A community engagement project by a group of Western graduate students has become, in the course of three years, an organic discovery of the human stories at the heart of a London, Ont. neighbourhood. In 2021, the Vision SoHo Alliance, a partnership a …
Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Language has been her passport to life
For most of us, Lucie Bartosova’s dreams would require subtitles. Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, has a mind for language – she was born into Czech, quickly learned English, started French in Grade 3, Spanish in high school and German in university, and then, through...
Students nab innovation awards
Three Western students reflected their best work in developing a winning commercialization strategy for a mirror box used in lower-extremity therapy, earning them one of the top spots in the annual Proteus Innovation Competition. The competition – a partnership...
Researcher among international rising talents of women in science
Consciousness – and what the concept means – has been debated for centuries by philosophers and scientists alike. We are conscious because we can communicate with one another through our behaviour and language – but how do we know the state or extent of consciousness...
Beyond sound: Looking at the shape of music to understand composition
When you sing “Happy Birthday,” chances are you aren’t thinking much about the “shape” of the cheerful song. Music Theory PhD student Kristen Wallentinsen most definitely is. Her research is focused on mathematical representations of melodic contour, or shape, in...
MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines
Alien invaders are taking over cities, multiplying and turning citizens into zombies. Although the population fights back and, ultimately, overcomes the assailants, losses are significant. How will they protect themselves against future assaults? While Immunity...
CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity
Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
Alumna artist receives Governor General’s honour
Shelley Niro can’t see herself doing anything other than making art. “It’s such a deep need to create,” said Niro, MFA’97. “Art is creative. You get your mind going. You get your brain going on something. If nobody did art, if nobody decided to make something new,...
Helping beginner readers learn to read, read to learn
If you are in the midst of teaching your child how to read, you might just be able to teach them something else in the process. A long-standing belief among academics, teachers and parents alike indicates in order to learn something new from a book, a child must first...
Research eyes sport in residential schools
For Fatima Ba’abbad, BHSc’14, the role Canada’s favourite past time played in residential schools cannot be overlooked.
Improved access to health information needed in rural communities
Raised in a rural farming community, Brad Hiebert knows full well accessing health-care services and general health information can sometimes be a challenge. Hospitals are shutting down; doctors are leaving town and local health clinics – should a rural community be...
Language has been her passport to life
For most of us, Lucie Bartosova’s dreams would require subtitles. Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, has a mind for language – she was born into Czech, quickly learned English, started French in Grade 3, Spanish in high school and German in university, and then, through...
Students nab innovation awards
Three Western students reflected their best work in developing a winning commercialization strategy for a mirror box used in lower-extremity therapy, earning them one of the top spots in the annual Proteus Innovation Competition. The competition – a partnership...
Researcher among international rising talents of women in science
Consciousness – and what the concept means – has been debated for centuries by philosophers and scientists alike. We are conscious because we can communicate with one another through our behaviour and language – but how do we know the state or extent of consciousness...
Beyond sound: Looking at the shape of music to understand composition
When you sing “Happy Birthday,” chances are you aren’t thinking much about the “shape” of the cheerful song. Music Theory PhD student Kristen Wallentinsen most definitely is. Her research is focused on mathematical representations of melodic contour, or shape, in...
MD alumnus using comics to teach importance of vaccines
Alien invaders are taking over cities, multiplying and turning citizens into zombies. Although the population fights back and, ultimately, overcomes the assailants, losses are significant. How will they protect themselves against future assaults? While Immunity...
CEO alumnus boasts a career of connectivity
Don’t try to keep up with Ysni Semsedini on his fast track. Born and raised in St. Thomas, Ont., he was president of his hometown’s chapter of the Canadian Red Cross at 19. During both of his master’s degree programs – the first in Electrical Engineering at Western,...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
Alumna artist receives Governor General’s honour
Shelley Niro can’t see herself doing anything other than making art. “It’s such a deep need to create,” said Niro, MFA’97. “Art is creative. You get your mind going. You get your brain going on something. If nobody did art, if nobody decided to make something new,...
Helping beginner readers learn to read, read to learn
If you are in the midst of teaching your child how to read, you might just be able to teach them something else in the process. A long-standing belief among academics, teachers and parents alike indicates in order to learn something new from a book, a child must first...
Research eyes sport in residential schools
For Fatima Ba’abbad, BHSc’14, the role Canada’s favourite past time played in residential schools cannot be overlooked.
Improved access to health information needed in rural communities
Raised in a rural farming community, Brad Hiebert knows full well accessing health-care services and general health information can sometimes be a challenge. Hospitals are shutting down; doctors are leaving town and local health clinics – should a rural community be...