Creating greater impact, building a strong and inclusive community, and further establishing a presence on the world stage are at the core of Western’s 2023-24 budget. The university’s Board of Governors approved $896.2 million in base or one-time …
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Student realizes ice cream dream with store
From exploring behaviour change strategies to dishing out Mango Tango, Joel Kang is now a scoop above the rest.
Students tune up for signature symposium
Graduate students from across North America will hit all the right notes on campus as Western plays host to the annual Graduate Symposium on Music, Aug.16-17. It is an annual event that takes flight thanks to the commitment of students, who have run it from its inception two decades ago.
Student’s story capable of building a nation
Earlier this year, the Ecuadorian government named Lisbeth Pino, MPH’18, among its ‘Women Who Build Ecuador,’ a designation the country reserved for pioneers who “leave their stories in time, which cause breezes that will become new winds of hope and equality.”
Study finds keys to music in exercise
Music can be that key to getting people moving – and selecting the proper style of music for people to move to can lead to a more beneficial and fulfilling workout, according to a recent Western study.
Researchers write ABCs of language disorder
While we expect to see scientists publishing in journals aimed at peers, a pair of Western researchers recently targeted a younger audience for their work – a lot younger.
Famed French author finds new life online
Geneviève de Viveiros never expected 21st-Century tools to lend such important insights into a 19th-Century mind. Then again, who knew a popular video website that gave the world Justin Bieber, Gangnam Style and Grumpy Cat could also augment our understanding into French novelist Émile Zola?
Alumna trumpets women’s health and rights
Stefania Wisofschi, newly selected for the Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program, remembers that pivotal experience that illuminated her future career path.
Grad student explores roots on and off the ice
Kalley Armstrong might justifiably boast about her pedigree – be it about her stellar hockey career with one of North America’s top college teams or as granddaughter of a Hockey Hall of Fame player. But even if hockey is in her DNA, boasting is not.
Experience matters when it comes to pilot control
Fear of flying might seem an odd impetus for a scholarly study, but it was just the push Psychology PhD candidate Hiten Dave needed.
Discovery sharpens ovarian cancer diagnosis
Newly discovered protein biomarkers could soon help oncologists differentiate with near certainty between two types of ovarian cancers, thus allowing for more precise treatment options.
Alumnus marks fandom one jersey at a time
Maybe Rawad Serhan, BSc’14, has room for one more jersey, you know, to celebrate the Toronto Raptors’ first-ever NBA Finals victory Thursday night.
Students land project – after a lost year
One year ago today, a team of Western graduate students launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) 20 km into space with the lofty goal of studying the Earth’s stratosphere. The launch was a success. The retrieval not so much – at least until last week.
Student realizes ice cream dream with store
From exploring behaviour change strategies to dishing out Mango Tango, Joel Kang is now a scoop above the rest.
Students tune up for signature symposium
Graduate students from across North America will hit all the right notes on campus as Western plays host to the annual Graduate Symposium on Music, Aug.16-17. It is an annual event that takes flight thanks to the commitment of students, who have run it from its inception two decades ago.
Student’s story capable of building a nation
Earlier this year, the Ecuadorian government named Lisbeth Pino, MPH’18, among its ‘Women Who Build Ecuador,’ a designation the country reserved for pioneers who “leave their stories in time, which cause breezes that will become new winds of hope and equality.”
Study finds keys to music in exercise
Music can be that key to getting people moving – and selecting the proper style of music for people to move to can lead to a more beneficial and fulfilling workout, according to a recent Western study.
Researchers write ABCs of language disorder
While we expect to see scientists publishing in journals aimed at peers, a pair of Western researchers recently targeted a younger audience for their work – a lot younger.
Famed French author finds new life online
Geneviève de Viveiros never expected 21st-Century tools to lend such important insights into a 19th-Century mind. Then again, who knew a popular video website that gave the world Justin Bieber, Gangnam Style and Grumpy Cat could also augment our understanding into French novelist Émile Zola?
Alumna trumpets women’s health and rights
Stefania Wisofschi, newly selected for the Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program, remembers that pivotal experience that illuminated her future career path.
Grad student explores roots on and off the ice
Kalley Armstrong might justifiably boast about her pedigree – be it about her stellar hockey career with one of North America’s top college teams or as granddaughter of a Hockey Hall of Fame player. But even if hockey is in her DNA, boasting is not.
Experience matters when it comes to pilot control
Fear of flying might seem an odd impetus for a scholarly study, but it was just the push Psychology PhD candidate Hiten Dave needed.
Discovery sharpens ovarian cancer diagnosis
Newly discovered protein biomarkers could soon help oncologists differentiate with near certainty between two types of ovarian cancers, thus allowing for more precise treatment options.
Alumnus marks fandom one jersey at a time
Maybe Rawad Serhan, BSc’14, has room for one more jersey, you know, to celebrate the Toronto Raptors’ first-ever NBA Finals victory Thursday night.
Students land project – after a lost year
One year ago today, a team of Western graduate students launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) 20 km into space with the lofty goal of studying the Earth’s stratosphere. The launch was a success. The retrieval not so much – at least until last week.