Western Research Parks was recognized as tops among its peers by receiving the 2016 Outstanding Research Park Award from the Association of University Research Parks, the organization announced recently as part of its 2016 International Conference in Oklah …
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Davy Cheng said the problem may be “too many cooks” when it comes to multiple physicians prescribing different medications, potentially causing serious, unintended consequences for heart failure patients. A...
Gary West, Melanie Peacock, Hafeez Amarshi and Shafin Diamond Tejani lead an all-star alumni lineup this Reunion Weekend, Sept. 30-Oct. 2, as Western celebrates the exceptional personal and professional contributions of its alumni at the 42nd Annual Alumni Awards of...
The Health Studies Students’ Association is inviting the Western community to participate in a walk to commemorate the life of former Health Sciences student Andrea Christidis. The walk begins at 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30 on Concrete Beach. Christidis was a first-year...
Western has suspended its Convocation ceremonies in Hong Kong effective immediately, but left the door open for future ceremonies should interest return. University Senate approved the move at its regular meeting last week. For years, the Ivey Business School has...
Western rolled out the red – well, purple, actually – carpet for prospective students and their families last weekend as the university debuted its new booth at the Ontario Universities’...
The federal government’s assisted-dying bill – Bill C-14 – cleared the final Senate hurdles this summer yet questions, confusion and concern still remain, said Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry Dean Michael Strong. This is precisely why Schulich has...
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry professor Marjorie Johnson has been named one of six outstanding university teachers by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). Johnson will receive a 2015-16 OCUFA Teaching Award at an Oct. 29...
Although Western saw no movement in its ranking, signs inside the numbers continue to trend upward for the university when it comes to the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2017 numbers released Wednesday. Western remained...
An unprecedented exploration of historical climate data strongly indicates increasing levels of greenhouse gases have the potential to lock California into drought conditions for centuries to come, according to an international research collaboration.
Next time you watch a Hamilton Tiger-Cats game, keep in mind the hardest-working athletes are not along the line of scrimmage. Players are only active for 8-10 minutes a game; cheerleaders are working the whole time. Led by Western Kinesiology researchers, an ongoing...
By the time you read this, Joseph Stinziano will already be in Albuquerque, N.M., honing in on the secrets of boechera depauperata – a heat-tolerant plant that can thrive in temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Stinziano, a PhD candidate in Biology, will spend...
Newly discovered information into the inflexible diet of one group of prehistoric bears has scientists rethinking how the creatures lived and what caused the large mammals’ extinction some 25,000 years ago.