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Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

“There is no simple set of instructions on how to proceed in turbulent times,” Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor, told graduates at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

“Your mind is a beautiful thing – celebrate it, challenge it,” Michael Goodchild, a global leader in geographic information systems, told graduates at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

Ian Connell, a Medical Biophysics PhD candidate, is just as at home on the open water as he is in the imaging lab. “I like the competitive nature of rowing and academics,” Connell said. “Being a grad student at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has given me the...

Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge

Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge

Up to 80 per cent of sexually active people will get an HPV (human papillomavirus) infection during their lifetime. And the prevalence peak of HPV infection occurs in the 18-24 age group – that is, university-aged individuals. However, according to one Western...

Solving the job-search puzzle

Solving the job-search puzzle

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, wrote the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, you are sure to wake up somebody. Nobody agrees with those words more than Justin Bansal. Following graduation last year, the Business Administration major...

SGPS crosses over The Wire

SGPS crosses over The Wire

The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies recently launched a new blog called The Wire to replaces a previous e-newsletter to better serve 5,000-plus grad students, postdocs, faculty and staff with a more nimble and functional medium.

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Through four years of researching of Operation Pied Piper, History PhD student Claire Halstead will account for roughly 1,500 British children who came to Canada after being displaced during the Second World War.

PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers

PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers

Schulich Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate Anusha Ratneswaran first became interested in studying Osteoarthritis when she saw the effects of the disease first hand while working as a kinesiologist in a cardiac rehabilitation program. “Many of the patients with...

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

Birgeneau: Remember those not as privileged

“None of you can ever consider yourselves under privileged now that you have the great fortune of being a university graduate,” Robert Birgeneau, an internationally distinguished physicist, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

Moore: Be humble, confident and hopeful

“Without sound knowledge, anatomy is like sailing a ship without knowledge of a navigator’s map,” Keith Moore, a distinguished anatomy researcher, told graduates at the Thursday, June 11 morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

Dowdeswell: Unite to accomplish extraordinary things

“There is no simple set of instructions on how to proceed in turbulent times,” Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario’s 29th Lieutenant Governor, told graduates at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

Goodchild: Engage the world; don’t block it out

“Your mind is a beautiful thing – celebrate it, challenge it,” Michael Goodchild, a global leader in geographic information systems, told graduates at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

PhD candidate navigating life and the lab

Ian Connell, a Medical Biophysics PhD candidate, is just as at home on the open water as he is in the imaging lab. “I like the competitive nature of rowing and academics,” Connell said. “Being a grad student at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry has given me the...

Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge

Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge

Up to 80 per cent of sexually active people will get an HPV (human papillomavirus) infection during their lifetime. And the prevalence peak of HPV infection occurs in the 18-24 age group – that is, university-aged individuals. However, according to one Western...

Solving the job-search puzzle

Solving the job-search puzzle

If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, wrote the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, you are sure to wake up somebody. Nobody agrees with those words more than Justin Bansal. Following graduation last year, the Business Administration major...

SGPS crosses over The Wire

SGPS crosses over The Wire

The School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies recently launched a new blog called The Wire to replaces a previous e-newsletter to better serve 5,000-plus grad students, postdocs, faculty and staff with a more nimble and functional medium.

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Student returns identity to British war evacuees

Through four years of researching of Operation Pied Piper, History PhD student Claire Halstead will account for roughly 1,500 British children who came to Canada after being displaced during the Second World War.

PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers

PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers

Schulich Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate Anusha Ratneswaran first became interested in studying Osteoarthritis when she saw the effects of the disease first hand while working as a kinesiologist in a cardiac rehabilitation program. “Many of the patients with...

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

World Café, lecture to focus on Indigenous students

Indigenous student success takes centre stage during two events this week. On Tuesday, a World Café will focus on what elements contribute to Indigenous graduate student success, and what the Western community can do to promote them. The event runs from 11 a.m.-4 p.m....