Alumni News

June 4, 2021

Arts & Humanities alumna Michelle Banik also brings experience in human resources and equity, diversity and inclusion.

June 2, 2021

Alumna Louise Johnson’s debut book tells dual tale of Elizabeth Arden and self-discovery

May 26, 2021

Alumnus Jason Goodhand, BESc’00, shares his career path within the energy sector, discusses anticipated challenges and trends for engineering in energy storage, and provides advice for those pursuing a career in energy.

May 18, 2021

The story follows the adventures of a young Maestro Wes and his introduction to hip hop.

May 13, 2021

The donation contains 60 works spanning Schweitzer’s career as an artist, collector, critic and curator.

April 16, 2021

A report authored by Western alumni examines anti-Black racism through a public health lens.

April 6, 2021

Asha Parekh (BESc’07, MESc’11, PhD’15) never planned on co-founding medical device company Front Line Medical Technologies, but she was willing to take the risk of transitioning to entrepreneurship and hasn’t looked back since.

March 31, 2021

AssetDirect, Kabo and Marlow secure funding to help propel their businesses forward

March 31, 2021

Emma Williams, JD’20, has accomplished the impressive feat of securing two consecutive judicial clerkships.

March 25, 2021

Group will advise and support Western’s future associate vice-president of equity, diversity and inclusion

March 16, 2021

Michelle Baldwin, Michele Beaudoin and Kyle MacDonald are being celebrated for their contributions to London and the surrounding community.

March 15, 2021

From chamber music to chart-topping global sensations, five Western community members are up for awards in the upcoming 50th anniversary celebration of Canadian music

March 2, 2021

A publishing house executive leaves her job to raise her young family and pens a debut bestseller, attracting a $3-million two-book deal. This may read like the synopsis of a story too good to be true, but it’s a chapter from Western alumna Ashley Audrain’s life.

February 24, 2021

The alumnus and former Western fundraiser brings deep experience in the postsecondary and healthcare sectors.

February 24, 2021

SizeWize platform generates happy customers and revenue for clothing retailers.

February 24, 2021

Development Engineering Manager for the City of Kelowna, BC, James Kay, BESc/HBA ’01, is a lifelong learner and a firm believer in the idea that there is always room for improvement.

February 22, 2021

Alumnus Liam Brown finds meaning working for the United Nations World Food Programme.

February 17, 2021

Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover.

February 9, 2021

Since her studies at Western veered from cell biology to the almost-life of artificial intelligence nearly 15 years ago, van Wynsberghe, BSc’06, has emerged as one of the world’s leading experts on robot ethics.

February 4, 2021

A Western alumnus, Ellingham, MBA’79, has been studying how we esteem buildings for most of his career. Now, he aims to fascinate the general public and inform practitioners in his most recent book, Understanding Ugly: Human response to buildings in the environment.

January 28, 2021

Renix uses its proprietary technology (RenixUIXTM) to solve complex separation problems for resource processors and to purify materials used in business sectors.

January 21, 2021

The awards are organized by the Twenty Under 40 Foundation, in association with London Inc. magazine.

January 14, 2021

Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz, MA ’79, PhD ’82, believes the Canadian economy will rebound, although some sectors will continue to struggle.

January 8, 2021

As the newly elected president of the 121,000-member American Psychological Association, Worrell now leads the world’s largest group of psychology scholars, educators, clinicians and students.

January 7, 2021

Chemistry student Hadis Hayatdavoudi and three other Western students aboard Flight PS752 will be remembered through scholarships.

January 5, 2021

Working together with researchers at the Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation (ImPaKT) Facility at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, two alumni have shown the system they developed can effectively kill the virus that causes COVID-19.

January 4, 2021

The Order of Canada and Order of Ontario are among the highest civilian honours for people whose service, innovation and compassion have made significant contributions to their communities.

January 4, 2021

The annual homage recognizes Londoners who have made a significant contribution to their community. Originating in 1976 to recognize contributions to the arts, the Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List has since grown to include 10 different categories of achievement.

January 4, 2021

The annual homage recognizes Londoners who have made a significant contribution to their community. Originating in 1976 to recognize contributions to the arts, the Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List has since grown to include 10 different categories of achievement.

December 21, 2020

Bressette, a Western alumna and Anishinabe member of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation, begins her five-year term March 1, 2021.