News Archive
Thousands follow alumna’s discussions on education
September 15, 2020
Catherine Zeisner is a social media influencer. She has over 200,000 followers, 3.3. million likes and millions of comments and direct messages on TikTok. And everything is about education.
Read the full articleStaying on track: Alumni keep company running through pandemic cancelations
September 11, 2020
Their first steps as a company were a giant leap for an industry looking for a better solution. Now, as thousands of races have halted around the world, Race Roster continues to help the sport and its organizers stride into an uncertain future.
Read the full articleAlumnus partnering with Western Law to conduct Hidden Racial Profiling Project
August 20, 2020
Influential human rights lawyer Sunil Gurmukh, LLB'08, will be partnering with Western Law to conduct the Hidden Racial Profiling Project.
Read the full articleDebut novel combines tech, comic worlds
August 4, 2020
Drew Murray, BA’97, MBA’06, can credit his storied career partly to technology’s triumph over the curse of cursive.
Read the full articleWestern-branded, made-in-Ontario facemasks supplied to campus community
July 20, 2020
Students, faculty and staff can wear their purple pride as they don masks made by TakeCare Supply, a company started by Kevin Vuong, BMOS’11, and Larry Lau, BA’09, MBA’18.
Read the full articleAlumna’s debut novel wins Leacock Medal for Humour
June 28, 2020
Heidi Jacobs, MLIS’06, was awarded this year’s Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour for her debut novel ‘Molly of the Mall: Literary Lass and Purveyor of Fine Footwear.’
Read the full articleAlumnus takes hands-off approach to venture
June 25, 2020
Connor Renton, BA’19, and his siblings created Touché, a company selling no-touch tools used to limit contact with contaminated or shared surfaces.
Read the full articleClass of 2020: Meet some of our newest alumni
June 19, 2020
The class of 2020 will forever have a special place in our hearts and in our history. Welcome to the alumni family!
Read the full articleAlumna receives highest Law Society award
June 16, 2020
Heather Joy Ross, LLB'84, was recently awarded the Law Society Medal for Outstanding Service.
Read the full articlePoloz named Chair of Lawrence Centre Advisory Council
June 15, 2020
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen S. Poloz, MA’79, PhD’82, has been appointed Chair of the Advisory Council of the Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management.
Read the full articlePro career on hold – but game still goal
June 9, 2020
Kyle Dawson, BSc’20 (Kinesiology), has been drafted by the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League.
Read the full articleNature site shows kids their wildlife neighbours
June 4, 2020
John Drew, BEd’07, BA’02, and Kendra Coulter, BA’02, recently created Animal Neighbours, a website designed to teach kids about the animal world around them.
Read the full articleNew alumni leaders rally behind common purpose
June 3, 2020
Meet Tyler Forkes, the new Executive Director of Alumni Relations, and your new Alumni Association president Mark Brown, MBA'95.
Read the full articleWestern mourns death of Dr. Douglas Bocking
May 13, 2020
The Western community is mourning the death of medical education pioneer Dr. Douglas Bocking, MD’43, a former Dean of Medicine, who died May 9. He was 99.
Read the full articleRed flags signal alumna to help end hunger
May 11, 2020
Monica Rivero, BMSc’16, MSc’18, could not turn a blind eye to the red flags hanging from windows and doors in the poorest parts of her native Colombia.
Read the full article‘Magic’ photograph still inspires after 50 years
May 9, 2020
Alumnus Stephen Brunt, BA’81, MA’82, author of Searching for Bobby Orr, reflects on one of the most iconic photographs in sports.
Read the full articleCourse readies thousands of entrepreneurs for future
May 6, 2020
More than 2,000 Western community members from around the world have registered for Master the Entrepreneur Skillset, a six-week virtual masterclass taught by Ash Singh, HBA’04.
Read the full articleAlumnus investigates machine learning to predict COVID-19 cases
May 5, 2020
Blake VanBerlo, BESc’17, and his colleagues are developing a machine learning model that classifies chest X-rays of severe cases of COVID-19.
Read the full articleAlumnus named Governor of the Bank of Canada
May 1, 2020
Tiff Macklem, MA’84, PhD’89, has been named Governor of the Bank of Canada, succeeding fellow alumnus Stephen Poloz, MA’79, PhD’82.
Read the full articleAlumnus named to Campus Police top job
April 28, 2020
Brent Shea, BA’80 (King’s), Honors Certificate’03 (King’s), MPA’09, and his wife Becky, BA’79 (King’s), met while on campus. His three sons are also proud Mustangs.
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