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International research internships benefit students, faculty

International research internships benefit students, faculty

More than 50 international students from 10 different countries are at Western this summer, completing research in astrophysics, climate change, artificial intelligence and a wide range of other areas of study. The students are part of the Mitacs Global …

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Despite a somewhat overwhelming future, remember the world needs you to stay connected and address its challenges, Mary Thompson told graduates at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Dan Shulman lending his voice to a generation

Dan Shulman lending his voice to a generation

If it was not for a lengthy line at the student Gazette office in 1985, Dan Shulman may have had an entirely different voice. Instead of the student newspaper, Shulman walked into CHRW Radio and toward what would soon become an award-winning broadcasting career....

Book Reviews, May 12

Book Reviews, May 12

Intelligent Leaders - Let Me Know When You Find One By Wayne Townsend, BEd’77 Yet another book on leadership. No, I am not trying to be glib. Wayne Townsend knows all too well there are probably enough volumes on the subject enough to be stacked to the moon. However,...

Commentary: Smart people don’t run

Commentary: Smart people don’t run

I have almost always associated universities with long-distance running, and this is, probably, why I also associate them with pain, sweat and hard work. Growing up in Sudbury, Ont., I was on my high school cross-country running team. Most of our workouts were on the...

University, industry get design game on

University, industry get design game on

Claudette Critchley, BSc’94, BEd’95, wouldn’t call herself a gamer – an odd statement from the COO and co-founder of Big Blue Bubble, Canada’s largest independent mobile gaming company.

Company survives close shaves to thrive

Company survives close shaves to thrive

Gareth Everard came to Western with thoughts of running track and becoming a dentist. He is doing neither one these days. He is, however, in the midst of cultivating his startup company, Rockwell Razors, whose current Kickstarter campaign sits at more than $198,000 as...

Western helps unlock secrets to food security

Western helps unlock secrets to food security

First Nations traditional knowledge fused with the scientific labs at Western in an attempt to understand more about food safety and security for the Kluane First Nation. The community of 95 people is located in the Yukon Territory, along the shores of Kluane Lake and...

Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability

Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability

    Sophia Lloyd-Jones has returned to an old form of producing natural dyes using vegetables and nuts to produce organic sculptures that challenge what it means to make art in an environmentally sustainable way. The fourth-year Visual Arts student was among...

Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email

Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email

I recently had a life-altering experience – one I am lucky to have survived to tell the tale. It happened a few months ago while I was in the final preparations for a science conference in Singapore. My bags were packed and waiting patiently by the front door for the...

Opening doors – and eyes – to India

Opening doors – and eyes – to India

Physics and Astronomy professor Shantanu Basu feels the next generation of university graduates should be primed to answer the call for highly educated and creative thinkers to address the challenges facing the developing world. As the former chair of Physics and...

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Thompson: Your success is society’s success

Despite a somewhat overwhelming future, remember the world needs you to stay connected and address its challenges, Mary Thompson told graduates at the Wednesday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.

Dan Shulman lending his voice to a generation

Dan Shulman lending his voice to a generation

If it was not for a lengthy line at the student Gazette office in 1985, Dan Shulman may have had an entirely different voice. Instead of the student newspaper, Shulman walked into CHRW Radio and toward what would soon become an award-winning broadcasting career....

Book Reviews, May 12

Book Reviews, May 12

Intelligent Leaders - Let Me Know When You Find One By Wayne Townsend, BEd’77 Yet another book on leadership. No, I am not trying to be glib. Wayne Townsend knows all too well there are probably enough volumes on the subject enough to be stacked to the moon. However,...

Commentary: Smart people don’t run

Commentary: Smart people don’t run

I have almost always associated universities with long-distance running, and this is, probably, why I also associate them with pain, sweat and hard work. Growing up in Sudbury, Ont., I was on my high school cross-country running team. Most of our workouts were on the...

University, industry get design game on

University, industry get design game on

Claudette Critchley, BSc’94, BEd’95, wouldn’t call herself a gamer – an odd statement from the COO and co-founder of Big Blue Bubble, Canada’s largest independent mobile gaming company.

Company survives close shaves to thrive

Company survives close shaves to thrive

Gareth Everard came to Western with thoughts of running track and becoming a dentist. He is doing neither one these days. He is, however, in the midst of cultivating his startup company, Rockwell Razors, whose current Kickstarter campaign sits at more than $198,000 as...

Western helps unlock secrets to food security

Western helps unlock secrets to food security

First Nations traditional knowledge fused with the scientific labs at Western in an attempt to understand more about food safety and security for the Kluane First Nation. The community of 95 people is located in the Yukon Territory, along the shores of Kluane Lake and...

Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability

Green Awards paint a portrait of sustainability

    Sophia Lloyd-Jones has returned to an old form of producing natural dyes using vegetables and nuts to produce organic sculptures that challenge what it means to make art in an environmentally sustainable way. The fourth-year Visual Arts student was among...

Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email

Smith: Let’s do away with the auto-reply email

I recently had a life-altering experience – one I am lucky to have survived to tell the tale. It happened a few months ago while I was in the final preparations for a science conference in Singapore. My bags were packed and waiting patiently by the front door for the...

Opening doors – and eyes – to India

Opening doors – and eyes – to India

Physics and Astronomy professor Shantanu Basu feels the next generation of university graduates should be primed to answer the call for highly educated and creative thinkers to address the challenges facing the developing world. As the former chair of Physics and...