Drake and Justin Bieber are among the biggest popular music stars in the world. Part of their appeal has been blurring pop, hip hop and R&B — music genres the music business has traditionally segregated along racialized lines. My doctoral resea …
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Best books of 2017, according to Western
As 2017 winds down, Western News brings you a list of book recommendations from members of our campus community. Included are the year’s favourite reads from students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Newsmakers: The Ally
Shoaib Rizvi Faculty of Information and Media Studies student Shoaib Rizvi spoke at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York earlier this year, after being one of three youth worldwide to receive an Outstanding Youth Delegate Award. When he came to Canada...
Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page
From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.
Eyeing the downside of digital connectivity
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments
Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday...
Africa Institute scholar explores connections
Janet Adekannbi’s expertise lies in knowledge management – something she hopes to build on, and offer to, the Western community during her time on campus. Adekannbi, an information scientist from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is one of three Visiting Fellows...
TVO hub looks to explore Southwestern Ontario
Cutbacks in newsrooms across the country have not only resulted in an increasingly documented dearth in local journalism – they have also severed ties that bind communities by way of shared experiences and concerns. It’s a journalism “crisis” TVO wants to address...
Pair named among emerging scholars
Two Western professors have been named among the newest members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada....
Young alumna establishing her ‘Legacy’
At 17, while on vacation, having powered through the stack of books she brought with her, and with no Internet connection, Christine Rees began writing her first book.
Leck: Building trust isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’
United Airlines staff dragged a paying customer off a plane, sparking an international news bonanza — and a small newspaper in Louisville, Ky., had a scoop. Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported on April 11 that the passenger, David Dao, lost his medical license in...
Wilson: Continue learning, collectively work for reconciliation
Journalist Marie Wilson, who served as one of three commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa, at the Wednesday morning session of Western’s 309th Convocation.
Honouring the man behind the bylines
For four decades, David Mills tirelessly worked behind the scenes. If you don’t know his name, you undoubtedly know the names and faces of those whose lives he touched.
Best books of 2017, according to Western
As 2017 winds down, Western News brings you a list of book recommendations from members of our campus community. Included are the year’s favourite reads from students, staff, faculty and alumni.
Newsmakers: The Ally
Shoaib Rizvi Faculty of Information and Media Studies student Shoaib Rizvi spoke at the Youth Assembly at the United Nations in New York earlier this year, after being one of three youth worldwide to receive an Outstanding Youth Delegate Award. When he came to Canada...
Archives, alumni bring London’s past to page
From the Vault: A Photo History of London, curated and published by Western alumni, features 1,000-plus black-and-white photographs from the London Free Press Collection of Photographic Negatives at Western Archives.
Eyeing the downside of digital connectivity
No, your ‘smart’ coffeemaker likely isn’t plotting to harm you. But it might well be leaking data about you to companies that don’t have the capacity to safeguard the information, says a Western Law professor specializing in privacy protection. The ‘Internet of...
Seewald: Celebrate the continuum of life, accomplishments
Recognized internationally for his pioneering work in the field of pediatric audiology, Richard Seewald, a professor emeritus in the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science, honoris causa (DSc) at the Thursday...
Africa Institute scholar explores connections
Janet Adekannbi’s expertise lies in knowledge management – something she hopes to build on, and offer to, the Western community during her time on campus. Adekannbi, an information scientist from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, is one of three Visiting Fellows...
TVO hub looks to explore Southwestern Ontario
Cutbacks in newsrooms across the country have not only resulted in an increasingly documented dearth in local journalism – they have also severed ties that bind communities by way of shared experiences and concerns. It’s a journalism “crisis” TVO wants to address...
Pair named among emerging scholars
Two Western professors have been named among the newest members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada....
Young alumna establishing her ‘Legacy’
At 17, while on vacation, having powered through the stack of books she brought with her, and with no Internet connection, Christine Rees began writing her first book.
Leck: Building trust isn’t a ‘nice-to-have’
United Airlines staff dragged a paying customer off a plane, sparking an international news bonanza — and a small newspaper in Louisville, Ky., had a scoop. Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported on April 11 that the passenger, David Dao, lost his medical license in...
Wilson: Continue learning, collectively work for reconciliation
Journalist Marie Wilson, who served as one of three commissioners of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa, at the Wednesday morning session of Western’s 309th Convocation.
Honouring the man behind the bylines
For four decades, David Mills tirelessly worked behind the scenes. If you don’t know his name, you undoubtedly know the names and faces of those whose lives he touched.