News Archive
Alumnus’ bike lane blitz making TO streets safer
July 27, 2017
Kyle Ashley, BA’12 (Psychology and Anthropology), a parking enforcement officer with Toronto Police Service, reaches out to Toronto’s cyclists over Twitter, under the handle @TPS_ParkingPal.
Read the full articleAlumni named Top 40 Under 40
July 5, 2017
Western University congratulates five of its alumni for being named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2017. Through hard work and dedication, these alumni have earned one of Canada’s most prestigious honours for young leaders.
Read the full articlePlotting a course for golf’s future in Canada
June 28, 2017
Laurence Applebaum, HBA’94, was recently named Chief Executive Officer of Golf Canada. The Toronto native, who spent the last five years as Executive Vice-President of the Women’s Tennis Association, succeeds Chief Sport Officer Jeff Thompson in the position.
Read the full articleGrad takes stand on gender identity
June 28, 2017
Joshua M. Ferguson, BA’09 (Film Studies), identifies as non-binary trans and uses the pronouns ‘they,’ ‘them’ and ‘their’ to reflect gender identity. The writer and filmmaker recently applied for a non-binary birth certificate in Ontario, attracting media attention and fostering conversations surrounding recognition of gender identity across Canada.
Read the full articleAlumni make music in The Early Morning
June 16, 2017
Johanna Kaipainen, BSc’03 (Food & Nutrition), Malcolm Scott, BA’01, LLB’04, and Sandy MacDonald, BA’00 (Kinesiology & French), BEd’01, are seen here with The Early Morning bandmates Jim MacDonald and Bronson Metcalfe.
Read the full articleStreet hockey brings success for Ivey grad
June 1, 2017
When Scott Hill, MBA’02, witnessed the popularity of a 3-on-3 street basketball tournament held in London’s downtown core, he thought, “Why isn’t there something similar for street hockey?”
Read the full articleNew app connects talent and business
May 26, 2017
Alumna Erika Mozes, BA'00, and her partner Josh Karam, have developed a new app called Hyr that connects employees and employers in the hospitality sector.
Read the full articleProgram helped retrain brain, refocus life
May 25, 2017
When he graduated from the Graduate Diploma in Professional Communication and Management program in Spring 2015, Adam Rice founded LoanConnect, a financial technology company that aggregates lenders across the country into one easy-to-use site for borrowers.
Read the full articleHistory students and alumni find ‘lost’ cemetery stones
May 25, 2017
Students and alumni working on a Canada150 project at Woodland Cemetery in London have discovered 130 gravestones that had been all but lost to history. Pictured are, from left, Piotr Dobrzynski, Alyssa Szilagyi, Levi Hord, MacKenzie Brash and Sunny Kim.
Read the full article60 years of rowing excellence
May 25, 2017
In September, Western Rowing celebrates its 60th anniversary with a weekend alumni event. There will be activities for all generations and their families, including the chance to cheer on the current Mustangs team at the Western Invitational Regatta, a formal alumni dinner, and the annual Old Oars Regatta and boat christening.
Read the full articlePreserving Canadian memory on Juno Beach
May 25, 2017
Rebecca Le Savoureux, BA’05 (Political Science, French), is among alumni helping preserve Canadian memory through their work at the Juno Beach Centre.
Read the full articleSpence takes the helm at Sonos
May 12, 2017
In January, Patrick Spence, HBA’98, was named CEO of Sonos, a Santa Barbara, Calif.-based wireless speaker and home sound system company. It’s an honour, Spence said, to take over the reins of the growing tech company.
Read the full articleMission of mercy: Dr. Toni Zhong, MD’02
May 12, 2017
Spearheading humanitarian surgical missions to developing countries, alumna Dr. Toni Zhong, MD’02, is featured in a video that recently won an award from the News Photographers Association of Canada.
Read the full articleMeds 2017: Yousif Atwan
May 12, 2017
For Yousif Atwan, there was no “aha” moment, and no epiphany. Rather, the decision to pursue medicine was somehow just there - a plan slowly coming together one piece at a time. And it developed as a result of a strong family foundation, a fascination with science and an unexpected academic mentor who opened the door to new opportunities for him.
Read the full articleCanada's next astronaut?
April 28, 2017
Francis James Frenzel, BSc'08, 1 of 17 has been shortlisted to become Canada’s next astronaut.
Read the full articleAlumna sets sights on world’s tallest peak
April 27, 2017
Illina Frankiv, BSc’11, MES’13, is taking on the Seven Summits – seeking to climb the tallest peaks on each of the seven continents. She has already climbed two, and plans to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in September and Everest in April 2018.
Read the full articleAround the world in 40 days
April 13, 2017
Aviators Bob and Steve Dengler, BA’93, are set to be the first father/son team to circumnavigate the globe in a helicopter.
Read the full articleAlumna off to Antarctica for climate research
April 12, 2017
More than 70 women with a background in science, including Cathy Sorbara, BMSc’06, will embark on a three-week excursion to Antarctica where they will network, learn about climate change research and engage in leadership training.
Read the full articleStory of mental health struggle brings hope
April 12, 2017
Western alumnus Harlin Braichet, BMus’13 (Honors), said sharing the story of his journey with schizophrenia lets others know there is a light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to dealing with a mental illness.
Read the full articleLanguage has been her passport to life
April 12, 2017
An advocate for language education, Lucie Bartosova, BA’03, BEd’07, MA’09, works as a project manager for the Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks.
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