Breaking down walls and making a difference for others is a connection Gavin Raner has made with a medical pioneer from nearly a century ago. Raner, now entering their third year as a medical student at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is on …
Rachel Chau didn’t want to deal with anyone. “When you’re going through some serious issues, the last thing you want to do is function within normal society,” she said. “When you’re forced to mature earlier than you should, you really can’t go back and handle that...
Yom Nhial might seem to many the typical Western freshman, working to discover her passions within the university community. But in truth, her road to Western was far different than most. After having difficulty in high school, missing long stretches of school at a...
By now, you’ve likely read the email. But what can, and what should, you do now that you’ve read it? A note from Vice-Provost (Academic Programs) John Doerksen landed in faculty in-boxes earlier this week, spreading the word about the state of e-learning and new...
Education and garbage rarely find themselves in the same category, but Western alumna Renee Vansevenant’s efforts to marry the two, for the benefit of some of the planet’s neediest children has led to international recognition for the recent Business Administration...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
Molly Schoo suffered in silence for almost a decade, only discussing her personal pain with her parents, siblings, medical professionals and a handful of teachers. Even her closest friends barely knew she was battling an eating disorder and depression, despite...
Western Libraries hit a big milestone at the beginning of the New Year, with the one-millionth download from the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) hub of the Scholarship@Western repository. The ETD was designed to provide a free, open-access way for people...
In response to the request from students for easier access to services, all student services are now available by accessing one website, the Office of the Registrar announced. As of today, the services previously accessed from the Student Services website,...
Sponsored by Hospitality Services, the first annual CHOPT Western-Student Culinary Competition invites students with a passion for food to prove who is tops in the Mustang kitchen. Starting this week, each residence will host its own competition with three students...
Hosted by the Student Success Centre, Western students are invited to attended Western’s annual Job Fair from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Western Student Recreation Centre, 4th floor gym. Nearly 60 organizations and more than 1,500 students are expected...
Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...
Rachel Chau didn’t want to deal with anyone. “When you’re going through some serious issues, the last thing you want to do is function within normal society,” she said. “When you’re forced to mature earlier than you should, you really can’t go back and handle that...
Yom Nhial might seem to many the typical Western freshman, working to discover her passions within the university community. But in truth, her road to Western was far different than most. After having difficulty in high school, missing long stretches of school at a...
By now, you’ve likely read the email. But what can, and what should, you do now that you’ve read it? A note from Vice-Provost (Academic Programs) John Doerksen landed in faculty in-boxes earlier this week, spreading the word about the state of e-learning and new...
Education and garbage rarely find themselves in the same category, but Western alumna Renee Vansevenant’s efforts to marry the two, for the benefit of some of the planet’s neediest children has led to international recognition for the recent Business Administration...
Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...
Technology has always played a prominent role in Gavan Watson’s world. He remembers his first laptop in 1996, and being immediately drawn to what he could accomplish with the tool. As a PhD student at York University, he created an online learning management tool for...
Molly Schoo suffered in silence for almost a decade, only discussing her personal pain with her parents, siblings, medical professionals and a handful of teachers. Even her closest friends barely knew she was battling an eating disorder and depression, despite...
Western Libraries hit a big milestone at the beginning of the New Year, with the one-millionth download from the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) hub of the Scholarship@Western repository. The ETD was designed to provide a free, open-access way for people...
In response to the request from students for easier access to services, all student services are now available by accessing one website, the Office of the Registrar announced. As of today, the services previously accessed from the Student Services website,...
Sponsored by Hospitality Services, the first annual CHOPT Western-Student Culinary Competition invites students with a passion for food to prove who is tops in the Mustang kitchen. Starting this week, each residence will host its own competition with three students...
Hosted by the Student Success Centre, Western students are invited to attended Western’s annual Job Fair from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in the Western Student Recreation Centre, 4th floor gym. Nearly 60 organizations and more than 1,500 students are expected...
Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...