Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Bogumil Karas awarded $1.5M to optimize plants by creating genomes from scratch
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Program provides ‘right supports’ for success
At first glance, Jason Paiero seems like he was always on track to thrive at Western.
Program lets her share ‘blessings’ with others
At 22, Fanny Munezero has survived more than what most people face in a lifetime.
Western helps HiRISE capture InSight image
Houston, there is no problem here. On Nov. 26, NASA’s InSight mission knew the spacecraft touched down within an 81-mile-long (130-kilometer-long) landing ellipse on Mars. Now, the team has pinpointed InSight’s exact location using images from HiRISE, a powerful...
Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex
A new study led by Western University’s Natasha Mhatre shows how black widow spiders’ body dynamics and posture help them decode important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs.
Doerksen reappointed as Vice-Provost (Academic)
John Doerksen’s role as Vice-Provost (Academic Programs) has been renewed for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2019.
Alumnus tapped to lead Olympic group
After spending the past seven years overseas as the head of NBA China, Western alumnus David Shoemaker, LLB’96, is coming home to lead the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC).
Ivey ranked top Canadian business school
Western’s Ivey Business School has been named Canada’s best business school, in a ranking conducted by one of the world’s leading business magazines.
Geology and grapes a winning pair
During the past year, a team of geologists led by Corcoran and Earth Sciences professor Elizabeth Webb have worked with Pelee Island Winery to fine-tune its soil management practices and produce better grapes.
Innovation Ambassadors are shifting the culture
In a milestone for the university, every faculty at Western now has at least one Innovation Ambassador whose job it is to help share and cultivate all these ideas and values.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Malcolm Ruddock
From surfboard to sounding board to mountaintop, Malcolm Ruddock answers three questions about his reading, viewing and listening habits on Read. Watch. Listen.
Miller reappointed as Vice-Provost (SGPS)
Linda Miller has been re-appointed as Vice-Provost (School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies) for a three-year term, through June 30, 2022, the Board of Governors announced today.
Some Sunday mid-terms to return
Sunday mid-term exams will be reintroduced, for just three weekends per term, during an 18-month trial period that will start during this winter term.