As 2023 rang out and the new year dawned, the highest national, provincial and municipal honours were bestowed. Thirteen members of the Western community are being celebrated through these awards ─ from leaders in medicine, music and business, to inno …
Don Wright Faculty of Music
Inspiring Minds: Helping Western graduate students tell stories, hone skills
Master’s and doctoral students are invited to share their research in 150 words, with a chance to heighten the profile of their work
Michael Kim to become new dean of Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music
The Juilliard-trained pianist is also an accomplished academic administrator.
Music mural rooted in pandemic resilience
New artwork symbolizes how Western music students have persevered and blossomed throughout a trying pandemic year.
Creating connections: Western’s complexity science research hub
The Complex Adaptive Systems lab is an interdisciplinary network encouraging cross-campus collaboration.
Juno nominations reflect diverse talents of alumni, faculty
From chamber music to chart-topping global sensations, five Western community members are up for awards in upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of Canadian music.
Students take on challenge to ‘Change the World’
Nineteen Western students recently participated in a global, experiential learning program where they developed solutions for real-world sustainability problems.
Abe Oudshoorn, Betty Anne Younker, alumni make Mayor’s Honour List
More than half the recipients have Western connections
Year in review: Western research addresses One Big Problem
Every faculty at Western brought some new research insight to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Western’s Michael Cavanagh appointed Royal Swedish Opera artistic director
The prolific Canadian opera director starts his appointment next summer.
Music research pivots amidst the pandemic
For some Music faculty, the considerable challenges of conducting research during a pandemic have also been accompanied by unexpected opportunities.
Musicians’ health measures ‘new for everybody’
Soprano Adriana Orozco Burbano practises an aria while wearing her facemask – one of many health precautions adopted at Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music this fall.
Grad thrives in concert of art and science
Carolyn Tran has found balance in the beauty of science and music.
Inspiring Minds: Helping Western graduate students tell stories, hone skills
Master’s and doctoral students are invited to share their research in 150 words, with a chance to heighten the profile of their work
Michael Kim to become new dean of Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music
The Juilliard-trained pianist is also an accomplished academic administrator.
Music mural rooted in pandemic resilience
New artwork symbolizes how Western music students have persevered and blossomed throughout a trying pandemic year.
Creating connections: Western’s complexity science research hub
The Complex Adaptive Systems lab is an interdisciplinary network encouraging cross-campus collaboration.
Juno nominations reflect diverse talents of alumni, faculty
From chamber music to chart-topping global sensations, five Western community members are up for awards in upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of Canadian music.
Students take on challenge to ‘Change the World’
Nineteen Western students recently participated in a global, experiential learning program where they developed solutions for real-world sustainability problems.
Abe Oudshoorn, Betty Anne Younker, alumni make Mayor’s Honour List
More than half the recipients have Western connections
Year in review: Western research addresses One Big Problem
Every faculty at Western brought some new research insight to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Western’s Michael Cavanagh appointed Royal Swedish Opera artistic director
The prolific Canadian opera director starts his appointment next summer.
Music research pivots amidst the pandemic
For some Music faculty, the considerable challenges of conducting research during a pandemic have also been accompanied by unexpected opportunities.
Musicians’ health measures ‘new for everybody’
Soprano Adriana Orozco Burbano practises an aria while wearing her facemask – one of many health precautions adopted at Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music this fall.
Grad thrives in concert of art and science
Carolyn Tran has found balance in the beauty of science and music.