By Mark Wolfe, Western Communications Three Western PhD candidates – all from the social sciences and humanities competition – have been named among 166 nationwide recipients of 2020-21 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Each winner will recei …
Women’s Studies and Feminist Research
Baruah and Gaudet: Confronting the gender gap in Canada’s green transition
Women are a minority in the energy sector everywhere in the world – and Canada is no exception. Concerns about climate change and fossil fuel insecurity have ensured significant interest in Canada in the technologies and financing for transitioning to clean energy,...
Study explores role of Jewish women on homefront
The stories describe important moments in our country’s history – yet few talk about them, even fewer ask. That is about to change thanks to Jennifer Shaw Lander.
Connecting writers with their inner ‘weird’
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
Change how we define success in development
Concerns about environmental sustainability and fossil fuel insecurity have convinced many countries to transition to solar, hydro, bioenergy, wind and other renewables. Since producing and distributing renewables is more labour-intensive than producing and...
PhD candidate leverages research to create path
It didn’t take Sarah Saska long to realize academia was not for her. Currently in her last year of a Women’s Studies and Feminist Research PhD at Western, Saska knew her future wasn’t inside the Ivory Tower from the start. While she didn’t know where she was heading...
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 166 nationwide recipients, across all three Tri-Council Agencies, of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Scholars named among emerging generation of leaders
Four Western professors and a King’s University College professor have been named among the 48 new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Determined learners never done studying
Fifteen learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education earlier this month. Two Western students were among these award recipients. A third Western student received the SAGE...
Student rides ‘groundswell’ to opportunity abroad
Volunteering abroad had been Sarah Emon’s plan since she started her studies at Western. But it took a ‘groundswell’ to make that plan a reality. “I was never satisfied with any of the volunteer programs. A lot of them are designed by Western countries, and they go in...
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Family-Making: Contemporary Ethical Challenges Edited by Carolyn McLeod and Francoise Baylis With the advent of new reproductive technologies, and the wider acceptance of same-sex families, has also come with an array of new options – and ethical considerations – in...
Baruah: Of Nobel Prizes and pyrrhic victories
When the news of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi reached me Friday, I let out a groan. Since I have pursued a reasonably successful career researching, teaching and writing about global social justice issues, more...
Baruah and Gaudet: Confronting the gender gap in Canada’s green transition
Women are a minority in the energy sector everywhere in the world – and Canada is no exception. Concerns about climate change and fossil fuel insecurity have ensured significant interest in Canada in the technologies and financing for transitioning to clean energy,...
Study explores role of Jewish women on homefront
The stories describe important moments in our country’s history – yet few talk about them, even fewer ask. That is about to change thanks to Jennifer Shaw Lander.
Connecting writers with their inner ‘weird’
Margaret Christakos isn’t afraid to risk being “weird.” To her, it’s a nod to the small differences and idiosyncrasies between people who make characters leap off of the pages of her work.
Leonard, Shoemaker named to top professor honour
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
Change how we define success in development
Concerns about environmental sustainability and fossil fuel insecurity have convinced many countries to transition to solar, hydro, bioenergy, wind and other renewables. Since producing and distributing renewables is more labour-intensive than producing and...
PhD candidate leverages research to create path
It didn’t take Sarah Saska long to realize academia was not for her. Currently in her last year of a Women’s Studies and Feminist Research PhD at Western, Saska knew her future wasn’t inside the Ivory Tower from the start. While she didn’t know where she was heading...
Vanier celebrates nation’s finest graduate students
Four Western PhD candidates have been named among 166 nationwide recipients, across all three Tri-Council Agencies, of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship.
Scholars named among emerging generation of leaders
Four Western professors and a King’s University College professor have been named among the 48 new members of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Determined learners never done studying
Fifteen learners from a variety of educational institutions and agencies received Adult Learner Awards from the London Council for Adult Education earlier this month. Two Western students were among these award recipients. A third Western student received the SAGE...
Student rides ‘groundswell’ to opportunity abroad
Volunteering abroad had been Sarah Emon’s plan since she started her studies at Western. But it took a ‘groundswell’ to make that plan a reality. “I was never satisfied with any of the volunteer programs. A lot of them are designed by Western countries, and they go in...
Read All Over reviews
Family-Making: Contemporary Ethical Challenges Edited by Carolyn McLeod and Francoise Baylis With the advent of new reproductive technologies, and the wider acceptance of same-sex families, has also come with an array of new options – and ethical considerations – in...
Baruah: Of Nobel Prizes and pyrrhic victories
When the news of the Nobel Peace Prize awarded jointly to Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi reached me Friday, I let out a groan. Since I have pursued a reasonably successful career researching, teaching and writing about global social justice issues, more...