Freshly graduated from nursing school in the mid-1980s, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe began her career as a public health nurse in Wallaceburg, west of London. In that farming and industrial town, she learned that health leadership includes helping remedy health …
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Western student ‘first among peers’ at Global Summit
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, are joining dozens of the brightest minds from around the globe this week at the Undergraduate Awards Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Through The Undergraduate Awards, a...
Young doctor carries on passion of doctor, advocate
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia
For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...
Why the Victorians may understand us better than anyone in history
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Graduate program migrates across disciplines
“I defy anybody to look through any random newspaper these days without reading something to do about migration, immigration or integration. It’s a daily lived experience.” For Stephanie Bangarth, director of Western’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and...
Study shows probiotic yogurt reduces toxic risks
New Western-led research showing probiotic yogurt’s ability to reduce the uptake of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins could significantly reduce the risk for developmental issues in children. Western graduate student Jordan Bisanz said the study provides...
Kopp taking on a new challenge as associate dean
Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Gregory Kopp is known for being the man on the ground assessing wind-ravaged homes following a tornado as part of his research. But now Kopp is stepping behind the desk to face different challenges in a new role as Western...
Competition offered chance for Brescia alumna to ‘Lead’
Christine Peet was determined to walk away victorious. She first tackled Take the Lead, a public-speaking contest for high school students at Brescia University College, in 2009. Her speech, deemed too long, eliminated her after the first round. Peet, originally from...
Happiness findings may resonate beyond the family
Your happiness as a parent largely depends on two things – your age at the time of the first arrival and the number of children you have, according one Western researcher. “People’s happiness trajectories are based on when they have children, and based on the number...
Portrait pilferer returns to scene decades later
It had been delivered by hand, while office staff were in a meeting. Nobody saw the package delivered or, perhaps more importantly, the person who delivered it.
Professor looks to zero in radiation treatment
Radiation therapy is a precise science – one Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint aims to fine tune. Nearly 200,000 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. The ailment is considered the leading cause of premature...
McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week
Over the last four years, there has been a lot of talk on Western’s campus about internationalization. As I wrote in a previous edition of Western News, international scholarship and partnerships have always been important to our community. Indeed, one only needs to...
Western student ‘first among peers’ at Global Summit
Recent Medical Sciences graduate Milani Sivapragasam, along with 11 Western colleagues, are joining dozens of the brightest minds from around the globe this week at the Undergraduate Awards Global Summit in Dublin, Ireland. Through The Undergraduate Awards, a...
Young doctor carries on passion of doctor, advocate
Editor’s note: In celebration of National Philanthropy Day on Nov. 15, Western News features the story of one student who benefited from one donor, a story repeated thousands of times across this campus. Talk to Dr. Alison Fine, MD’13, and it’s no wonder she’s humbled...
Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia
For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...
Why the Victorians may understand us better than anyone in history
This week, Western hosts the North American Victorian Studies Association (NAVSA) annual conference, bringing in nearly 350 scholars from around the world together under the theme Victorian Classes and Classifications. Established in 2002, NAVSA provides a continental...
Graduate program migrates across disciplines
“I defy anybody to look through any random newspaper these days without reading something to do about migration, immigration or integration. It’s a daily lived experience.” For Stephanie Bangarth, director of Western’s Collaborative Graduate Program in Migration and...
Study shows probiotic yogurt reduces toxic risks
New Western-led research showing probiotic yogurt’s ability to reduce the uptake of certain heavy metals and environmental toxins could significantly reduce the risk for developmental issues in children. Western graduate student Jordan Bisanz said the study provides...
Kopp taking on a new challenge as associate dean
Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Gregory Kopp is known for being the man on the ground assessing wind-ravaged homes following a tornado as part of his research. But now Kopp is stepping behind the desk to face different challenges in a new role as Western...
Competition offered chance for Brescia alumna to ‘Lead’
Christine Peet was determined to walk away victorious. She first tackled Take the Lead, a public-speaking contest for high school students at Brescia University College, in 2009. Her speech, deemed too long, eliminated her after the first round. Peet, originally from...
Happiness findings may resonate beyond the family
Your happiness as a parent largely depends on two things – your age at the time of the first arrival and the number of children you have, according one Western researcher. “People’s happiness trajectories are based on when they have children, and based on the number...
Portrait pilferer returns to scene decades later
It had been delivered by hand, while office staff were in a meeting. Nobody saw the package delivered or, perhaps more importantly, the person who delivered it.
Professor looks to zero in radiation treatment
Radiation therapy is a precise science – one Engineering professor Kibret Mequanint aims to fine tune. Nearly 200,000 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to the Canadian Cancer Society. The ailment is considered the leading cause of premature...
McMullin: Promoting global awareness and Western’s International Week
Over the last four years, there has been a lot of talk on Western’s campus about internationalization. As I wrote in a previous edition of Western News, international scholarship and partnerships have always been important to our community. Indeed, one only needs to...