Eleven Western alumni are among an “inspirational group” named to London, Ont.’s 20 Under 40 Class of 2021. Organized by the Twenty Under Forty Foundation, in association with London Inc. magazine, the program celebrates younger Londoners who are …
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Western News Newsmakers 2015
How will we remember 2015? Probably through one or more of these faces. Join us in this spotlight, in brief words and striking images, of some of our favourites from the last year.
LeBel named among Leamer-Rosenthal winners
Etienne LeBel, MSc’07, PhD’11 (Psychology), was recently named one of 10 international winners of the Leamer-Rosenthal Prizes for Open Social Science, supported by the John Templeton Foundation, and presented by Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social...
Dyczok: Finding small moments among the wounded
“I’m a civilian,” he said. “Give the treats to the wounded soldiers.” The young man on crutches smiled and refused to take any fruit or chocolates from my basket. I didn’t look at his injury and focused on his eyes. But I knew he was a soldier, because I was in Kyiv’s...
St-Pierre, Davidson and Chakraborty: Calling for a fair deal for TAs across campus
Graduate teaching assistants (TAs) are currently negotiating a new contract with the university. Life is extraordinarily precarious for many graduate students, making it difficult to be both an effective educator and a good student. We seek a fair deal in exchange for...
Work takes flight with new idea on bird brains
Now that she’s here, Psychology graduate student Madeleine Brodbeck is ready to change gears.
Pak: Hack Western brings top student tech minds together
Hundreds of voices rang in my ears as I squeezed by throngs of people at the Hack Western 1 Project Expo last year. The Mustang Lounge was filled with rows of tables, where teams stood with their laptops and phones to show off what they’d made this past weekend. My...
Professor earns major book award
The connection between war, society and medicine is and always will be an important and rich field of study for researchers like Shauna Devine. A visiting research fellow in the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Civil War and Reconstruction professor in...
Alumnus’ small press makes big Giller impact
All Dan Wells wanted was a life lived in books. And it was happenstance, he said, that made such a life possible.
Morneau, Philpott named to Trudeau cabinet
Recently elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tapped William Morneau, BA’86 (Political Science), as Finance Minister and Jane Philpott, MD’84, as Health Minister during ceremonies held today at Rideau Hall.
Western, Merrymount launch Wright Centre
Vicki Schwean would be happy with one. But she knows it will be many, many more than that. “If just one kid comes out of here a whole lot healthier, with much more promise for the future, then that would be awesome,” said Schwean, Dean of Western’s Faculty of...
Mobile phones answer call for relief help
Papua New Guinea is suffering a drought that may impact the Oceania country worse than a similar devastation in 1997, its worst drought on record. Located just south of the equator, about 160 kilometres north of Australia, almost 1.8 million Papua New Guinea people...
Jamieson: All things, all people have a role
Today’s graduates have great potential to realize a collective responsibility and leave a legacy of hope for future Canadians, said Rebecca Jamieson, President and CEO of Six Nations Polytechnic.