New academic-development modules to support Western instructors in decolonizing their curriculum
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Migration impacts Ghana women’s health: study
Raising income, economic outlook will break down barriers to reproductive health
Beyond 215 hours of mourning: A statement to the community
We all have a role to play in championing and sustaining Indigenization and decolonization
A path for return to sport this fall
Sights are set on providing competition for the 2021-22 OUA season.
Scholarship@Western reaches 10 million downloads
The free-to-all electronic repository includes research in more than 1,100 disciplines
Scientist set to explore massive stars with NASA telescope
An international team, including Western Space scientist Els Peeters, will use NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study the Orion Bar.
Building plans aim to beautify, modernize Western’s campus
Projects slated for 2021-2022 include a new Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centre and an Indigenous Learning Centre
Western neuroscience spinoff sees growth in remote-care world
Cambridge Brain Sciences now a leading provider of web-based cognitive function assessments
Western budget makes bold, new investments in university’s mission
Board of Governors passes 2021-2022 budget
Molecule could beat antibiotic-resistant infections
Researchers have discovered a compound that can inhibit the growth of a deadly bacterium that has become resistant to most antibiotics.
Western space scientists identify fastest-spinning ‘failed stars’ ever found
More massive than most planets, brown dwarfs can spin at upwards of 200,000 mph, but there may be a limit to how fast they can go.
Western plans return to in-person classes this September
“We expect to return to face-to-face instruction, and more of the on-campus experiences we all love, this coming September,” said President Alan Shepard.
5G network opens new avenues for research and student support
The super-fast, smart network enables new research and can help students thrive at Western.
‘Perseverance’ pays off for Western Space alumnus
Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover, which is set to land in Jezero crater on Mars.
New research team to address sustainability in West Africa
Scholars from West Africa and Western University will study how to nurture sustainable livelihoods in Ghana, Benin, Liberia, Senegal and Nigeria.
Black History Month a call to spark change
The month is an opportunity to ‘use the lessons of history as a force for change now and into the future.’
High-tech lighting can kill COVID-19 on surfaces: ImPaKT research
A lighting system, designed by Western alumni and tested by ImPaKT researchers, can decontaminate high-touch surfaces.
Q and A with Lisa Saksida: on equity, science and advocacy for women in STEM
Lisa Saksida, co-director of BrainsCAN, has been named one of Canada’s WXN Top 100, a recognition of women who advocate for workforce diversity and inspire tomorrow’s leaders.