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Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Take it from an engineer. You don’t want technology to fulfill a need other than the need you’re building that technology for – especially if democracy is at stake.

Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night

Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night

A night-time ritual that began as a shadow-puppet theatre between a mother and daughter has transformed into a medley of storybook favourites playing out on ceilings across North America.

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Ask about his feelings being in the classroom. Ask about his teaching of hundreds of Western’s newest Engineering students. Ask what he thinks of life as a teacher. Quazi Rahman will respond without hesitation.

Jiang, Donoghue earn Top Immigrant honours

Jiang, Donoghue earn Top Immigrant honours

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Jin Jiang and Room author Emma Donoghue, LLD'13, were named among the 8th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, along with several other artists, academics, entrepreneurs and champions of worthy causes. Presented by...

Awarding the top of the classroom

Awarding the top of the classroom

Five more professors can add their name to Western’s Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching list, co-presented by the University Students’ Council, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the university’s Alumni Association. Honoured as the best in the classroom this year...

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Sometimes, as a team of Western students can attest, it takes a new set of eyes on a problem to find a solution for the ears. The five-person team, including four Western students and an alumnus, created a winning commercialization plan for OtoTrain, a 3D digital...

Four nab Strategic Partnership Grants

Four nab Strategic Partnership Grants

Four Western research projects recently shared in nearly $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body announced last week. The goal of the grants is to increase research and training...

Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together

Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together

Hundreds of voices rang in my ears as I squeezed by throngs of people at the Hack Western 1 Project Expo last year. The Mustang Lounge was filled with rows of tables, where teams stood with their laptops and phones to show off what they’d made this past weekend. My...

Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Expert: E-voting no way to run a democracy

Take it from an engineer. You don’t want technology to fulfill a need other than the need you’re building that technology for – especially if democracy is at stake.

Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night

Moonlite brings bright idea to night-night

A night-time ritual that began as a shadow-puppet theatre between a mother and daughter has transformed into a medley of storybook favourites playing out on ceilings across North America.

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

New tech may benefit Parkinson’s sufferers

A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson’s disease.

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Honour celebrates passion within professor

Ask about his feelings being in the classroom. Ask about his teaching of hundreds of Western’s newest Engineering students. Ask what he thinks of life as a teacher. Quazi Rahman will respond without hesitation.

Jiang, Donoghue earn Top Immigrant honours

Jiang, Donoghue earn Top Immigrant honours

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Jin Jiang and Room author Emma Donoghue, LLD'13, were named among the 8th annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrants, along with several other artists, academics, entrepreneurs and champions of worthy causes. Presented by...

Awarding the top of the classroom

Awarding the top of the classroom

Five more professors can add their name to Western’s Award of Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching list, co-presented by the University Students’ Council, The Bank of Nova Scotia and the university’s Alumni Association. Honoured as the best in the classroom this year...

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Training tool to aid in better ear disease diagnoses

Sometimes, as a team of Western students can attest, it takes a new set of eyes on a problem to find a solution for the ears. The five-person team, including four Western students and an alumnus, created a winning commercialization plan for OtoTrain, a 3D digital...

Four nab Strategic Partnership Grants

Four nab Strategic Partnership Grants

Four Western research projects recently shared in nearly $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body announced last week. The goal of the grants is to increase research and training...

Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together

Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together

Hundreds of voices rang in my ears as I squeezed by throngs of people at the Hack Western 1 Project Expo last year. The Mustang Lounge was filled with rows of tables, where teams stood with their laptops and phones to show off what they’d made this past weekend. My...