Western is a leader once again in a global ranking of universities working toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 targets to create a better and more sustainable world by 2030. The Times Higher Education 2023 Impact Ranking …
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Book explores First World War flying ace
Alfred Edwin “Eddie” McKay was a rugby star, hockey player and strong Arts student at Western in 1914 – the first of nine siblings in his family to go to university. What then, prompted him to leave, after only a year, to join the British Royal Flying Corps as a...
Teaching in the age of social media
To some of my students’ displeasure, I have my office hours on Friday afternoons. I prepare for this ancient tradition of face-to-face, pen-and-paper pedagogy by tidying my office, purging unwanted scraps of paper, removing half-empty coffee cups, and sometimes...
New research opens a window on eye health
Poets see the eyes as a window to the soul. Scientists increasingly view the eyes as a window to the inner workings of the body. And early vision loss, according to Western researchers, could be a predictor, and precursor, of other ailments that may appear later in...
Detecting dementia takes top spot at 3MT competition
Tamara Tavares, a graduate student in the Emotional Cognition Lab (ECL) of Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, took the top spot in Western’s sixth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition last week, tackling the complex world of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a...
Vimy Ridge remembered in London
As Canada geese honked overhead, and a red sunrise turned orange – then powder-grey – a solemn crowd gathered beside the military gravestones at London’s Woodland Cemetery. About 250 people assembled last Sunday in the pre-dawn to commemorate the 100th anniversary of...
Western joins international support of CEU
Western has joined a growing chorus of voices speaking out in support of Central European University (CEU), an American institution operating in Budapest, Hungary, currently under threat by a Hungarian law that could shut the institution down. “It is a very unusual...
Common prostate drug could increase risk of depression, self-harm
While they might not increase the risk of suicide, as previously claimed, common medications used to treat an enlarged prostate in men may, in rare cases, increase the risk of depression and self-harm in some individuals, said a Western researcher. The potential...
Student athlete named OUA Player of the Year – again
For Kelsey Veltman, a little healthy competition isn’t a bad thing. “I’m so competitive. I was born competitive. Even in practice, I’m not happy if I’m not winning the smallest drill. My team is super competitive too – so that’s even better,” said the third-year...
Blended courses to offer ‘best of both worlds’
Launched in the fall of 2016 as part of Western’s Blended Learning Strategy, the Supported Course Redesign (SCoRe) program – which supports faculty members in the transformation of fully face-to-face large-enrollment courses into blended offerings – will see its first...
Study shows link between food insecurity and poor mental health
While a lack of access to safe and nutritious food can contribute to malnutrition, and a whole host of other physical effects, what, if any, are the effects on mental health? According to Geography PhD candidate Kilian Atuoye, MA’16, heads of households who experience...
Western gets WISE about sustainability
Reducing meat and dairy consumption, clean energy and food sharing were among the innovative ideas shared at Western’s Ideas for Sustainability and the Environment competition.
Free Press, Western Archives showcase London 50 years ago
A lot has changed in the 50 years since Canada’s centennial – from fashion and sports to architecture and technology. In London, Ont. and the surrounding region, a collection of nearly 8,000 images from the centennial year, captured by London Free Press photographers,...
Book explores First World War flying ace
Alfred Edwin “Eddie” McKay was a rugby star, hockey player and strong Arts student at Western in 1914 – the first of nine siblings in his family to go to university. What then, prompted him to leave, after only a year, to join the British Royal Flying Corps as a...
Teaching in the age of social media
To some of my students’ displeasure, I have my office hours on Friday afternoons. I prepare for this ancient tradition of face-to-face, pen-and-paper pedagogy by tidying my office, purging unwanted scraps of paper, removing half-empty coffee cups, and sometimes...
New research opens a window on eye health
Poets see the eyes as a window to the soul. Scientists increasingly view the eyes as a window to the inner workings of the body. And early vision loss, according to Western researchers, could be a predictor, and precursor, of other ailments that may appear later in...
Detecting dementia takes top spot at 3MT competition
Tamara Tavares, a graduate student in the Emotional Cognition Lab (ECL) of Western’s Brain and Mind Institute, took the top spot in Western’s sixth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition last week, tackling the complex world of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a...
Vimy Ridge remembered in London
As Canada geese honked overhead, and a red sunrise turned orange – then powder-grey – a solemn crowd gathered beside the military gravestones at London’s Woodland Cemetery. About 250 people assembled last Sunday in the pre-dawn to commemorate the 100th anniversary of...
Western joins international support of CEU
Western has joined a growing chorus of voices speaking out in support of Central European University (CEU), an American institution operating in Budapest, Hungary, currently under threat by a Hungarian law that could shut the institution down. “It is a very unusual...
Common prostate drug could increase risk of depression, self-harm
While they might not increase the risk of suicide, as previously claimed, common medications used to treat an enlarged prostate in men may, in rare cases, increase the risk of depression and self-harm in some individuals, said a Western researcher. The potential...
Student athlete named OUA Player of the Year – again
For Kelsey Veltman, a little healthy competition isn’t a bad thing. “I’m so competitive. I was born competitive. Even in practice, I’m not happy if I’m not winning the smallest drill. My team is super competitive too – so that’s even better,” said the third-year...
Blended courses to offer ‘best of both worlds’
Launched in the fall of 2016 as part of Western’s Blended Learning Strategy, the Supported Course Redesign (SCoRe) program – which supports faculty members in the transformation of fully face-to-face large-enrollment courses into blended offerings – will see its first...
Study shows link between food insecurity and poor mental health
While a lack of access to safe and nutritious food can contribute to malnutrition, and a whole host of other physical effects, what, if any, are the effects on mental health? According to Geography PhD candidate Kilian Atuoye, MA’16, heads of households who experience...
Western gets WISE about sustainability
Reducing meat and dairy consumption, clean energy and food sharing were among the innovative ideas shared at Western’s Ideas for Sustainability and the Environment competition.
Free Press, Western Archives showcase London 50 years ago
A lot has changed in the 50 years since Canada’s centennial – from fashion and sports to architecture and technology. In London, Ont. and the surrounding region, a collection of nearly 8,000 images from the centennial year, captured by London Free Press photographers,...