Jacob McKenzie always knew his future would be in music. What he didn’t expect was that a university program could open the door to a career in pop music. McKenzie’s major in popular music studies at the Don Wright Faculty of Music integrate …
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Western Award of Excellence recipients support campus community – and beyond
Celebrating outstanding performance, integrity and commitment
Western students take on Canada’s inactivity crisis with bold ideas
President’s Challenge 2026 generates health innovations from 400 student participants across faculties
Weather extremes and adapting to an increasingly dangerous world
Tornadoes, flooding, and hail are part of a new reality for many Canadians
In pictures: Autumn 2023 convocation
Highlights from Western’s 322nd convocation ceremonies
New insights lead to a better understanding of long COVID
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Western climbs nearly 60 spots in QS World University Rankings
Academic reputation, graduate employment drive significant rise in annual rankings
HBA grad encourages future students to own the world’s challenges
Orlando Scarlett, HBA/Economics ’23, made his mark through student leadership
Study shows how accents, gender of candidates affect hiring decisions, careers
Western researcher co-authors paper on how gender stereotypes are amplified for women with non-native accents
Health Canada grant funds innovative drug-checking technology
Chemistry professor teams up with local startup company to pilot technology at safe consumption sites across the country
Ivey Business School receives $3.5M from BMO for new program, course upgrades
Fund will create leadership certificate program meant for all Western undergraduate students
Western increases financial and staff support for graduate students
Needs-based funding and off-campus housing staff will be tripled to help graduate students with rising costs
Mustangs scale new heights in the 2022 fall season
Western student-athletes dominated team and individual sports in various categories