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Student Life
Safety first: Western mandates vaccinations for students in residence
The university is preparing for a full return to in-person classes this fall.
Mentorship program enriches medical school experience for LGBTQ+ students
The program matches LGBTQ+-identifying faculty members and resident physicians as mentors to medical students.
Engineering students create new video-chat platform
Mixronline now has more than 115,000 active users from around the world
Students volunteer for UN Women Project on Commissions of Inquiry
The 10 students applied gender-sensitive analysis to United Nations reports on Syria, Yemen, Burundi and South Sudan.
World Wildlife Fund partnership brings sustainability to life
How a student’s native plant giveaway led to a campus-wide sustainability program
Western student honoured with Joan Donaldson CBC News Scholarship
Jessica Singer will work with the St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador newsroom
Music mural rooted in pandemic resilience
New artwork symbolizes how Western music students have persevered and blossomed throughout a trying pandemic year.
‘World’s Challenge Challenge’ winners from Western advance to next round
Project Lightbulb will vie for $30,000 at global finals this summer
Summer internship programs aim to help students and faculty
Up to 400 positions available, including 300 undergraduate research internships
Western supporting students following COVID-19 outbreaks in Saugeen-Maitland Hall and Ontario Hall
The university is taking its direction from the Middlesex-London Health Unit and is collaborating with officials on contact tracing.
New graduate training opportunities for MD students
Schulich launches MD+, a new track allowing medical students to pursue a master’s degree or certificate in a wide variety of subjects.
Western partners with London Economic Development Corp to help new grads launch careers
New pilot program helps graduates from the Faculty of Social Science with future employment by creating 12-month, full-time, paid apprenticeship positions.
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.
Pivots pay off for undergraduate applications
Personal connections key to Western’s recruitment strategy
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.
Medical students bring comfort through connection
Forty medical students have teamed up with seniors in a new program to reduce social isolation.
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.
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.
Engineering fellowships created for Indigenous and Black doctoral students
The new fellowships will support and increase representation among students heading towards academic and industry careers.