As a child in London West in the 1960s, Lorraine Tinsley, BA’76, MA’20, spent her days wandering around the Thames River or Medway Creek with her friends, not returning home until dusk. “Growing up in those years was a different kind of childhoo …
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Blueprint highlights gender-parity push in manufacturing
A study of five Ontario manufacturers show some companies are more successful at attracting and keeping women because they work at it.
Competition augments local reality with environmentalism
A new competition for Western students is designed to create an augmented-reality version of London locales, with an environmental twist.
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.’
Scholarship recipient carries legacy of Iranian friends
PhD student Payam Momeni is inaugural recipient of a scholarship in honour of four Western students who perished aboard Flight PS752.
Law project examines pandemic’s impact on family justice
New study will look at the reduction in access and how it is affecting those involved with Ontario’s family justice system.
Incentive payments to physicians may reduce non-urgent ER visits
Study shows some patients visit emergency rooms less often when their doctors receive after-hours work incentives.
How do social media and loss of sleep affect young people’s mental health?
Research shows teen girls with sleep problems are especially prone to anxiety and depression.
Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 77 tornadoes in Canada for 2020
The team conducted 409 investigations, thanks in part to reports from everyday Canadians.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
Using Statistics Canada data, professor Rachel Margolis found a policy change to parental benefits in Quebec led to a 6-per-cent decrease in separation and divorce among heterosexual couples.
Scholarships launched in memory of Iranian students
Chemistry student Hadis Hayatdavoudi and three other Western students aboard Flight PS752 will be remembered through scholarships.
Notable Western researchers, scholars, alumni appointed to Orders of Canada and Ontario
A combat surgeon and English professor emeritus are among several Western-connected Canadians to be celebrated with top national and provincial honours.
Honouring exceptional commitment in a year of change
The 2020 Western Award of Excellence represents the highest honour for staff achievement at the university.
Blueprint highlights gender-parity push in manufacturing
A study of five Ontario manufacturers show some companies are more successful at attracting and keeping women because they work at it.
Competition augments local reality with environmentalism
A new competition for Western students is designed to create an augmented-reality version of London locales, with an environmental twist.
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.’
Scholarship recipient carries legacy of Iranian friends
PhD student Payam Momeni is inaugural recipient of a scholarship in honour of four Western students who perished aboard Flight PS752.
Law project examines pandemic’s impact on family justice
New study will look at the reduction in access and how it is affecting those involved with Ontario’s family justice system.
Incentive payments to physicians may reduce non-urgent ER visits
Study shows some patients visit emergency rooms less often when their doctors receive after-hours work incentives.
How do social media and loss of sleep affect young people’s mental health?
Research shows teen girls with sleep problems are especially prone to anxiety and depression.
Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 77 tornadoes in Canada for 2020
The team conducted 409 investigations, thanks in part to reports from everyday Canadians.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
Using Statistics Canada data, professor Rachel Margolis found a policy change to parental benefits in Quebec led to a 6-per-cent decrease in separation and divorce among heterosexual couples.
Scholarships launched in memory of Iranian students
Chemistry student Hadis Hayatdavoudi and three other Western students aboard Flight PS752 will be remembered through scholarships.
Notable Western researchers, scholars, alumni appointed to Orders of Canada and Ontario
A combat surgeon and English professor emeritus are among several Western-connected Canadians to be celebrated with top national and provincial honours.
Honouring exceptional commitment in a year of change
The 2020 Western Award of Excellence represents the highest honour for staff achievement at the university.