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Student Life
Western offers scholarships to Afghan refugees
Five students, two scholars-at-risk to receive ‘wrap-around aid’ amid international crisis
Mandatory sexual violence awareness and prevention training begins for students
Part of Western’s new student safety action plan
Change your world to change the world, says teen activist
High-profile environmental advocate Hannah Alper joins Western’s media program
Plans for a safe return to residence
Move-in at Western takes place Sept. 3 to 6
10 tips to ace return-to-class this fall
Western experts offer advice on how elementary, secondary students (and their parents) can prepare for a return to the classroom
Creative writing meets science
Neuroscience and psychology student Ashley Li brings diverse perspective and leadership skills to her role as Student-Writer-in-Residence
A path for return to sport this fall
Sights are set on providing competition for the 2021-22 OUA season.
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.