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Western unifies for Pride Fest parade
For the first time, Western will have a unified presence in the Pride London Festival parade, taking place 12:30 p.m. Sunday, July 27 in downtown London.
Western takes North American gaming title
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdB_Re00efw It was an all-Canada affair as Western downed the University of Toronto, 4-2, in the Collegiate StarLeague (CSL) finals at the Major League Gaming (MLG) competition in Anaheim, Calif., last month. These CSL finals marked the...
Walker wins three golds, one silver at Special Olympics
James Walker is celebrating, having won three gold medals and one silver medal in powerlifting at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Vancouver, B.C. The Book Store at Western employee, 28, is one of 11 powerlifting athletes from Team Ontario competing at...
Award-winning neuroscientist named first Western Research Chair
One of Canada’s most innovative neuroscientists is coming to Western to further her research into understanding human behaviour through speech, language and hearing. Ingrid Johnsrude has been named a Western Research Chair, the first of its kind announced since the...
MVP Lab to fuel tech company collaboration
Great businesses start with great ideas. But going from idea to prototype is a big step and many startup entrepreneurs lack the tools and expertise to take that leap. In order to address that gap, TechAlliance, along with the Western Research Parks, has created the...
Climate change impacting northern wetlands
New research from Western is exploring how climate change may fundamentally change Canada's northern wetlands. In a paper released in the journal Global Change Biology, Professors Zoë Lindo and Brian Branfireun, from Western's Faculty of Science, show the types of...
Western staffer readies for Special Olympics competition
James Walker, an employee of The Bookstore at Western, is one of 11 powerlifting athletes from Team Ontario who will be competing this month at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Vancouver, B.C.
Walker wins three golds, one silver at Special Olympics (UPDATED)
James Walker is celebrating, having won three gold medals and one silver medal in powerlifting at the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Vancouver, B.C. The Bookstore at Western employee, 28, is one of 11 powerlifting athletes from Team Ontario competing at the event this week.
NSERC awards help Western, Canada ‘lead in the world’
More than 130 Western researchers will share $15 million in awards from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) over the next five years, announced Ed Holder, Canada’s Minister of State for Science and technology and Member of...
Anti-spam law does not apply to Western’s core activities
Western’s core activities do not fall under the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), according to Stephen Jarrett, Western’s legal counsel. CASL takes effect July 1. CASL targets any domestic or foreign person or organization sending commercial electronic...
Western Research Parks named among world’s best
Western’s Research Parks have been ranked No. 22 in the world by Swedish research company UBI Index in its Global Top 25 University Business Incubators 2014. Western Research Parks performed well compared to UBI’s global benchmark on post-incubation performance...
Anti-spam law does not apply to Western’s core activities
Western’s core activities do not fall under the new Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), according to Stephen Jarrett, Western’s legal counsel. CASL takes effect July 1.