Entrepreneurs are often at the forefront of driving innovation and creating new products, even entire categories. So, it should come as no surprise that Canada’s functional coffee category is being led by two dynamic entrepreneurs: Josh Barr, MBA’17 and …
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Alumni entrepreneurs honoured
Western alumnae Mallorie Brodie, who holds a certificate in Entrepreneurship from Ivey Business School, and Lauren Lake, BESc’13, were named Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 at the 2015 Canadian Startup Awards. The pair are co-founders Bridgit, a cloud-based mobile and...
Western News Newsmakers 2015
How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.
Exploring our social response to Paris attacks
One tweet from One Direction member Louis Tomlinson during the Paris attacks summarily proves the true impact of celebrity and the existence of the global connectivity.
Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western
JOIN THE CELEBRATION: The university community celebrates “all things international” at the annual Western International Week, Nov. 16-20. Visit internationalweek.uwo.ca/ for details. * * * The world’s agenda has been set. In September, the United Nations, in...
Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future
Imagine playing Super Mario Bros. or Super Monkey Ball, but instead of following the action on a screen, you are part of the action, immersed in the landscape. If you liked the above mentioned platform games, you’ll love MushroomBallVR. But first, the new virtual...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
https://youtu.be/rAo2HIk9WxQ It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, it was a rocket ship to another world. Born in Windsor, Ont., Cowin remembers those family trips from his youth well. Mom and dad, two kids, grandma and grandpa, all piled...
Huron touts community in new ad campaign
Looking to tout its undergraduate research intensity, professor mentorship and the value of a liberal arts education, Huron University College is rolling out a major ad campaign showing the niche that is ‘the Huron experience.” Huron Principal Stephen McClatchie said...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, Western’s 22nd Chancellor, it was a rocket ship to another world.
University earns unprecedented economic honour
Western’s commitment to economic engagement earned an unprecedented honour today, as the institution was named among the Class of 2015 Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) in Washington, D.C....
Cornhill: Have the courage to act on conviction
“Your generation has a responsibility to respect the land; my generation has a responsibility to help you,” David Cornhill, founding member of AltaGas, who has served as its chairman and CEO since its inception in 1994, told graduates at the Tuesday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure
“We all want to be different, but we crave the same things – a roof, food, safety and freedom of expression,” Pierre Lassonde, esteemed engineer, financier and entrepreneur, told graduates at the Friday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
MES grad: Apply sustainability to your job, life
It doesn’t seem that complicated to Andrea March, MES’11. “The most important thing I try to do is try to be conscious and ask questions as a consumer,” she said. “When I buy things, I look at labels. I try to understand where my food comes from. I try to support...
Alumni entrepreneurs honoured
Western alumnae Mallorie Brodie, who holds a certificate in Entrepreneurship from Ivey Business School, and Lauren Lake, BESc’13, were named Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 at the 2015 Canadian Startup Awards. The pair are co-founders Bridgit, a cloud-based mobile and...
Western News Newsmakers 2015
How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.
Exploring our social response to Paris attacks
One tweet from One Direction member Louis Tomlinson during the Paris attacks summarily proves the true impact of celebrity and the existence of the global connectivity.
Haggerty: Achieving Global Goals at Western
JOIN THE CELEBRATION: The university community celebrates “all things international” at the annual Western International Week, Nov. 16-20. Visit internationalweek.uwo.ca/ for details. * * * The world’s agenda has been set. In September, the United Nations, in...
Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future
Imagine playing Super Mario Bros. or Super Monkey Ball, but instead of following the action on a screen, you are part of the action, immersed in the landscape. If you liked the above mentioned platform games, you’ll love MushroomBallVR. But first, the new virtual...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
https://youtu.be/rAo2HIk9WxQ It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, it was a rocket ship to another world. Born in Windsor, Ont., Cowin remembers those family trips from his youth well. Mom and dad, two kids, grandma and grandpa, all piled...
Huron touts community in new ad campaign
Looking to tout its undergraduate research intensity, professor mentorship and the value of a liberal arts education, Huron University College is rolling out a major ad campaign showing the niche that is ‘the Huron experience.” Huron Principal Stephen McClatchie said...
Cowin: Embrace a world beyond your backyard
It was only a two-door hardtop. But to Jack Cowin, Western’s 22nd Chancellor, it was a rocket ship to another world.
University earns unprecedented economic honour
Western’s commitment to economic engagement earned an unprecedented honour today, as the institution was named among the Class of 2015 Innovation & Economic Prosperity Universities by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) in Washington, D.C....
Cornhill: Have the courage to act on conviction
“Your generation has a responsibility to respect the land; my generation has a responsibility to help you,” David Cornhill, founding member of AltaGas, who has served as its chairman and CEO since its inception in 1994, told graduates at the Tuesday, June 16, morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure
“We all want to be different, but we crave the same things – a roof, food, safety and freedom of expression,” Pierre Lassonde, esteemed engineer, financier and entrepreneur, told graduates at the Friday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
MES grad: Apply sustainability to your job, life
It doesn’t seem that complicated to Andrea March, MES’11. “The most important thing I try to do is try to be conscious and ask questions as a consumer,” she said. “When I buy things, I look at labels. I try to understand where my food comes from. I try to support...