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Open-source tech enables 3D-printed surgical table

Open-source tech enables 3D-printed surgical table

A collaborative project between Western Engineering and Michigan Tech University was successful in building a 3D-printed, functional surgical fracture table at a fraction of what it would normally cost. Their work was published in the high-impact journa …

New programs target youth entrepreneurship

Five new programs launched by the province to foster entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for Ontario’s youth shouldn’t be viewed as tools to help students find a job, said Western President Amit Chakma.

Alumni don’t snooze on coffee idea

Credit Deland Jessop’s wife for helping brew up an idea that, by the year’s end, could rake in $1 million. The idea? Coffee that puts you to sleep.

Ten alumnae named among Top 100 Powerful Women

Ten alumnae named among Top 100 Powerful Women

Ten Western alumnae have been named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 list, presented by the National Post and the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). The theme for this year’s Top 100 Awards was What Glass Ceiling? The newspaper wrote of the honoured Western community members, in part:

Rise London: A path to self-employment

Rise London: A path to self-employment

Through collaboration with the Ivey Business School and multiple community agencies in London, Rise Asset Development (Rise) is launching a new avenue to economic independence through entrepreneurship for people who have mental health or addiction challenges.

New programs target youth entrepreneurship

Five new programs launched by the province to foster entrepreneurship and employment opportunities for Ontario’s youth shouldn’t be viewed as tools to help students find a job, said Western President Amit Chakma.

Alumni don’t snooze on coffee idea

Credit Deland Jessop’s wife for helping brew up an idea that, by the year’s end, could rake in $1 million. The idea? Coffee that puts you to sleep.

Ten alumnae named among Top 100 Powerful Women

Ten alumnae named among Top 100 Powerful Women

Ten Western alumnae have been named to Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 list, presented by the National Post and the Women’s Executive Network (WXN). The theme for this year’s Top 100 Awards was What Glass Ceiling? The newspaper wrote of the honoured Western community members, in part:

Rise London: A path to self-employment

Rise London: A path to self-employment

Through collaboration with the Ivey Business School and multiple community agencies in London, Rise Asset Development (Rise) is launching a new avenue to economic independence through entrepreneurship for people who have mental health or addiction challenges.