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Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths

Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths

If global warming reaches or exceeds two degrees Celsius by 2100, Western University’s Joshua Pearce says it is likely mainly richer humans will be responsible for the death of roughly one billion mainly poorer humans over the next century. The oil an …

Accelerator advances its inaugural cohort

Accelerator advances its inaugural cohort

It is full-speed ahead for four companies, and their young entrepreneurial leaders, thanks to their time in the Western Accelerator. Open to Western students, faculty and recent alumni, the Western Accelerator provides an intense, rapid and immersive education for...

CHRW, Israeli campus radio bridge cultural divides

CHRW, Israeli campus radio bridge cultural divides

It’s a bit like overhearing a typical conversation university students might have anywhere on campus. You’ll hear stories and opinions on the latest bands, the hottest shows to binge watch and more. But these conversations are between strangers – Western students and...

Western gets WISE about sustainability

Western gets WISE about sustainability

Reducing meat and dairy consumption, clean energy and food sharing were among the innovative ideas shared at Western’s Ideas for Sustainability and the Environment competition.

Study finds entrepreneurship training better for women, minorities

Study finds entrepreneurship training better for women, minorities

Women and minorities are more likely to benefit from entrepreneurship training programs when compared to Caucasian men, according to recent research conducted by an Ivey Business School professor. “The study was motivated by the idea that over the past decade, there...

Students nab innovation awards

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...

A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills

A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills

Public angst about rising electricity bills in Ontario has intensified recently as the cost of new investment in generation capacity becomes clear. Over the past decade, the government has contracted for more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including...

Western mourning death of Ivey student

Western mourning death of Ivey student

The Western community is mourning the death of Francis Tardif, 29, a Masters of Business Administration student at the Ivey Business School, who died Sunday, Feb. 19, in London. The Tardif family will receive condolences at Complexe Funeraire Maison Gomin, Lépine...

Western faculty, alumnae among 2017 Women of Excellence

Western faculty, alumnae among 2017 Women of Excellence

Two members of the Western community are among eight honourees named by The YMCA of Western Ontario as 2017 Women of Excellence. Dr. Marina Salvadori, a faculty member in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is a provincial, national and international...

Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort

Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort

Four years have passed since Western welcomed the first round of 25 undergraduate students to its School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), a unique-to-Canada program that offers interdisciplinary study options, new language skills, experiential...

Crossan: Character and competence essential in academia and beyond

Crossan: Character and competence essential in academia and beyond

While the importance of leader character in fostering personal well-being and sustained excellence in organizations has gained traction in the business world, there is significant opportunity to consider the benefits of developing and exercising leader character in...

Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test

Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test

Whoever gets elected President of the United States Nov. 8 will face a myriad of challenges to bring a divided country together and achieve prosperity. To do this will require competencies and commitment. But it will also require leader character. This does not bode...

Polo team mounts up for new season

Polo team mounts up for new season

So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...

Accelerator advances its inaugural cohort

Accelerator advances its inaugural cohort

It is full-speed ahead for four companies, and their young entrepreneurial leaders, thanks to their time in the Western Accelerator. Open to Western students, faculty and recent alumni, the Western Accelerator provides an intense, rapid and immersive education for...

CHRW, Israeli campus radio bridge cultural divides

CHRW, Israeli campus radio bridge cultural divides

It’s a bit like overhearing a typical conversation university students might have anywhere on campus. You’ll hear stories and opinions on the latest bands, the hottest shows to binge watch and more. But these conversations are between strangers – Western students and...

Western gets WISE about sustainability

Western gets WISE about sustainability

Reducing meat and dairy consumption, clean energy and food sharing were among the innovative ideas shared at Western’s Ideas for Sustainability and the Environment competition.

Study finds entrepreneurship training better for women, minorities

Study finds entrepreneurship training better for women, minorities

Women and minorities are more likely to benefit from entrepreneurship training programs when compared to Caucasian men, according to recent research conducted by an Ivey Business School professor. “The study was motivated by the idea that over the past decade, there...

Students nab innovation awards

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...

A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills

A formula for smoothing rising Ontario hydro bills

Public angst about rising electricity bills in Ontario has intensified recently as the cost of new investment in generation capacity becomes clear. Over the past decade, the government has contracted for more than 20,000 megawatts of generation capacity, including...

Western mourning death of Ivey student

Western mourning death of Ivey student

The Western community is mourning the death of Francis Tardif, 29, a Masters of Business Administration student at the Ivey Business School, who died Sunday, Feb. 19, in London. The Tardif family will receive condolences at Complexe Funeraire Maison Gomin, Lépine...

Western faculty, alumnae among 2017 Women of Excellence

Western faculty, alumnae among 2017 Women of Excellence

Two members of the Western community are among eight honourees named by The YMCA of Western Ontario as 2017 Women of Excellence. Dr. Marina Salvadori, a faculty member in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is a provincial, national and international...

Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort

Moving on: Humanities school graduates first cohort

Four years have passed since Western welcomed the first round of 25 undergraduate students to its School for Advanced Studies in the Arts and Humanities (SASAH), a unique-to-Canada program that offers interdisciplinary study options, new language skills, experiential...

Crossan: Character and competence essential in academia and beyond

Crossan: Character and competence essential in academia and beyond

While the importance of leader character in fostering personal well-being and sustained excellence in organizations has gained traction in the business world, there is significant opportunity to consider the benefits of developing and exercising leader character in...

Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test

Trump and Clinton: Putting character to the test

Whoever gets elected President of the United States Nov. 8 will face a myriad of challenges to bring a divided country together and achieve prosperity. To do this will require competencies and commitment. But it will also require leader character. This does not bode...

Polo team mounts up for new season

Polo team mounts up for new season

So, how does C.J. Sifton explain polo to Canadians? “Think of it as hockey on horseback,” said the fourth-year Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) student. “The most common question I get is, ‘You mean on a horse?’” added Kingsley Ward, an Ivey...