News Archive
Bongard new Alumni Association President
June 8, 2018
Meet Warren Bongard, LLB'91, the new President of Western's Alumni Association.
Read the full articleIvey grad cartwheels to success, happiness
June 8, 2018
Ivey Business School MBA graduate Jay Kiew is all about embracing education, welcoming challenges and focusing on the road ahead – and tossing in a few cartwheels here and there.
Read the full articleMartin advocates for tighter doctor-patient ties
June 7, 2018
Dr. Danielle Martin, MD’03, returned to Western recently as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Department of Family Medicine. Martin, the author of Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care For All Canadians, spoke of the need for a stronger relationship between the physician and the patient as a first step to a better health-care system in Canada.
Read the full article‘Golden’ season for Vegas hockey exec
June 1, 2018
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of not only an NHL team, but, more specifically, to be part of something from ground zero,” says Misha Donskov, MA’11 (Kinesiology), Las Vegas Golden Knights Director of Hockey Operations.
Read the full articleNew curator for McIntosh Gallery
May 28, 2018
Helen Gregory, PhD’16 (Art and Visual Culture), has been named the new curator of Western’s McIntosh Gallery, replacing Catherine Elliot Shaw, who recently retired after 35 years.
Read the full articleBlack Fly lands on way to ‘create conversation’
May 25, 2018
Black Fly Beverage Company, co-founded by Cathy Siskind-Kelly and Rob Kelly, BA’87, will now feature single-use breathalyzers that allow customers to test their blood alcohol level and introduce conversation about responsible drinking.
Read the full articleMaking hometown connections
May 25, 2018
When Ann Lamanes, BA'00 (Media, Information and Technoculture), came to Western in 1996, she hoped to study Geography and perhaps pursue a career in urban planning. But rapid technological advances changed the map – and her plans.
Read the full articleMoonlite brings bright idea to night-night
May 15, 2018
Inspired by bedtime books with her daughter Chloe, Natalie Rebot, BESc’05 (Software Engineering), created the wildly successful Moonlite, a storybook projector that displays classics such as Good Night, Moon through a cellphone flashlight and app.
Read the full articleHot Docs honours for Philosophy grad
May 15, 2018
Written and directed by Michael Del Monte, BA’08 (Philosophy), the documentary film Transformer made its Canadian debut at the Canadian International Documentary Festival – better known as Hot Docs – earlier this month where it received the Rogers Audience Award for Best Canadian Documentary, which included a $50,000 cash prize. Del Monte also picked up the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the festival.
Read the full articleAlumna makes magic at Universal theme parks
May 15, 2018
“People think it’s magic. We call it engineering.” This clever quip holds especially true for Western Engineering alumna Rebecca Dean, BESc’13, who currently works as a ride and show engineer at Universal Creative in Orlando, Florida.
Read the full articleAlumx wins fight for non-binary birth certificate
May 15, 2018
Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies) is the first person in Ontario to receive a non-binary birth certificate.
Read the full articleMustangs Football honours 2018 Wall of Champions Inductees
April 27, 2018
The Mustangs Football Champions Club honoured the newest members of the Wall of Champions during a ceremony held at TD Stadium on April 27.
Read the full articleFilmmaker’s ‘Romantic’ effort finding indie success
April 19, 2018
Carly Stone, BA’11 (English and Writing Studies), recently premiered her first movie, The New Romantic, at SXSW, an annual conglomerate of film, interactive media and music festivals and conferences that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas.
Read the full articlePerry knows Mansbridge makes everything sound better
April 19, 2018
Daniel Perry, BA ’06 (English and French), author of the short story collections Nobody Looks That Young Here and Hamburger, answers 12 questions on his ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Read the full articleFrom one mom to another
April 19, 2018
Cynthia Lockrey, BA’95 (English/History), author of Bed Rest Mom: Surviving Pregnancy-Related Bed Rest with Your Sanity and Dignity Intact, answers questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Read the full articleHall honours Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, on and off the gridiron
April 2, 2018
As a young high-schooler growing up in Hamilton, Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, did what most sports-minded kids did – he tried out for the football team. And for three straight years, he was cut. Last month, he was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame Class of 2018.
Read the full articleA passion for public policy
March 27, 2018
“Put yourself in a position where you’ll learn something new.” That’s advice Alex Paterson, BA’08 (Media and Public Interest), first heard at Western, and has applied throughout his career, from roles at the CBC and Greenpeace, to his current role as Director of Communications and Operations for Canada 2020.
Read the full articleRetired physician known as 'Canada’s Baseball Poet'
March 27, 2018
Shel Krakofsky, MD’76, author of Stanley Cup Seder: Poems New and Selected, answers 12 questions on his ‘bookishness’ and writing.
Read the full articleAlumna embraces ‘Yes, and …’ toward a better world
March 27, 2018
Jennifer Stranges, BA’12 (Media, Information & Technoculture), never expected how much her role at Cystic Fibrosis Canada would change her own life.
Read the full articleMIT alumnus brings his vision to reality television
March 27, 2018
Mike Bickerton, BA’01 ((Media, Information & Technoculture), Amazing Race Canada co-producer, understands what it takes to create compelling television – and he credits Western for helping get him to the finish line.
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