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June 9, 2025
Varsity swimmer Hilary Bruce was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in her second year and graduated on the dean's list.
June 9, 2025
Jim McCormick, BA'18, MA'20, is Western’s only octogenarian graduate this spring, capping his 50-year PhD journey.
May 15, 2025
Fifteen Western graduates were elected to Canada’s 45th Parliament.
May 2, 2025
Manisha Braithwaite, BA’97, is a passionate volunteer with a DNA of devotion.
April 21, 2025
Eric Doerr, BESc’14, MESc’16, is a dynamic and ambitious leader with a passion for connecting people and solving complex problems.
April 16, 2025
Raywat Deonandan, PhD’01, is redefining the role of public health educator and defender of science.
April 15, 2025
Steve Cordes, BA'84, helps students deepen their understanding of homelessness through an experiential course.
April 15, 2025
Natalie Petozzi, BA’07, started her career on campus at the McIntosh Gallery. Now, she's a Digital Publicity Strategist at Ginsberg Libby.
April 7, 2025
Chloe Beaudoin, HBA’20, and Jessica Miao, HBA’20, successfully pitched their tween bra company, Apricotton, on Dragons' Den.
March 3, 2025
Grad Matt Allen, reflects on harnessing the unexpected as host of CBC’s Afternoon Drive.
February 23, 2025
Lorraine Tinsley, BA’76, MA’20, uncovers the rich, forgotten history of Oxford Park with a blend of research and community engagement.
January 17, 2025
Celebrating alum Dr. John Sangster and recognizing his generous philanthropy and his contributions family medicine.
January 14, 2025
Philip Capobianco, EdD'24, enters his 30th year of teaching and is optimistic about safeguarding students' mental health in Catholic schools.
January 9, 2025
An alumni engineer, retired judge, philanthropist and lawyer named to the Order of Ontario, the province's highest honour.
January 3, 2025
Clark Bryan, BMus’90, MMus’92, and Maureen Spencer Golovchenko, BA’77 recognized on London's 2025 honour list.
December 20, 2024
Lorin MacDonald, JD’09, R. Douglas Elliott, BA'79, Colin R. Clarke, Dr. Sandy Buchman, BA’77, and Tricia Smith, LLD’23, have been named to the Order of Canada.
December 19, 2024
Alumni and faculty mark the 50th anniversary of the local government program.
December 11, 2024
Dr. Robert Jeffrey Edwards, BSc’83, provided life-saving treatment to thousands of patients living with HIV.
December 6, 2024
Marley Fisher, BSc'17, is on a mission to make Indigenous cultural and traditional foods more widely available.
December 2, 2024
Cuddle up with a cup of cocoa and one of these titles written by faculty and alumni.
November 25, 2024
Jim and Barbara Moscovich, MA’68, Dip’71 (Education), give $2.5 million to the Don Wright Faculty of Music.
November 20, 2024
This holiday season, purchase items for your loved ones and yourself from alumni-owned businesses and Perk partners.
November 20, 2024
Nadia Ladak, HBA'20, co-founded a health startup called Marlow and now gives back to Ivey as an entrepreneur-in-residence.
November 15, 2024
David "Patch" Patchell-Evans, BA’77, LLD’12, awarded the Western Kinesiology Alumni of Distinction Award.
November 12, 2024
Ken, Zoë and Ethan, HBA’20, Milne, are currently studying at Ivey.
November 7, 2024
Terry Green, BA’74, MBA’79, and classmates from geography celebrated their 50th reunion in fall 2024.
October 31, 2024
Blair Hennessey, MPT’23, is unstoppable following recovery from a traumatic brain injury.
October 30, 2024
Three 2024 grads receive the Governor General’s Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level.
October 23, 2024
Trevor Holness, MBA'73, MSc'18, MSL'24, has earned two master's degrees and a graduate diploma during retirement.
October 9, 2024
Ranabelle Stroh, EdD'23, has a passion for learning and giving back as an educator.
September 30, 2024
Thousands of Western students and alumni flocked to campus for Homecoming 2024, enjoying three days of activities.
September 20, 2024
Amanda Holden, BSc’87, receives the 2024 Western Science Alumni Award of Achievement.
September 20, 2024
Jamie Hillman, BMus’05, is inducted to the 2024 Don Wright Faculty of Music Alumni Wall of Fame.
September 20, 2024
Brian McIntosh, BMus’79, is inducted to the 2024 Don Wright Faculty of Music Alumni Wall of Fame.
September 20, 2024
Thomas Neumann, BSc’11, receives the 2024 Young Alumni Award for setting an inspirational example.
September 20, 2024
Janelle Coultes, BSc’01, receives the 2024 Community Service Award for enriching the lives of others.
September 20, 2024
Rick Konrad, BA’75, receives the 2024 Dr. Ivan Smith Award, Western Alumni's highest tribute.
September 20, 2024
Susan Haigh, MLIS’87, receives the 2023 Professional Achievement Award (deferred to 2024).
September 20, 2024
Nils Petersen, BSc’72, receives the 2024 Professional Achievement Award for superior achievement in his field.
September 17, 2024
Jeff Toyne, BMus’97, won an Emmy for composing the theme song for the star-studded 1960s dramedy 'Palm Royale'.
September 12, 2024
Jim, BA’64, MA’65, and Eva, Dip’64, BScN’65, Good's recent gift will fund the new Chair in English Literature.
August 21, 2024
Perry Dellelce, BA’85, LLD’22, and family have extended their long-standing commitment to Western.
August 13, 2024
Eunice Oladejo, BA’21, and Lauren Allison, BScN’19, are some of Canada's delegates at the 2024 G20 Youth Summit in Brazil.
August 7, 2024
Micah Bourdeau, BA'00, Patrice Denis, BSc'97, Ed Gardner, BA'97, HBA'99, and Rick Odegaard, BA'69, inducted into the Western Mustangs Sports Hall of Fame.
August 7, 2024
Brianne Barry, BMOS'13, Jayne Cation, BSc'08, Cindy Elliot Pavan, BA'80, and Ellie Seedhouse, BA'11, inducted into the Western Mustangs Sports Hall of Fame.
August 7, 2024
The Western Mustangs Sports Hall of Fame Team Inductees: the women's 1980 heavy eight rowing and men's 1976 and 1977 football teams.
August 7, 2024
Angela Schneider, BA'82, MA'85, MA'87, PhD'93, receives the Western Mustangs Lifetime Achievement Award.
August 7, 2024
Frank Cosentino, HBA’60, MA’69, PhD’73, receives the Western Mustangs Lifetime Achievement Award.
August 7, 2024
Matthew Boutda, MMus’23, and Andrew Busch, BMus’22, made the cut as ‘Canada’s hottest young classical musicians.’
July 31, 2024
Kate Current, BESc'21, MESc'23, and her coach meticulously planned her path to the 2024 Summer Games.
July 30, 2024
Reigning Olympic decathlon gold-medalist Damian Warner heads to the 2024 Summer backed by alumni coaches and supporters.
July 29, 2024
With a large following on social media and two NYT bestsellers, Caleigh Bodrug, BA’14, serves up solutions for a healthier plate.
July 29, 2024
The Nathoo family has quite a legacy - they are graduates from Western's Faculty of Education.
July 29, 2024
Jill Moffatt, BHSc’16, MHIS’19, and Cassidy Deane hope to help Team Canada row to victory.
June 28, 2024
Five Western alumni have been named to the Order of Canada, one of the country’s highest honours.
June 27, 2024
Eric Chung, BESc’77, MEng’78, receives the 2024 L.S. Lauchland Engineering Alumni Medal.
June 21, 2024
Carla Coveart, BESc’13, receives 2024 Engineering Young Alumni Award.
June 20, 2024
From suspense to significant figures in Canadian history, here are ten summer reads by Western faculty and alumni.
June 3, 2024
Bequest from Halina and James Russell Robinson, PhD'53, provides ‘unparalleled access’ to military history.
May 21, 2024
Josh Barr, MBA’17, and Amar Gupta, MBA’17, recently closed a deal with Arlene Dickinson on CBC’s Dragons’ Den.
May 21, 2024
Rising country music star and past Mustangs football player Josh Ross, BA’17, reflects on his unique journey.
May 21, 2024
Over 50 years since Chile's military coup, a Western prof and Rosa Devés, PhD‘78, are working to find victims who disappeared.
May 21, 2024
Mark Daley, BSc’99, PhD’03, is Western's chief AI officer. In this Q&A, Mark discusses how quickly things are moving.
May 21, 2024
CBC’s Katie Simpson, BA’06, gives us a behind-the-camera look at the wild world of U.S. politics.
May 9, 2024
Vic Giguere, MMJC'22, is passionate about the world of consumer-packaged goods and now works at Kraft Heinz.
May 1, 2024
Spirit of Western Award winner Kant Chong, BA’03, has unwavering passion for his alma mater.
April 18, 2024
John Yun, MMus’12, is working alongside Grammy award-winning artist Alicia Keys on Broadway musical Hell's Kitchen.
April 17, 2024
Western instructor and doctoral candidate Robyn Michaud, MEd‘09, runs 38th marathon.
April 4, 2024
Tassneem Hamed, BSc'22, explores the power of merging science with art to explore the cosmos.
April 2, 2024
Mira Ratkaj, BSc’85, supports future Indigenous students experiencing financial barriers to a university education.
March 20, 2024
FrontLine Medical Technologies innovator Asha Parekh, PhD’15, shares insights at the Lynda Shaw Memorial Lecture.
March 18, 2024
Education grad George McAuley on teaching, music, and full circle moments.
March 11, 2024
Tenomix secures over $2M in seed funding for cancer care robotics system.
March 7, 2024
Dr. Marie Jeanne Ferrari, BA’55, MD’59, was among just five women who received an MD in 1959.
March 7, 2024
Ziyana Kotadia, BA'23, and Aisha Imana elevate youth voices at UN Commission on the Status of Women.
February 20, 2024
Engineering a path: From inspiration to innovation with Donna Padavan, BESc’01, MESc’04, PhD’10.
February 16, 2024
Stephanie Marley, BA'99, is working to educate and empower fellow citizens in Jamaica's constitutional reform.
February 8, 2023
Anna Wang, MA’19, returns to Western to pursue law degree to help new immigrant families.
January 22, 2023
Grads and Odd Burger founders Vasiliki and James McInnes open their first-ever university outlet at Western.
January 5, 2024
Carol Off, BA’88, LLD’17, returns to Western to teach a course based on her newest book.
April 16, 2023
We celebrate National Volunteer Week and the nearly 500 alumni who volunteered over the past year.
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