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Student researcher wrestling with big data and a ‘tiny assassin’

Student researcher wrestling with big data and a ‘tiny assassin’

Kemi Ola’s research mission is to dethrone the deadliest animal on the planet – the mosquito. Consider these tiny assassins transmit life-threatening diseases, including malaria, that collectively kill more than one million people every year. With rising cross-border...

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.

Bozanis: Domestic violence tool only addresses half the issue

Bozanis: Domestic violence tool only addresses half the issue

The online tool iCAN Plan 4 Safety seems like a really great, innovative way to assist women affected by relationship violence (Online tool puts power back in women’s hands, Feb. 5). However, the fact this tool has been created solely for women saddens me, as domestic...

Four Western student-entrepreneurs among The Next 36

Four Western student-entrepreneurs among The Next 36

Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...

Libraries find million ways to educate the world

Libraries find million ways to educate the world

Western Libraries hit a big milestone at the beginning of the New Year, with the one-millionth download from the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) hub of the Scholarship@Western repository. The ETD was designed to provide a free, open-access way for people...

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Western researchers Lauren Flynn, Abouzar Sadrekarimi and Audrey Bouvier will split more than $525,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced today in Ottawa.

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...

3M honoured for Western connections

3M honoured for Western connections

Angie Mandich, associate vice-president (student experience), left, recently presented the first-ever Employer Partnership Award to Sarah Tattersall, manager of Recruitment and Talent Development for 3M Canada. The Student Success Centre, DAN Management and...

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Justin Tang and Alex Zarifoglu met in residence when they first arrived at Western. Today, the young business partners hope their friendship will represent only their first successful ‘start-up’ as they look to grow the Founders Network, a student-led campus community...

Professor, alumni named to the Order of Canada

Professor, alumni named to the Order of Canada

Biology professor Jeremy McNeil was selected as a new member “for his contributions to the study of reproductive biology in insects and for his dedication to increasing public appreciation of science.”

Student researcher wrestling with big data and a ‘tiny assassin’

Student researcher wrestling with big data and a ‘tiny assassin’

Kemi Ola’s research mission is to dethrone the deadliest animal on the planet – the mosquito. Consider these tiny assassins transmit life-threatening diseases, including malaria, that collectively kill more than one million people every year. With rising cross-border...

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.

Bozanis: Domestic violence tool only addresses half the issue

Bozanis: Domestic violence tool only addresses half the issue

The online tool iCAN Plan 4 Safety seems like a really great, innovative way to assist women affected by relationship violence (Online tool puts power back in women’s hands, Feb. 5). However, the fact this tool has been created solely for women saddens me, as domestic...

Four Western student-entrepreneurs among The Next 36

Four Western student-entrepreneurs among The Next 36

Four Western students now stand among 38 members of the fifth The Next 36 cohort, Canada’s most selective program for young entrepreneurs, following the organization’s annual National Selection Weekend. James Crocker, Engineering; Evan Ferguson, Engineering; Aishi...

Libraries find million ways to educate the world

Libraries find million ways to educate the world

Western Libraries hit a big milestone at the beginning of the New Year, with the one-millionth download from the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) hub of the Scholarship@Western repository. The ETD was designed to provide a free, open-access way for people...

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Western researchers Lauren Flynn, Abouzar Sadrekarimi and Audrey Bouvier will split more than $525,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced today in Ottawa.

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...

3M honoured for Western connections

3M honoured for Western connections

Angie Mandich, associate vice-president (student experience), left, recently presented the first-ever Employer Partnership Award to Sarah Tattersall, manager of Recruitment and Talent Development for 3M Canada. The Student Success Centre, DAN Management and...

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Student network facilitates ‘dream team’ developments

Justin Tang and Alex Zarifoglu met in residence when they first arrived at Western. Today, the young business partners hope their friendship will represent only their first successful ‘start-up’ as they look to grow the Founders Network, a student-led campus community...

Professor, alumni named to the Order of Canada

Professor, alumni named to the Order of Canada

Biology professor Jeremy McNeil was selected as a new member “for his contributions to the study of reproductive biology in insects and for his dedication to increasing public appreciation of science.”