For protesters – and for other Canadians who supported or opposed rolling convoys and blockades across the country in recent weeks – the rallies were always about more than vaccine mandates. It was about politics, law, public policy, economics, tr …
Economics
Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada
Ashraf El Damatty can think of no better motivator than when the 2017 Shanghai Rankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects tapped Western’s Department of Civil Engineering No. 1 in Canada and No. 12 globally. “I feel very proud of my department, my faculty and staff...
Alumnus has flown by every barrier he has faced
Pete McLeod, BA’07 (Economics), recently became the first Canadian to claim an overall podium in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
New program a chip off the Oxford block
As of next year, Western undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a program inspired by what The Guardian and BBC once dubbed “the degree that runs Britain.” Oxford University’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) program – which makes up a...
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from dining halls to administrative offices, here are the winners of the 2017 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
Time for mortgage insurance deductibles hasn’t come
The rise in house prices – especially in Toronto and Vancouver – has coincided with a build-up of risks in the mortgage market and homeowners taking on too much debt relative to their income.
Foltin joins elite scholars, Nobel laureates at Lindau
What would you ask a Nobel laureate? Economics PhD student Zinaida Foltin is working on that answer right now as one of a handful of scholars attending the Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences.
Shaping skills for a new Industrial Revolution
By 2020, the fourth Industrial Revolution will transform the way we work, live and interact. Many jobs that involve predictable and routine-based tasks will be replaced by robots and machines. As a result, workers will need to embrace new skills in order to prepare...
Answering Summit’s call to global action
Currently, there is a lack of awareness on how to impact the world around us. However, we all have the potential to be aware of our impact. As Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus told the One Young World Summit, “We all have creative force within us.” It is easy...
Economics celebrates a half century
The Department of Economics is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. During those 50 years, the department has had a strong international reputation of academic excellence, a path it continues on to this day. When Grant Reuber became the...
Legendary Western economist enters Order of Canada
Often called the ‘Grandfather of Free Trade,’ Economics professor emeritus Ron Wonnacott was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his groundbreaking work by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lt....
Sham, alumni receive Order of Canada
Western faculty member Tsun-Kong Sham, PhD'75, along with 11 other alumni members of the Western community were named to the Order of Canada by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on June 30. Sham, a world-class materials chemist, is the authority when it comes...
Gift to fuel influence in central banking
Western is poised to move to the forefront of central banking teaching and research in Canada, thanks to a recent generous donation from The Jarislowsky Foundation announced Monday.
Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada
Ashraf El Damatty can think of no better motivator than when the 2017 Shanghai Rankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects tapped Western’s Department of Civil Engineering No. 1 in Canada and No. 12 globally. “I feel very proud of my department, my faculty and staff...
Alumnus has flown by every barrier he has faced
Pete McLeod, BA’07 (Economics), recently became the first Canadian to claim an overall podium in the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.
New program a chip off the Oxford block
As of next year, Western undergraduate students will have the opportunity to enroll in a program inspired by what The Guardian and BBC once dubbed “the degree that runs Britain.” Oxford University’s PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) program – which makes up a...
Honouring our own with Awards of Excellence
Demonstrating dedication from dining halls to administrative offices, here are the winners of the 2017 Western Awards of Excellence, the highest honour for staff member achievement.
Time for mortgage insurance deductibles hasn’t come
The rise in house prices – especially in Toronto and Vancouver – has coincided with a build-up of risks in the mortgage market and homeowners taking on too much debt relative to their income.
Foltin joins elite scholars, Nobel laureates at Lindau
What would you ask a Nobel laureate? Economics PhD student Zinaida Foltin is working on that answer right now as one of a handful of scholars attending the Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences.
Shaping skills for a new Industrial Revolution
By 2020, the fourth Industrial Revolution will transform the way we work, live and interact. Many jobs that involve predictable and routine-based tasks will be replaced by robots and machines. As a result, workers will need to embrace new skills in order to prepare...
Answering Summit’s call to global action
Currently, there is a lack of awareness on how to impact the world around us. However, we all have the potential to be aware of our impact. As Nobel Peace Prize winner Mohammed Yunus told the One Young World Summit, “We all have creative force within us.” It is easy...
Economics celebrates a half century
The Department of Economics is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2016-17 academic year. During those 50 years, the department has had a strong international reputation of academic excellence, a path it continues on to this day. When Grant Reuber became the...
Legendary Western economist enters Order of Canada
Often called the ‘Grandfather of Free Trade,’ Economics professor emeritus Ron Wonnacott was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his groundbreaking work by Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lt....
Sham, alumni receive Order of Canada
Western faculty member Tsun-Kong Sham, PhD'75, along with 11 other alumni members of the Western community were named to the Order of Canada by Governor General of Canada David Johnston on June 30. Sham, a world-class materials chemist, is the authority when it comes...
Gift to fuel influence in central banking
Western is poised to move to the forefront of central banking teaching and research in Canada, thanks to a recent generous donation from The Jarislowsky Foundation announced Monday.