Science is outpacing policies for responsible resource extraction in space.
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Ivey scholarship recipient compelled to give back
For Alanna La Rose, receiving Ivey’s MBA Indigenous Entrance Scholarship comes with a personal call to action.
New process can extend lifetime of metals
Western materials engineer Hamid Abdolvand and his team discovered important factors into the deformation of metals used in automobiles and nuclear reactors, and developed new models to predict the lifetimes of these materials.
Art, up-close and from a distance
The pandemic prompted a show of ‘separate togetherness’ at Western’s Artlab.
Medical students bring comfort through connection
Forty medical students have teamed up with seniors in a new program to reduce social isolation.
Students’ snack pops expectations
Ditch the chips and pitch the popcorn: two Western students are hoping Londoners’ tastes will rise up to enjoy popped water-lily seeds instead.
Alumni named to London’s 20 under 40 Class of 2020
Western graduates top list of inspiring Londoners
Indigenous Learning Fund recipients named
Four projects funded for fostering Indigenous learning and community partnerships
Ivan Coyote brings Active Voice to Western
Ivan Coyote, Western’s Alice Munro Chair in Creativity, launches a highly interactive senior-level class that is also a public performance series.
Rapid COVID-19 antibody test can check immune response
A team of Western researchers has developed a simple test – faster and more accurate than any approved thus far in Canada – to determine who has developed COVID-19 antibodies.
Unlocking Canada’s competitiveness in 2021 and beyond
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz believes the Canadian economy will rebound, although some sectors will continue to struggle.
Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 77 tornadoes in Canada for 2020
The team conducted 409 investigations, thanks in part to reports from everyday Canadians.
Four new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, one renewed
The Canada Research Chairs program invests up to $295-million annually to attract, support and retain some of the world’s most outstanding scholars and scientists.
Lisa Saksida and nine Western alumnae among Canada’s most powerful women
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Lisa Saksida and nine Western alumnae have been named recipients of the 2020 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award.
Buddies and stepped-up rewards add exercise incentive
It can take just pennies a day to motivate people to exercise more, and they will step up their efforts when teamed with a buddy to collect joint rewards, a Western University study shows.