While it’s not always easy to answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Sadia Mehmood knew medicine was her path from a very young age. Mehmood was four years old when she arrived in Canada from Pakistan with her mother. Lif …
Student Life
New centre ready to open doors to support students
Students, consider it an opportunity to have a private conversation in what should feel as comfortable as a friend’s living room. Western’s new Peer Support Centre, under the purview of the University Students’ Council (USC), opens later this month. As of Sept. 29, it...
Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants
If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...
Formula racers wrap with another Top 10 finish
The Western Formula Racing Team earned a sixth-place finish, out of 75 teams, in the Formula Student Germany Competition, held at the Hockenheimring race track last month. Western was ranked as the top team from Canada, and the second-best team from North America. The...
Journal of Legal Studies, SGPS partner on special issue
As the Western Journal of Legal Studies approaches 30,000 downloads, the journal's editorial board has collaborated with Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to produce its latest special issue, Law: Helping Hand or Iron Fist. The issue is a...
Mustangs win big in home opener against York
A touchdown pass from Will Finch to receiver Harry McMaster only 49 seconds into the game got the Western Mustangs started and they never looked back, cruising to a 74-10 win over the York...
Huron comes together over a single read
A new program looks to get every member of one Western affiliate’s community all on the same page. This fall, the Huron University College Library will launch Huron 1 Read, a common reading program to connect incoming students across all disciplines. The inaugural...
Schulich welcomes its next generation
Western’s 19th White Coat Ceremony had a special significance for the Habib family of Oakville.
Moura, Sisinni among 50 Schulich Leader winners
Western-bound students Kyra Moura and Dane Sisinni were officially named today as two of 50 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, who all head off to universities across Canada this fall to pursue undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering or...
Winder named Yale’s sixth Roe Cloud Fellow
Sociology PhD student Natahnee Nuay Winder considers her next opportunity a chance to continue the work started by a renowned Native American educator more than 75 years ago.
PhD student writing new circuit solutions
Mechanical and Material Engineering PhD student Tengyuan Zhang hopes his latest project will not only make classroom experiences more fun for students, but also instil in them the kind of scientific spark he found and continues to enjoy.
Legacy donation keeps band marching on
Elizabeth Jewlal calls the Western Mustang Band a “hidden treasure” of extra-curricular activities on campus. And now, thanks to the Alumni Association, the school spirit embodied by that group will be able to march on. The Western Mustang Band, the oldest...
PhD candidate eyes a bigger chance for little ones
Carlee White, a Western PhD candidate, always wanted a career that would help make a positive impact on people’s lives. Her research on early embryo development and genomic imprinting has brought her one step closer to her goal of giving people a second chance at...
New centre ready to open doors to support students
Students, consider it an opportunity to have a private conversation in what should feel as comfortable as a friend’s living room. Western’s new Peer Support Centre, under the purview of the University Students’ Council (USC), opens later this month. As of Sept. 29, it...
Relationships are a two-way street for ASB participants
If you’re reading this, Melissa Ostrowski wants you to know, now is your chance. Alternative Spring Break (ASB) has been a Western tradition for more than a decade, seeing thousands of students, staff and faculty roll up their sleeves and engage in community-oriented...
Formula racers wrap with another Top 10 finish
The Western Formula Racing Team earned a sixth-place finish, out of 75 teams, in the Formula Student Germany Competition, held at the Hockenheimring race track last month. Western was ranked as the top team from Canada, and the second-best team from North America. The...
Journal of Legal Studies, SGPS partner on special issue
As the Western Journal of Legal Studies approaches 30,000 downloads, the journal's editorial board has collaborated with Western’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies to produce its latest special issue, Law: Helping Hand or Iron Fist. The issue is a...
Mustangs win big in home opener against York
A touchdown pass from Will Finch to receiver Harry McMaster only 49 seconds into the game got the Western Mustangs started and they never looked back, cruising to a 74-10 win over the York...
Huron comes together over a single read
A new program looks to get every member of one Western affiliate’s community all on the same page. This fall, the Huron University College Library will launch Huron 1 Read, a common reading program to connect incoming students across all disciplines. The inaugural...
Schulich welcomes its next generation
Western’s 19th White Coat Ceremony had a special significance for the Habib family of Oakville.
Moura, Sisinni among 50 Schulich Leader winners
Western-bound students Kyra Moura and Dane Sisinni were officially named today as two of 50 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, who all head off to universities across Canada this fall to pursue undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering or...
Winder named Yale’s sixth Roe Cloud Fellow
Sociology PhD student Natahnee Nuay Winder considers her next opportunity a chance to continue the work started by a renowned Native American educator more than 75 years ago.
PhD student writing new circuit solutions
Mechanical and Material Engineering PhD student Tengyuan Zhang hopes his latest project will not only make classroom experiences more fun for students, but also instil in them the kind of scientific spark he found and continues to enjoy.
Legacy donation keeps band marching on
Elizabeth Jewlal calls the Western Mustang Band a “hidden treasure” of extra-curricular activities on campus. And now, thanks to the Alumni Association, the school spirit embodied by that group will be able to march on. The Western Mustang Band, the oldest...
PhD candidate eyes a bigger chance for little ones
Carlee White, a Western PhD candidate, always wanted a career that would help make a positive impact on people’s lives. Her research on early embryo development and genomic imprinting has brought her one step closer to her goal of giving people a second chance at...