Shane McCarthy, Canada’s recently crowned national boxing champ, is also making a name for himself outside the ring. The 24-year-old Western engineering grad has emerged as a promising entrepreneur through several initiatives at the Morrissette Institute …
“It was clear something was amiss,” said Harlin Braichet, looking back at his teenage-self growing up in Sarnia. “It hadn’t manifested itself completely, but once I got to university in the States, that’s when my behaviour became more and more erratic and I knew...
If there’s one thing Travis McKenna didn’t want to do with his life, it was work a regular 9-5 job. A career in aviation seemed anything but traditional, so out of high school he applied, and was accepted to the Commercial Aviation Management (CAM) program in...
Alien invaders are taking over cities, multiplying and turning citizens into zombies. Although the population fights back and, ultimately, overcomes the assailants, losses are significant. How will they protect themselves against future assaults? While Immunity...
Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection celebrating two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing Canadian opera to the world stage.
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
When her four grown children look at her, Nikki Peters hopes they see determination and that it’s never too late to start or accomplish something new. “I quit school at Grade 10. Life happened. I’m going to get my GED sooner or later. If my children see that I’ve...
For five decades, Maria Montessori’s words have echoed as inspiration and motivation in the back of Margaret Whitley’s mind. “Within the child lies the fate of the future.”
Two members of the Western community are among eight honourees named by The YMCA of Western Ontario as 2017 Women of Excellence. Dr. Marina Salvadori, a faculty member in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is a provincial, national and international...
Michael Jari Davidson, BA’08, reckons himself a maverick. And based on the choices, the award-winning filmmaker has made in not one, but two, entertainment industries, you’d be hard-pressed to argue.
Only four Canadian musicals in history have seen the light of day on Broadway. Michael Rubinoff’s Come From Away – a heart-warming tale of kindness and generosity in the face of tragedy – is on its way to being number five.
As Mary Catherine Fallona strolled through Western’s Physics and Astronomy Building, she spotted students lining the hallways, feverishly typing away on their laptops without pause. She could not help but develop an inkling to jump back into it all. “I would love to...