Western Engineering is launching a new artificial intelligence systems engineering (AISE) program, starting this fall, in response to growing industry demand for engineers with AI and machine learning skills. The AISE program allows students to earn a c …
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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
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
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 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...
Cancer cells may hold secret to combating Alzheimer’s disease
The same spark that gives cancer cells their advantage may be the key to unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease for Western Biology professor Robert Cumming.
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
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
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...
Martian chronicles: Western researchers eye the Red Planet in a new way
Livio Tornabene and his research team have been snapping a lot of photos recently and have seen nothing but red – and they couldn’t be happier. Launched in 2005, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a multipurpose spacecraft designed to explore Mars from orbit. After a...
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
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
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’
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
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
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 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...
Cancer cells may hold secret to combating Alzheimer’s disease
The same spark that gives cancer cells their advantage may be the key to unlocking the secrets of Alzheimer’s disease for Western Biology professor Robert Cumming.
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
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
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...
Martian chronicles: Western researchers eye the Red Planet in a new way
Livio Tornabene and his research team have been snapping a lot of photos recently and have seen nothing but red – and they couldn’t be happier. Launched in 2005, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a multipurpose spacecraft designed to explore Mars from orbit. After a...
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
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
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.”