Western is providing $500,000 in funding to help graduate students in response to rising inflation and the lack of affordable housing. Announced at the Feb. 16 Senate meeting, the new funding will create need-based bursaries to be awarded by the university …
It’s enough to make Alex Moszczynski feel like the captain of a sinking ship. A featured guest cancels last minute. A co-host is running late. A smaller-than-usual production crew is standing by. And it’s 10 minutes to air. Navigating these types of nail-biting...
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 166 nationwide recipients, across all three Tri-Council Agencies, of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Who doesn’t love a postdoctoral scholar? Well, now is your opportunity to show it. This week, marks National Postdoctoral Appreciation Week, a celebration devoted to the contributions of postdoctoral scholars across Canada and the United States. Both Western’s School...
Sociology PhD student Natahnee Nuay Winder considers her next opportunity a chance to continue the work started by a renowned Native American educator more than 75 years ago.
Mechanical and Material Engineering PhD student Tengyuan Zhang hopes his latest project will not only make classroom experiences more fun for students, but also instil in them the kind of scientific spark he found and continues to enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIIPHNK8lNY A team of researchers from Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) and Western Engineering recently won the Best Innovation Prize at the Surgical Robot Challenge held during the 2015 Hamlyn Symposium...
Carlee White, a Western PhD candidate, always wanted a career that would help make a positive impact on people’s lives. Her research on early embryo development and genomic imprinting has brought her one step closer to her goal of giving people a second chance at...
Physiology and Pharmacology graduate student Catherine Nevin’s work centres on how to better predict which Fetal Growth Restriction newborns are at risk for cerebral palsy, attention deficit hyperactive disorder, autism and schizophrenia.
Paula Menzies Cameron, the manager of Financial Support with the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, was one of five Western staff members who secured a Western Staff International Exchange Program (WSIEP) award this year for international job shadowing....
“Hubris and dogma are the enemies of professionalism. Avoid both, if possible,” Constance Sugiyama, president of ConMark Strategy Inc., told graduates at the Wednesday, June 17, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.
Canadian women have proven throughout this country’s history that real change, even revolutionary change, isn’t as simple as clicking a button, said Judy Erola, former politician and broadcaster.
“With your degrees now finished, and you mostly unencumbered by life’s responsibilities, this is a rare opportunity for you to stretch yourself,” Roger Jackson, Olympic gold medalist and Canadian sport advocate, told graduates at the Tuesday, June 16, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.