Mark Biesinger landed his first fish when he was four years old and out on Ontario’s Matawa River with his dad and brother. He was as hooked as the little rock bass he’d caught. Now director of Surface Science Western – where he leads a tea …
Sustainability
Roberta Bondar: Trailblazer in space, explorer on Earth
30 years after historic flight, Canada’s first female astronaut inspires wonder in our natural world
Western gets gold STARS for sustainability
International ratings system paves way to ‘make global change happen’
Transforming waste, industrial by-products to reduce environmental impact
Western’s ICFAR bridges research, industry for sustainable growth
Expert insight: The gift of second chances
Secondary markets for returned gifts support circular economy
Western’s notable, quotable year in review
2021 a year of big themes, bold vision for university
Predicting recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations
15-year study shows how curbing pollution can have immediate benefits
Waste reduction at Western: 5 fast facts
How the campus community can help win the ‘war on waste’
Sustainability underlying thread for student entrepreneur
Rubaina Singla helping to build responsible fashion industry
Two graduate students make city’s Green Leader list
Eco-fashion advocate and bird champion recognized by London environmentalists
Project to study climate effects on electric vehicle energy use
Research part of collaborative partnership between Western, Fanshawe College
Responsible investing contributes to significant carbon footprint reduction
Regular measurement of emissions shows five-year drop in carbon footprint of Western’s long-term public equity investments
Flood-impact map a Canadian first
Western researcher Slobodan P. Simonovic shows how – and where – flooding will put humans and property at risk under changing climate
Roberta Bondar: Trailblazer in space, explorer on Earth
30 years after historic flight, Canada’s first female astronaut inspires wonder in our natural world
Western gets gold STARS for sustainability
International ratings system paves way to ‘make global change happen’
Transforming waste, industrial by-products to reduce environmental impact
Western’s ICFAR bridges research, industry for sustainable growth
Expert insight: The gift of second chances
Secondary markets for returned gifts support circular economy
Western’s notable, quotable year in review
2021 a year of big themes, bold vision for university
Predicting recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations
15-year study shows how curbing pollution can have immediate benefits
Waste reduction at Western: 5 fast facts
How the campus community can help win the ‘war on waste’
Sustainability underlying thread for student entrepreneur
Rubaina Singla helping to build responsible fashion industry
Two graduate students make city’s Green Leader list
Eco-fashion advocate and bird champion recognized by London environmentalists
Project to study climate effects on electric vehicle energy use
Research part of collaborative partnership between Western, Fanshawe College
Responsible investing contributes to significant carbon footprint reduction
Regular measurement of emissions shows five-year drop in carbon footprint of Western’s long-term public equity investments
Flood-impact map a Canadian first
Western researcher Slobodan P. Simonovic shows how – and where – flooding will put humans and property at risk under changing climate