Alan Shepard took office as Western’s President & Vice-Chancellor on July 1, after serving as President & Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal. Here, he sits down with Alumni Gazette Executive Editor Marcia Steyaert, BA’96, to talk about the power of education, the challenges and opportunities facing universities and the critical role alumni play in Western’s future.
Alan Shepard took office as Western’s President & Vice-Chancellor on July 1, after serving as President & Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal. Here, he sits down with Alumni Gazette Executive Editor Marcia Steyaert, BA’96, to talk about the power of education, the challenges and opportunities facing universities and the critical role alumni play in Western’s future.
Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this week.
One of the biggest deterrents to wasting food is getting people to think about what else those wasted dollars could be spent on, according to a Western-led report.
Paul Mensink would love nothing more than to take his class to the dump. Or anywhere, really, that could augment their learning about environmental sciences.
For Duncan Hunter, it has all been worth the wait. On Monday evening, the Chemistry professor emeritus - a researcher who “exemplifies what it means to be an innovator” - was named the 2019 Vanguard Innovator of the Year for his work in developing the cancer drug Azedra.
Pass/fail thresholds for Education students, academic cheating on campus and Human Rights courses at King’s University College all received scrutiny when University Senate convened on Oct. 18.
Open to all Western faculty, this event is to encourage dialogue on interdisciplinary collaboration and its relation to innovation. On November 6, join Western's Innovation Ambassadors and fellow faculty from across campus at The Wave.
Explore the benefits of open access and learn how to take advantage of open access publishing with free workshops, an academic panel and a film screening.
On this episode, hosts Gregory Robinson and Ariel Frame interview neuroscience student, Kartik Pradeepan, about his research on Autism. Autism is a complex disease that is associated with mutations among gene clusters. Kartik's research uses stem cells differentiated into neurons to create neuronal networks in order to study the role of SHANK2, a gene associated with Autism, by measuring electrical activity. To learn more, tune in to this fascinating episode.
From writing to Icelandic soul, to embracing obscure ‘Ologies,’ Biology PhD candidate Jacqueline Lebenzon is certain to offer up all her selections in the form of a question when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
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