As part of its commitment to Indigenization and decolonization across the university, Western will launch the Memegwaanh Indigenous Learning Honour (ILH) tomorrow, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The ILH will recognize students’ …
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Grad student finds adventure on, off airwaves
It’s enough to make Alex Moszczynski feel like the captain of a sinking ship. A featured guest cancels last minute. A co-host is running late. A smaller-than-usual production crew is standing by. And it’s 10 minutes to air. Navigating these types of nail-biting...
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 166 nationwide recipients, across all three Tri-Council Agencies, of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Scholarship fuels family fight, research against MS
Allie Sherwin was barely a toddler when her mom, Susan, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Nearly two decades later, her mom is dealing with primary progressive MS – meaning there are no relapses or remissions on the horizon, only a steady progression of the...
Small start looks to address a big issue
Others may have seen it as a disappointment; Alan Kalbfleisch saw it as the start of something bigger. “On our first day, we collected one banana peel,” said the Engineering masters student of a new student-run organic waste partnership. “It wasn’t great. But someone...
Class provides a new outlook on the world
The Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction course in the Department of French Studies, taught by professor Henri Boyi, involves a five-week international service-learning experience in Rwanda. This course started six years ago. If you you interested in taking the...
Ready, set, recruit
More than 120,000 students, parents and educators travelled to attend the Ontario Universities Fair (OUF) this past weekend in Toronto. The OUF signals the start of the university recruitment cycle.
New post feels like ‘coming home’ for Luker
It was kismet – or something like it, said Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience).
Wang brings message of change to communities
There was a bit of a delayed reaction when Betty Wang won an RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship this past summer.
Bosman eyes a better way of doing business
Justice is one of Jessica Bosman’s passions. As an active executive member of Western’s Amnesty International club, she helps raise awareness about current platforms and disputed cases, collects signatures for petitions and organizes host speakers. Bosman is the...
Western students stand atop world in Undergraduate Awards
Social Science student Emma Rose Bonanno and 26 Western student colleagues were named recently among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work. In total, Western boasted 30 papers from across 14...
Curatorship of athletic history enters new era
Nick Komarnitsky often wonders if the leather helmets worn by Western Mustang football players ‘back in the day’ really made a difference. “Doesn’t seem like a lot of protection offered here,” he said, holding the hardened leather helmet up for closer inspection. “I...
Students, alumni invited to hirewesternu Career Fair
Students and alumni have the opportunity this week to connect with 71 top employers from companies such as Google, HBC and Rogers Communications, without ever leaving the campus. Hosted by The Student Success Centre, the hirewesternu Career Fair runs from 11 a.m.-4...
Grad student finds adventure on, off airwaves
It’s enough to make Alex Moszczynski feel like the captain of a sinking ship. A featured guest cancels last minute. A co-host is running late. A smaller-than-usual production crew is standing by. And it’s 10 minutes to air. Navigating these types of nail-biting...
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 166 nationwide recipients, across all three Tri-Council Agencies, of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Scholarship fuels family fight, research against MS
Allie Sherwin was barely a toddler when her mom, Susan, was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Nearly two decades later, her mom is dealing with primary progressive MS – meaning there are no relapses or remissions on the horizon, only a steady progression of the...
Small start looks to address a big issue
Others may have seen it as a disappointment; Alan Kalbfleisch saw it as the start of something bigger. “On our first day, we collected one banana peel,” said the Engineering masters student of a new student-run organic waste partnership. “It wasn’t great. But someone...
Class provides a new outlook on the world
The Rwanda: Culture, Society and Reconstruction course in the Department of French Studies, taught by professor Henri Boyi, involves a five-week international service-learning experience in Rwanda. This course started six years ago. If you you interested in taking the...
Ready, set, recruit
More than 120,000 students, parents and educators travelled to attend the Ontario Universities Fair (OUF) this past weekend in Toronto. The OUF signals the start of the university recruitment cycle.
New post feels like ‘coming home’ for Luker
It was kismet – or something like it, said Jana Luker, Associate Vice-President (Student Experience).
Wang brings message of change to communities
There was a bit of a delayed reaction when Betty Wang won an RBC Students Leading Change Scholarship this past summer.
Bosman eyes a better way of doing business
Justice is one of Jessica Bosman’s passions. As an active executive member of Western’s Amnesty International club, she helps raise awareness about current platforms and disputed cases, collects signatures for petitions and organizes host speakers. Bosman is the...
Western students stand atop world in Undergraduate Awards
Social Science student Emma Rose Bonanno and 26 Western student colleagues were named recently among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work. In total, Western boasted 30 papers from across 14...
Curatorship of athletic history enters new era
Nick Komarnitsky often wonders if the leather helmets worn by Western Mustang football players ‘back in the day’ really made a difference. “Doesn’t seem like a lot of protection offered here,” he said, holding the hardened leather helmet up for closer inspection. “I...
Students, alumni invited to hirewesternu Career Fair
Students and alumni have the opportunity this week to connect with 71 top employers from companies such as Google, HBC and Rogers Communications, without ever leaving the campus. Hosted by The Student Success Centre, the hirewesternu Career Fair runs from 11 a.m.-4...