encounter into a family affair earlier this fall. The fourth-year French Language and Literature student joined his younger brother, Quinten, in Toronto in October to pick up their Duke of Edinburgh International Award program Gold Medals...
A memorial service for (Daniel) Craig Sandre has been set for 12 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre (UCC). The service is open to the entire university community. Sandre, 21, was in his fourth year as a Social Science...
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Monday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...
While exercise is an important part of managing diabetes, a new way of looking at how that exercise is accomplished throughout the day may offer relief to many Type 2 diabetes sufferers. Independent research by first-year Science student Avinash Pandey shows Type 2...
Now that she’s here, Psychology graduate student Madeleine Brodbeck is ready to change gears.
Lewis Kent is enjoying “the best of both worlds.” “I love drinking beer; I love running. And I’m getting paid to travel around the world and do it,” said the 21-year-old fourth-year Kinesiology student. Kent currently holds the world record for the fastest ‘Beer Mile’...
Western Engineering MEng candidates Rohit Kulkarni, Yuyang Wang and Ziyu Zhang finished second in the 5th annual Project Management Paper Competition (PMPC) in September. The team of students held off opponents from Queen’s University, Trent University, the University...
With a myriad of mental-health supports and services available to Western students, the only piece missing has been a unifying approach to addressing the issue. But that won’t be the case much longer, promised Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience)....
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...
One day, Katelyn Greer may pioneer advances in the field of medicine she already knows too much about. Having suffered a trio of concussions, the most recent less than eight months ago, the first-year Medical Sciences student is more than familiar with the injury’s...
It was like a big book club meeting – with the author in attendance. Students, staff and faculty from Huron University College, as well as members of the broader Western community, had an opportunity last week to present reflections and questions to writer and...
Colin Grimm turned his royal encounter into a family affair earlier this fall. The fourth-year French Language and Literature student joined his younger brother, Quinten, in Toronto in October to pick up their Duke of Edinburgh International Award program Gold Medals...
A memorial service for (Daniel) Craig Sandre has been set for 12 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre (UCC). The service is open to the entire university community. Sandre, 21, was in his fourth year as a Social Science...
The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Monday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...
While exercise is an important part of managing diabetes, a new way of looking at how that exercise is accomplished throughout the day may offer relief to many Type 2 diabetes sufferers. Independent research by first-year Science student Avinash Pandey shows Type 2...
Now that she’s here, Psychology graduate student Madeleine Brodbeck is ready to change gears.
Lewis Kent is enjoying “the best of both worlds.” “I love drinking beer; I love running. And I’m getting paid to travel around the world and do it,” said the 21-year-old fourth-year Kinesiology student. Kent currently holds the world record for the fastest ‘Beer Mile’...
Western Engineering MEng candidates Rohit Kulkarni, Yuyang Wang and Ziyu Zhang finished second in the 5th annual Project Management Paper Competition (PMPC) in September. The team of students held off opponents from Queen’s University, Trent University, the University...
With a myriad of mental-health supports and services available to Western students, the only piece missing has been a unifying approach to addressing the issue. But that won’t be the case much longer, promised Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience)....
While King’s University College lacks the powdery white-sand beaches, music-filled metropolises and enchanting colonial towns of Brazil, it has become a second home for a handful of students and faculty from the South American country. King’s official...
Funeral arrangements have been set for Western Engineering student Akintoye Abidoye, 26, of Nigeria, who died Sept. 30, in London. Abidoye was completing his MEng in Electrical Engineering at the time of his death. A funeral service is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12,...