On July 17, 1976, the first female flag bearer at the opening ceremonies, a joint cauldron lighting and a royal visit from Queen Elizabeth II kicked off the first Olympic Summer Games hosted in Canada. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2cmiTlLs …
Campus & Community
The hidden world that can make you feel seen: how cataloguing creates community
Researcher B.M. Watson’s catalogue reform work is shaped by personal experience
Western philosophers, scientists among global scholars tackling “wicked problems”
Rotman Institute of Philosophy director Dan Lizotte on why careful thinking across disciplines matters more than ever
Research collaborations aid Goodwill in diverting waste
Western researchers are turning textile waste into materials to enrich soil and using AI to sort donations
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly visits Western, with focus on medical innovation, commercialization
Visit highlights research partnerships, entrepreneurship and made-in-Canada health care solutions
Western University signs agreement with Dalhousie University to collaborate on AI, defence, research security
New MOU builds on established partnerships in health care research and new defence pilot project
Western among top 1% of world’s universities in Times Higher Education Sustainability Impact Ratings
Work to reach Sustainable Development Goals pushes Western to 12th globally
World Stroke Organization’s first international fellow joins London stroke care team
Dr. Gabriel Mantovani is training in advanced stroke interventions to expand access to specialized care in his home country of Brazil
Pathway for Indigenous students in STEM turns dreams into achievable goals
Western bridging program aims to narrow gap of Indigenous representation in science and engineering
New strategies create vision for long-term growth at Western
Campus Development Strategy and Open Space Strategy lay foundation for university’s future development over next 50 years
Seven summer reads from the Western community
From stories of land, loss and friendship to new ways of understanding your brain
Western advances in global rankings, placing in top 10 per cent
Ranked sixth in Canada, the university sits 142nd among 1,500 institutions worldwide in QS World University Rankings
Western’s Board of Governors elects new chair and vice-chair
Alumni Marlene McGrath and Lori Higgs bring longstanding expertise