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Month: September 2019

Study IDs offset to cannabis side-effects

Study IDs offset to cannabis side-effects

Researchers at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have shown for the first time the molecular mechanisms at work that cause cannabidiol (CBD) to block the psychiatric side-effects …

Innovators, champions among honorary degrees

Innovators, champions among honorary degrees

Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this fall.

Finding ways to share stories

Finding ways to share stories

From an early 20th century businessman-turn-author, to a performer who will rock you, to a legendary country outlaw, Visiting Elder Myrna Kicknosway shares some favourite stories when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Graffiti incident being investigated

Graffiti incident being investigated

On Thursday, Campus Community Police Service received a report of graffiti, including images of swastikas, drawn on a stall wall inside a men’s washroom in The D.B. Weldon Library. Western strongly condemns anti-Semitism, and hatred of any kind, on our campus. These...

Student research eyes probiotic food access

Student research eyes probiotic food access

Non-dairy alternatives for the creation of a life-sustaining probiotic yogurt may offer a new affordable option to African communities that have come to depend on the product, all thanks to the work of a group of seven student researchers.

THE reveals world university rankings

THE reveals world university rankings

“Relatively small declines” in three heavily weighted metrics were enough to put Western out of the Top 200 in the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2020 data released this week.

Student team takes research to new heights

Student team takes research to new heights

It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.

Western to help launch Junior Astronauts

Western to help launch Junior Astronauts

Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the interstellar opportunities this mission provides.

Presidents: Postsecondary teamwork key to future

Presidents: Postsecondary teamwork key to future

Co-operation, collaboration and community are key to the future of postsecondary education in – and beyond – London, according to the presidents of Western University and Fanshawe College during a Canadian Club of London breakfast forum this morning.

Western emerging generation among New College

Western emerging generation among New College

Two Western scholars – Lauren Flynn of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering and Janice Forsyth of Sociology – were named among the newest members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Western elite named among Royal Society Fellows

Western elite named among Royal Society Fellows

Two Western scholars and one professor emerita – Joy MacDermid of Physical Therapy, Ravi Menon of Medical Biophysics, and Ann Chambers of Oncology, Medical Biophysics and Pathology – have been named among the new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).

Innovators, champions among honorary degrees

Innovators, champions among honorary degrees

Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this fall.

Finding ways to share stories

Finding ways to share stories

From an early 20th century businessman-turn-author, to a performer who will rock you, to a legendary country outlaw, Visiting Elder Myrna Kicknosway shares some favourite stories when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Graffiti incident being investigated

Graffiti incident being investigated

On Thursday, Campus Community Police Service received a report of graffiti, including images of swastikas, drawn on a stall wall inside a men’s washroom in The D.B. Weldon Library. Western strongly condemns anti-Semitism, and hatred of any kind, on our campus. These...

Student research eyes probiotic food access

Student research eyes probiotic food access

Non-dairy alternatives for the creation of a life-sustaining probiotic yogurt may offer a new affordable option to African communities that have come to depend on the product, all thanks to the work of a group of seven student researchers.

THE reveals world university rankings

THE reveals world university rankings

“Relatively small declines” in three heavily weighted metrics were enough to put Western out of the Top 200 in the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2020 data released this week.

Student team takes research to new heights

Student team takes research to new heights

It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.

Western to help launch Junior Astronauts

Western to help launch Junior Astronauts

Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the interstellar opportunities this mission provides.

Presidents: Postsecondary teamwork key to future

Presidents: Postsecondary teamwork key to future

Co-operation, collaboration and community are key to the future of postsecondary education in – and beyond – London, according to the presidents of Western University and Fanshawe College during a Canadian Club of London breakfast forum this morning.

Western emerging generation among New College

Western emerging generation among New College

Two Western scholars – Lauren Flynn of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering and Janice Forsyth of Sociology – were named among the newest members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.

Western elite named among Royal Society Fellows

Western elite named among Royal Society Fellows

Two Western scholars and one professor emerita – Joy MacDermid of Physical Therapy, Ravi Menon of Medical Biophysics, and Ann Chambers of Oncology, Medical Biophysics and Pathology – have been named among the new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).