There’s excitement in the air as Western prepares to welcome more than 38,000 students back to main campus and the Forest City for the 2022-23 academic year. “The start of a new school year is such a special time,” said President Alan Shepard. “Yo …
Student Life
Ivey team well-suited for menswear case victory
Ideas on how to guide a legendary local menswear retailer into the future took centre stage as the Ivey Business School hosted its annual Business 1220E Case Competition. A six-member team comprised of Richard Wang, Alex Wu, Amy Xu, Eva Xu, Willie Zhou and Morgan Zhuo...
New BMOS diploma gets CPA A-OK
Western’s new Graduate Diploma in Accounting, in combination with the prerequisite accounting streams in Western’s Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) undergraduate program, has received Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) accreditation. The...
New student-run journal, Liberated Arts, makes debut
A new undergraduate-led journal out of Huron University College promises to publish “radical and original student research on a variety of topics, with the aim of helping students participate in our wider academic research community.” Launched this week, Liberated...
USC Appeal Board overturns presidential election
Following a nine-day deliberation period, the University Students’ Council (USC) Appeal Board overruled the USC’s recent executive election results, disqualifying incoming presidential candidate, fourth-year Political Science student Jack Litchfield, and his team. The...
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Graduate student imagine Canada’s research future
What could be more important in our academic community than engaging our brightest minds in the imagining and decision-making process of designing Canada’s research future? Last Friday, about a dozen graduate students from Western’s Social Sciences and Humanities...
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
Two students named among 3M Fellows
Western undergraduate students Justine Baek and Nicola Paviglianiti have been named among 10 3M National Student Fellowship Award recipients, 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced today. Introduced in 2012, the 3M...
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
‘Sock it to me’
With an initial goal of 1,500 pairs of socks, Brescia University College’s student branch of the Canadian Association of Food Professionals (CAFP) is looking at donating more than 2,200 pairs – and growing – to the Unity Project in London. The footwear will benefit...
Visiting scholar reconnecting cities and an aging population
Don’t blame Stefanie Kuhn for sweating the small stuff. “I’m artsy and I love detail. I notice all the little details – all of them,” said Kuhn, a visiting graduate research scholar in the Faculty of Health Sciences. “In architecture, you get to be a bit of a...
Ivey team well-suited for menswear case victory
Ideas on how to guide a legendary local menswear retailer into the future took centre stage as the Ivey Business School hosted its annual Business 1220E Case Competition. A six-member team comprised of Richard Wang, Alex Wu, Amy Xu, Eva Xu, Willie Zhou and Morgan Zhuo...
New BMOS diploma gets CPA A-OK
Western’s new Graduate Diploma in Accounting, in combination with the prerequisite accounting streams in Western’s Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) undergraduate program, has received Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) accreditation. The...
New student-run journal, Liberated Arts, makes debut
A new undergraduate-led journal out of Huron University College promises to publish “radical and original student research on a variety of topics, with the aim of helping students participate in our wider academic research community.” Launched this week, Liberated...
USC Appeal Board overturns presidential election
Following a nine-day deliberation period, the University Students’ Council (USC) Appeal Board overruled the USC’s recent executive election results, disqualifying incoming presidential candidate, fourth-year Political Science student Jack Litchfield, and his team. The...
Calculating a new version of pi(e)
Matthew Betti loves strawberry-rhubarb pie so much he’s devoted his PhD studies to protecting it. Narrow focus? Maybe. But the Applied Math PhD candidate is thinking about the rest of us, too. A convergence of factors is threatening once-healthy honeybee hives across...
Humanitarian Awards: Reaching out into the world
Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Jack Scott has been named the 2015 Western Humanitarian Award winner – so honoured for his First Nation Hearing Health program.
Graduate student imagine Canada’s research future
What could be more important in our academic community than engaging our brightest minds in the imagining and decision-making process of designing Canada’s research future? Last Friday, about a dozen graduate students from Western’s Social Sciences and Humanities...
Green Awards: Ideas in full bloom
This year’s winners of the Western Green Awards have helped not only the university, but the entire London community, continue to turn over a new leaf when it comes to environmental sustainability. Established in 2008, the Western Green Awards celebrate individuals...
Two students named among 3M Fellows
Western undergraduate students Justine Baek and Nicola Paviglianiti have been named among 10 3M National Student Fellowship Award recipients, 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (STLHE) announced today. Introduced in 2012, the 3M...
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
‘Sock it to me’
With an initial goal of 1,500 pairs of socks, Brescia University College’s student branch of the Canadian Association of Food Professionals (CAFP) is looking at donating more than 2,200 pairs – and growing – to the Unity Project in London. The footwear will benefit...
Visiting scholar reconnecting cities and an aging population
Don’t blame Stefanie Kuhn for sweating the small stuff. “I’m artsy and I love detail. I notice all the little details – all of them,” said Kuhn, a visiting graduate research scholar in the Faculty of Health Sciences. “In architecture, you get to be a bit of a...