Eileen Jurczak, BESc’97, was halfway through “a good round of golf” when she started slicing the ball. Jurczak, a lifelong player with a handicap of 10 (below the average handicap for golfers), was frustrated. “I kept tinkering, trying to fix …
Engineering
New Western specialization links AI and health research
One-of-a-kind collaboration to help grad students use machine learning to solve complex health, medical issues
Charity Kabango: ‘Entrepreneur serving entrepreneurs’
Western grad, Lynda Shaw Memorial lecturer helps African businesses become ‘catalysts for prosperity’
4 Western students named Cansbridge Fellows
Prestigious fellowship includes a $10,000 scholarship, summer internship in Asia
Microcredentials offer professional ‘up-skilling’
Western at forefront of new short-course learning options
Canadian Space Agency funds Western’s effort to get more youth into STEM
Multidisciplinary team to develop immersive learning experiences for grades 6 to 12
Robotics researcher revolutionizes mushroom harvesting
Whitecrest Mushrooms teams up with Mehrdad R. Kermani to pioneer automated picking system
From Western track to bobsled run, Mustangs’ Olympic legacy continues
Alumni Sara Villani and Kristen Bujnowski represent Canada in bobsleigh at Beijing Games
Renewable energy generates payback: Western studies
Solar power, heat-pump combo can help environment and homeowner bottom-line
Study aims to prevent deadly sport injury in young athletes
New metrics can help improve chest protection equipment for kids
Transforming waste, industrial by-products to reduce environmental impact
Western’s ICFAR bridges research, industry for sustainable growth
Project to study climate effects on electric vehicle energy use
Research part of collaborative partnership between Western, Fanshawe College
Flood-impact map a Canadian first
Western researcher Slobodan P. Simonovic shows how – and where – flooding will put humans and property at risk under changing climate
New Western specialization links AI and health research
One-of-a-kind collaboration to help grad students use machine learning to solve complex health, medical issues
Charity Kabango: ‘Entrepreneur serving entrepreneurs’
Western grad, Lynda Shaw Memorial lecturer helps African businesses become ‘catalysts for prosperity’
4 Western students named Cansbridge Fellows
Prestigious fellowship includes a $10,000 scholarship, summer internship in Asia
Microcredentials offer professional ‘up-skilling’
Western at forefront of new short-course learning options
Canadian Space Agency funds Western’s effort to get more youth into STEM
Multidisciplinary team to develop immersive learning experiences for grades 6 to 12
Robotics researcher revolutionizes mushroom harvesting
Whitecrest Mushrooms teams up with Mehrdad R. Kermani to pioneer automated picking system
From Western track to bobsled run, Mustangs’ Olympic legacy continues
Alumni Sara Villani and Kristen Bujnowski represent Canada in bobsleigh at Beijing Games
Renewable energy generates payback: Western studies
Solar power, heat-pump combo can help environment and homeowner bottom-line
Study aims to prevent deadly sport injury in young athletes
New metrics can help improve chest protection equipment for kids
Transforming waste, industrial by-products to reduce environmental impact
Western’s ICFAR bridges research, industry for sustainable growth
Project to study climate effects on electric vehicle energy use
Research part of collaborative partnership between Western, Fanshawe College
Flood-impact map a Canadian first
Western researcher Slobodan P. Simonovic shows how – and where – flooding will put humans and property at risk under changing climate