Balancing a passion for anything on four wheels with his vision of attending law school, Nour Habliza continues to drive full speed ahead toward his future. As an undergraduate at Western, Habliza refused to let the pandemic get in his way: he found a n …
Political Science
Alumna turns French dreams into a travel reality
Jan Chung was chatting about the 32 trips she’s taken to France and thinking ahead to No. 33. “OK, it’s an obsession. But it’s a happy obsession.”
Loud Luxury scores four Juno nominations
Loud Luxury, the Canadian dance/electronic duo born out of a friendship forged at Western, will not only be performing at the Juno Awards in London in March – they’ve just been nominated for four major awards at the event.
Program creates a new life in a new home
At first, everything was fine. At 11, Mariana Garcia emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She welcomed the chance to make a life in a new country. “ But soon, the realities of her situation took hold. No one at her school spoke Spanish, leaving Mariana isolated. By the final years of high school, she was quite vulnerable.
Research shows cities take long road to recycling
Among municipalities recycling and re-using construction waste, including gravel, concrete, sand and asphalt, Ontario has its ‘leaders’ and its ‘laggards,’ explained Kate Graham, a Political Science professor at King’s and Brescia University Colleges.
Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis
Chris Alcantara knows it will take more than government funding to address the water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The money is important, sure. But building a collaborative relationship with Indigenous communities is what will build the foundation for future water infrastructure, he said.
Book finds solution in cooperation, conversation
As in many towns, there’s a skateboarding park in Teslin, Yukon, where children and teenagers play. The one in Teslin, however, was jointly built by the Teslin Tinglit Council – a Yukon First Nation government – and the municipality.
Expert: Results not a surprise; future may be
Laura Stephenson isn’t surprised. The rest of the province, she thinks, shouldn’t be surprised, either.
Political scientists parse the Ontario vote
Following the Ontario provincial election campaign has been a “new toy, every day” for Western Political Science professor Cristine de Clercy. “This is a really complicated election. If we look at the economic issues alone, not just the state of the provincial...
Western scholars named among CRC ranks
Two Western researchers have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRC), a program which recognizes the country’s best scholars across disciplines, while a third research saw his chair elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1. This now brings Western’s total number of CRCs to 41.
Attack ads become a double negative
With a provincial election just months away, expect the gloves to come off and the rhetoric to ramp up. But negative campaigning – candidates trying to improve their odds with ads slamming their opponents – may not be the best way to win an Ontario election, according...
Alumna embraces new ‘Power’ player role
Vassy Kapelos’ keen interest in politics was cultivated early by her parents, family members and three newspapers that hit her doorstep every day while growing up in Toronto.
Dimitrov tapped to support EU climate team
Political Science professor Radoslav Dimitrov is playing an important role in reworking how the European Union is communicating its climate policies. A global environmental politics and climate diplomacy expert, Dimitrov was recently invited to become a member of the...
Alumna turns French dreams into a travel reality
Jan Chung was chatting about the 32 trips she’s taken to France and thinking ahead to No. 33. “OK, it’s an obsession. But it’s a happy obsession.”
Loud Luxury scores four Juno nominations
Loud Luxury, the Canadian dance/electronic duo born out of a friendship forged at Western, will not only be performing at the Juno Awards in London in March – they’ve just been nominated for four major awards at the event.
Program creates a new life in a new home
At first, everything was fine. At 11, Mariana Garcia emigrated from Mexico to Canada. She welcomed the chance to make a life in a new country. “ But soon, the realities of her situation took hold. No one at her school spoke Spanish, leaving Mariana isolated. By the final years of high school, she was quite vulnerable.
Research shows cities take long road to recycling
Among municipalities recycling and re-using construction waste, including gravel, concrete, sand and asphalt, Ontario has its ‘leaders’ and its ‘laggards,’ explained Kate Graham, a Political Science professor at King’s and Brescia University Colleges.
Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis
Chris Alcantara knows it will take more than government funding to address the water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The money is important, sure. But building a collaborative relationship with Indigenous communities is what will build the foundation for future water infrastructure, he said.
Book finds solution in cooperation, conversation
As in many towns, there’s a skateboarding park in Teslin, Yukon, where children and teenagers play. The one in Teslin, however, was jointly built by the Teslin Tinglit Council – a Yukon First Nation government – and the municipality.
Expert: Results not a surprise; future may be
Laura Stephenson isn’t surprised. The rest of the province, she thinks, shouldn’t be surprised, either.
Political scientists parse the Ontario vote
Following the Ontario provincial election campaign has been a “new toy, every day” for Western Political Science professor Cristine de Clercy. “This is a really complicated election. If we look at the economic issues alone, not just the state of the provincial...
Western scholars named among CRC ranks
Two Western researchers have been named Canada Research Chairs (CRC), a program which recognizes the country’s best scholars across disciplines, while a third research saw his chair elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1. This now brings Western’s total number of CRCs to 41.
Attack ads become a double negative
With a provincial election just months away, expect the gloves to come off and the rhetoric to ramp up. But negative campaigning – candidates trying to improve their odds with ads slamming their opponents – may not be the best way to win an Ontario election, according...
Alumna embraces new ‘Power’ player role
Vassy Kapelos’ keen interest in politics was cultivated early by her parents, family members and three newspapers that hit her doorstep every day while growing up in Toronto.
Dimitrov tapped to support EU climate team
Political Science professor Radoslav Dimitrov is playing an important role in reworking how the European Union is communicating its climate policies. A global environmental politics and climate diplomacy expert, Dimitrov was recently invited to become a member of the...