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Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians

Western student-athlete among Top 8 Academic All-Canadians

Engineering student and Mustangs track and field and cross-country star Kate Current has been named one of Canada’s top student-athletes.  Current, who is in her second year of graduate studies in civil engineering, was one of eight student-athletes  …

McClelland, Kopacz named to Mayor’s List

McClelland, Kopacz named to Mayor’s List

This year’s annual Mayor of London Honours List boasted some ‘purple pride’ as alumni Arthur McClelland and Alex Kopacz were honoured by London Mayor Ed Holder.

Memorial honours the memory of those slain

Memorial honours the memory of those slain

Western Engineering, the Undergraduate Engineering Society and Women in Engineering paused today to honour the memory of the 14 women killed at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in 1989, along with Western’s Lynda Shaw, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student murdered near Highway 401 in 1990.

Remember 30: The École Polytechnique Massacre

Remember 30: The École Polytechnique Massacre

It stands among the darkest days in Canadian history. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in what remains the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Twelve engineering students. One nursing student. One university...

Remember 30: Inherited legacy

Remember 30: Inherited legacy

We weren’t alive 30 years ago, but we recognize that we have inherited the legacy of Dec. 6, 1989, all the same. And for us, that legacy has been mostly a positive one.

Remember 30: Equity leaders

Remember 30: Equity leaders

When I think about Dec. 6, 1989, I remember the feelings of that day – the shock and the horror that grew with each image and story that began to emerge.

UWOFA honours students at scholarship event

UWOFA honours students at scholarship event

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at an event Wednesday afternoon in The Great Hall.

Research bridges big data, infrastructure needs

Research bridges big data, infrastructure needs

Engineering professor Ayan Sadhu’s work uses big data to gather better information into the nation’s critical infrastructure, all in an effort to signal problems sooner, potentially saving millions of dollars and reducing the threat to those living in harm’s way.

Researchers recognized for high citations

Researchers recognized for high citations

Four Western professors have been lauded for their multiple highly cited research papers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group, released this week.

Western, RBC team up on data analytics, AI

Western, RBC team up on data analytics, AI

The next generation of leaders will be better armed against unprecedented technical transformation thanks to a new partnership between Western and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) that will establish a program focused on the ethical and social aspects of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), university officials announced today.

Research takes brewing technology to new high

Research takes brewing technology to new high

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Lars Rehmann has partnered with a Canadian company to work on creating a hybrid yeast to be used in crafting beers made from hemp and cannabis.

McClelland, Kopacz named to Mayor’s List

McClelland, Kopacz named to Mayor’s List

This year’s annual Mayor of London Honours List boasted some ‘purple pride’ as alumni Arthur McClelland and Alex Kopacz were honoured by London Mayor Ed Holder.

Memorial honours the memory of those slain

Memorial honours the memory of those slain

Western Engineering, the Undergraduate Engineering Society and Women in Engineering paused today to honour the memory of the 14 women killed at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal in 1989, along with Western’s Lynda Shaw, a third-year Mechanical Engineering student murdered near Highway 401 in 1990.

Remember 30: The École Polytechnique Massacre

Remember 30: The École Polytechnique Massacre

It stands among the darkest days in Canadian history. On Dec. 6, 1989, 14 women were murdered at École Polytechnique de Montréal in what remains the deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history. Twelve engineering students. One nursing student. One university...

Remember 30: Inherited legacy

Remember 30: Inherited legacy

We weren’t alive 30 years ago, but we recognize that we have inherited the legacy of Dec. 6, 1989, all the same. And for us, that legacy has been mostly a positive one.

Remember 30: Equity leaders

Remember 30: Equity leaders

When I think about Dec. 6, 1989, I remember the feelings of that day – the shock and the horror that grew with each image and story that began to emerge.

UWOFA honours students at scholarship event

UWOFA honours students at scholarship event

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties at an event Wednesday afternoon in The Great Hall.

Research bridges big data, infrastructure needs

Research bridges big data, infrastructure needs

Engineering professor Ayan Sadhu’s work uses big data to gather better information into the nation’s critical infrastructure, all in an effort to signal problems sooner, potentially saving millions of dollars and reducing the threat to those living in harm’s way.

Researchers recognized for high citations

Researchers recognized for high citations

Four Western professors have been lauded for their multiple highly cited research papers, according to the Highly Cited Researchers 2019 list from the Web of Science Group, released this week.

Western, RBC team up on data analytics, AI

Western, RBC team up on data analytics, AI

The next generation of leaders will be better armed against unprecedented technical transformation thanks to a new partnership between Western and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) that will establish a program focused on the ethical and social aspects of data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI), university officials announced today.

Research takes brewing technology to new high

Research takes brewing technology to new high

Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Lars Rehmann has partnered with a Canadian company to work on creating a hybrid yeast to be used in crafting beers made from hemp and cannabis.