It was 2012 when Western student Joe Depace was heading up the DJ Club and fellow student, and music enthusiast, Andrew Fedyk strolled into their first meeting. Neither would have thought that within six years their partnership as Loud Luxury would put the …
Year: 2018
Mustangs lose Vanier Cup 34-20 to Laval
Western’s win streak ended Saturday, in the game they wanted most to win, in a Vanier Cup loss to the powerhouse Laval Rouge et Or.
Alumnae among Most Powerful Women
Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
Mustangs players, coach win top awards
Three members of the Western Mustangs won major honours and three were named first team all-stars at the U SPORTS All-Canadian Awards Thursday night.
Library reno consultations to start in January
Western’s largest and busiest library is “past-due” for a revitalization, and detailed consultations on its transformation will take place with the campus community during next few months, said Catherine Steeves, vice-provost and chief librarian. Opened in 1972, The...
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
Seven teams of researchers have been awarded funding for transformational research projects in neuroscience, through the first round of the McGill-Western BrainsCAN collaboration grants.
Fast E.coli test keeps bad food off shelves
A new rapid testing kit developed by researchers at Western University is revolutionizing food safety testing by producing results within hours, not days.
Brain, body linked to cardiovascular health
The slow, precise demands of research can be frustrating - but there are times the work becomes personal, and then it takes on a greater urgency. Nárlon C. Boa Sorte Silva, is researching the benefits of exercise for older adults with high blood pressure or...
Study: Surgery, counselling may reduce deaths
A new study shows that both surgery and in-hospital addictions counselling can significantly reduce mortality in injection drug users with serious heart valve infections.
Dresses speak for Indigenous women
It’s likely you’ve seen a red dress hanging somewhere on Western’s main campus. On trees. Lampposts. Signs. It’s part of the REDress Project to acknowledge the need for justice for Indigenous women.
Luginaah honoured as Fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Western Geography professor Isaac Luginaah has been named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for his innovative work in population, environment and health.
Program promotes mental health, resilience
A new mental wellness initiative at Brescia University College is giving students the tools to ‘live life to the full’ during their time at university.
Fighting to win the war against epilepsy
You can’t describe Sophie Cowin without more than a mention of the epilepsy that relentlessly threatens her life. But you also can’t define the 17-year-old solely by her seizures.
Mustangs lose Vanier Cup 34-20 to Laval
Western’s win streak ended Saturday, in the game they wanted most to win, in a Vanier Cup loss to the powerhouse Laval Rouge et Or.
Alumnae among Most Powerful Women
Nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2018 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, the Women’s Executive Network recently announced.
Mustangs players, coach win top awards
Three members of the Western Mustangs won major honours and three were named first team all-stars at the U SPORTS All-Canadian Awards Thursday night.
Library reno consultations to start in January
Western’s largest and busiest library is “past-due” for a revitalization, and detailed consultations on its transformation will take place with the campus community during next few months, said Catherine Steeves, vice-provost and chief librarian. Opened in 1972, The...
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
Seven teams of researchers have been awarded funding for transformational research projects in neuroscience, through the first round of the McGill-Western BrainsCAN collaboration grants.
Fast E.coli test keeps bad food off shelves
A new rapid testing kit developed by researchers at Western University is revolutionizing food safety testing by producing results within hours, not days.
Brain, body linked to cardiovascular health
The slow, precise demands of research can be frustrating - but there are times the work becomes personal, and then it takes on a greater urgency. Nárlon C. Boa Sorte Silva, is researching the benefits of exercise for older adults with high blood pressure or...
Study: Surgery, counselling may reduce deaths
A new study shows that both surgery and in-hospital addictions counselling can significantly reduce mortality in injection drug users with serious heart valve infections.
Dresses speak for Indigenous women
It’s likely you’ve seen a red dress hanging somewhere on Western’s main campus. On trees. Lampposts. Signs. It’s part of the REDress Project to acknowledge the need for justice for Indigenous women.
Luginaah honoured as Fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Western Geography professor Isaac Luginaah has been named a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS) for his innovative work in population, environment and health.
Program promotes mental health, resilience
A new mental wellness initiative at Brescia University College is giving students the tools to ‘live life to the full’ during their time at university.
Fighting to win the war against epilepsy
You can’t describe Sophie Cowin without more than a mention of the epilepsy that relentlessly threatens her life. But you also can’t define the 17-year-old solely by her seizures.