A study of five Ontario manufacturers show some companies are more successful at attracting and keeping women because they work at it.
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Understanding ugly: Why some buildings beguile us, and others bewilder
Western alumnus Ian Ellingham, MBA’79, explores human response to the built environment
Ivey scholarship recipient compelled to give back
For Alanna La Rose, receiving Ivey’s MBA Indigenous Entrance Scholarship comes with a personal call to action.
Alumni named to London’s 20 under 40 Class of 2020
Western graduates top list of inspiring Londoners
Plot twist: spoilers can boost films’ success
Reviews and trailers that reveal a movie’s plot can draw a bigger audience and more box-office dollars, a Western study shows.
Shane Wang named top marketing scholar
Associate professor of marketing is first Ivey recipient of Marketing Science Institute Class of Young Scholars honour.
Unlocking Canada’s competitiveness in 2021 and beyond
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz believes the Canadian economy will rebound, although some sectors will continue to struggle.
High-tech lighting can kill COVID-19 on surfaces: ImPaKT research
A lighting system, designed by Western alumni and tested by ImPaKT researchers, can decontaminate high-touch surfaces.
Notable Western researchers, scholars, alumni appointed to Orders of Canada and Ontario
A combat surgeon and English professor emeritus are among several Western-connected Canadians to be celebrated with top national and provincial honours.
Western’s Linda Hasenfratz and Max Smith appointed to COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force
The Ontario government has appointed Western chancellor Linda Hasenfratz and Western bioethicist Maxwell Smith among eight members of the Ministers’ COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Task Force.
Lisa Saksida and nine Western alumnae among Canada’s most powerful women
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Lisa Saksida and nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2020 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award.
Alumni entrepreneurs picked to pitch investors
Five teams of Western alumni entrepreneurs are set to make their pitch to investors.
Four Western faculty named to Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list
Four Western faculty have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list, reflecting influential work in their chosen fields.
Bracelets honour friend’s memory, support mental health
The bracelet, a rugby ball strung through with a blue paracord, bears the initials of Samuel James Baker. It is an enduring memorial to Sam Baker, said his friend Sepand Mesgarzadeh, an Ivey Business student who designed it and is selling identical ones as a...
Business, English grad takes the road less travelled
Ellie Sak may well be the first business student in Ivey Business School history to clinch an internship by reciting Robert Frost poems. And, to borrow from the poet’s voice, that has made all the difference in helping her land a career she loves.
Western ranks first in global undergrad competition
From discovering the drivers of business sustainability to examining the genetics of ovarian cancer, Western’s undergraduates are winning global recognition.
Feds fund innovative Western research
Researchers looking to develop green technologies, understand consumer decision-making and improve learning outcomes for children with autism are among those benefiting from new federal funding.
Debut novel combines tech, comic worlds
Drew Murray, can credit his storied career partly to technology’s triumph over the curse of cursive. Now Murray, BA’97, MBA’06, is celebrating his debut novel, Broken Genius.
OK Boomers, Millennials driving in new direction
We recently completed a study for which we interviewed 40 Millennials to hear how they feel about driving. One quote captured the typical reaction: “I’ve considered getting a car, especially when I was in college. But now it’s like, ‘meh … I mean, like, it doesn’t sound appealing whatsoever.’”
Investment bolsters pandemic research
Nine additional research projects received university backing for their work in supporting recovery efforts for current and future disease outbreaks, Research Western announced this week.