News Archive
Alumnus targets public health via social media
September 17, 2019
Sajjed Fazel, MPH’18, began a social-media blitz for public health in Tanzania – and launched a movement that continues to grow in the east African country.
Read the full articleFinding happiness by degrees on campus and in life
September 6, 2019
Gillian Mandich, BHSc’07, MSc’12, PhD’19, has a message for students: Make time for gratitude, regardless of circumstances on any given day.
Read the full articleAlumna’s Lucy inspires kids to get active, try
September 5, 2019
Author Lisa Bowes, BA’88 (Physical Education), recently released Lucy Tries Basketball, the fifth book in her Lucy Tries Sports series which encourages children to get active and participate in sports and recreation.
Read the full articleMarking 40 years of being a ‘little bit rah-rah’
September 4, 2019
David Lee Tracey, BA’81, (Physical Education), Western Mustang Cheerleaders Coach, is entering his 40th year with a squad still motivating fans and winning championships across North America nearly a century after its founding.
Read the full articleAlumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work
August 23, 2019
During her lifetime, botanist Kate Crooks received international acclaim for her work. But the whereabouts of those labours today – 500 pages of plant samples Crooks collected and pressed in the 1860s – remain a puzzle Anna Soper, MLIS’16, is determined to solve.
Read the full articleMusical puts mental-health struggles on stage
August 23, 2019
Thalia Ranjbar, BA’19, and Jake Schindler, BMus’18, Bsc’19, are presenting Where Do We Begin?, a musical about four friends coming to terms with the suicide of their friend and finding ways to speak out about their own struggles with mental illness.
Read the full articleMusic alumna heads Ontario Youth Choir
August 15, 2019
Vicki St. Pierre, BMus’96, MMus’98, spent the week as conductor of the Ontario Youth Choir, Aug. 9-16, at Western.
Read the full articleBusiness turns one-time wear into lasting impact
August 15, 2019
Sisters Madison, BMOS’20, and Jenessa, BA’14, MSc’18, Olson run STMNT, a clothing rental service the pair founded where our users can rent clothes from local boutiques.
Read the full articleArt exhibition helps inspire action on addiction
August 14, 2019
Curated by Matthew Ryan Smith, PhD’12, the recent CURTAIN exhibition at Glenhyrst Art Gallery of Brant showed expressions of memory, love, death, kinship and grief, by artist Jeff Bierk.
Read the full articleAlumnus leads engineering design in global defence industry
August 12, 2019
Dave Crocker, BESc’86, is at the forefront of innovative engineering design in the defence industry worldwide.
Read the full articleAlumna, animals aid others in coping with challenges
August 7, 2019
Her office consists of goats, dogs, chickens and horses. To some, a menagerie like that would make for unusual co-workers. But for Morrigan Reilly-Ansons, BA'07, they are part of her commitment to helping others cope with life’s challenges.
Read the full articleMarvel names alumnus as latest superhero
July 23, 2019
Simu Liu, HBA'11, has been cast as the lead in the new Marvel movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
Read the full articleAlumni honoured as top Canadian immigrants
July 21, 2019
A senior official with the Toronto Stock Exchange and an up-and-coming real estate lawyer – both community-driven Western alumni – have been named among Canada’s Top 25 immigrants in an award sponsored by RBC and Canadian Immigrant magazine.
Read the full articleAlumnus wants virtual world to be senior reality
July 19, 2019
Daniel Kharlas, BSc’16 (Psychology), MSc’19 (Psychology), General Manager of VRcadia, is building on his earliest gaming success by expanding virtual reality’s role in society, especially focused on seniors.
Read the full articleAlumna cultivates career in food processing
July 17, 2019
Growing up with exposure to the food industry through farming, Sharon Flaherty, BESc’15, had an underlying interest in learning where our food comes from.
Read the full articleAlumna trumpets women’s health and rights
July 15, 2019
Stefania Wisofschi, BSc’16, MMASc’17, is heading to Nairobi for an eight-month fellowship through the Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s International Youth Fellowship Program.
Read the full articleAlumna tapped to lead United Way campaign
June 21, 2019
Christy Bacik, BA’92 (Political Science), is showcasing her passion for volunteerism after being named Chair and Chief ChangeMaker for the 2019 United Way Elgin Middlesex campaign.
Read the full articleAlumnus capitalizes on Canada’s cannabis industry
June 12, 2019
Mario Naric, BESc’14, has founded Motif Labs, a full-service cannabis and hemp extraction company.
Read the full articleAlumnus counts self among Raptors originals
June 10, 2019
Karl Toulouse, BA’09, has been courtside as a statistician for the Toronto Raptors for the last 24 seasons.
Read the full articleSpear Chief-Morris joins FISU delegation
June 7, 2019
Joy SpearChief-Morris, BA’17 (History, First Nations Studies), has been added to the Athletics team. She will run the 100m hurdles as part of the games in Italy.
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