Mental health help and a rabbit puppet may seem an unlikely pair. That’s kind of the point. Researchers at Western’s Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic and mental health advocate Paula Jesty were looking for something unique, fun an …
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Program leads 10,000 kids to active living
A Western-led program recently reached a milestone by having helped more than 10,000 London kids become physically active. The ACT-i-Pass program provides Grade 5 pupils free access to recreation programs across a range of agencies and facilities throughout the city.
Study turns attention to rural homelessness
Homeless individuals in rural areas are offered few options when it comes to assistance in their communities, frequently forcing them into urban centres in search of help. Stopping that flow, however, may create better outcomes for all involved, according to recent Western study.
Smoke-free effort sees early success, ready for fall
Two months after Western went smoke free, university officials know the real test begins next week as more than 35,000 students return to campus greeted for the first time with the move to ‘clear the air.’
Car/cyclist crash stats support speed drop: London study
A Western-led analysis of 11 years of car/bicycle crash data in London points to one clear conclusion about the most important variable in whether a cyclist is seriously injured or not –motorist speed.
Plan for upcoming campus traffic disruptions
As the fall term begins, drivers using roads on Western’s campus throughout the first week of September are being asked to take note of traffic disruptions and expected delays.
Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work
During her lifetime, ground-breaking botanist Kate Crooks received international acclaim for her work. But the whereabouts of those labours today – 500 pages of plant samples Crooks collected and pressed in the 1860s – remain a puzzle that Anna Soper, MLIS’16, is determined to solve.
Player safety at heart of student’s further research
Her work has already provided new insights into brain injuries suffered by young female athletes. Now, thanks to one of the province’s most competitive scholarships, Alexandra Harriss looks to head off those injuries sooner, perhaps even changing how the most popular sport on the planet is played and coached.
Sponsored employee to show us the ‘Way’
“It was the best thing I’ve ever done.” That was just one piece of advice Kathryn McAuley received from others as she weighed the possibly of taking on the role of Western’s Sponsored Employee for the 2019 United Way Elgin Middlesex campaign.
Music alumna heads Ontario Youth Choir
It may have sounded perfect to an untrained ear, but to Western alumna Vicki St. Pierre, her young choir still needed polish.
Student delivers homes to ‘unloved’ fruits, veggies
You see a misshapen pepper, an undersized peach or an oddly coloured apple. Divyansh Ojha sees opportunity.
Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction
A recent art exhibition curated by a Western alumnus was one of several community catalysts credited with leading to one Ontario city to open a residential addiction withdrawal and treatment centre this fall.
New homes built upon Western research
A new pilot project looks to increase the resilience of 100 new-build homes against high winds, even tornadoes, in St. Thomas, Ont., putting into practise more than two decades of Western research.
Program leads 10,000 kids to active living
A Western-led program recently reached a milestone by having helped more than 10,000 London kids become physically active. The ACT-i-Pass program provides Grade 5 pupils free access to recreation programs across a range of agencies and facilities throughout the city.
Study turns attention to rural homelessness
Homeless individuals in rural areas are offered few options when it comes to assistance in their communities, frequently forcing them into urban centres in search of help. Stopping that flow, however, may create better outcomes for all involved, according to recent Western study.
Smoke-free effort sees early success, ready for fall
Two months after Western went smoke free, university officials know the real test begins next week as more than 35,000 students return to campus greeted for the first time with the move to ‘clear the air.’
Car/cyclist crash stats support speed drop: London study
A Western-led analysis of 11 years of car/bicycle crash data in London points to one clear conclusion about the most important variable in whether a cyclist is seriously injured or not –motorist speed.
Plan for upcoming campus traffic disruptions
As the fall term begins, drivers using roads on Western’s campus throughout the first week of September are being asked to take note of traffic disruptions and expected delays.
Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work
During her lifetime, ground-breaking botanist Kate Crooks received international acclaim for her work. But the whereabouts of those labours today – 500 pages of plant samples Crooks collected and pressed in the 1860s – remain a puzzle that Anna Soper, MLIS’16, is determined to solve.
Player safety at heart of student’s further research
Her work has already provided new insights into brain injuries suffered by young female athletes. Now, thanks to one of the province’s most competitive scholarships, Alexandra Harriss looks to head off those injuries sooner, perhaps even changing how the most popular sport on the planet is played and coached.
Sponsored employee to show us the ‘Way’
“It was the best thing I’ve ever done.” That was just one piece of advice Kathryn McAuley received from others as she weighed the possibly of taking on the role of Western’s Sponsored Employee for the 2019 United Way Elgin Middlesex campaign.
Music alumna heads Ontario Youth Choir
It may have sounded perfect to an untrained ear, but to Western alumna Vicki St. Pierre, her young choir still needed polish.
Student delivers homes to ‘unloved’ fruits, veggies
You see a misshapen pepper, an undersized peach or an oddly coloured apple. Divyansh Ojha sees opportunity.
Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction
A recent art exhibition curated by a Western alumnus was one of several community catalysts credited with leading to one Ontario city to open a residential addiction withdrawal and treatment centre this fall.
New homes built upon Western research
A new pilot project looks to increase the resilience of 100 new-build homes against high winds, even tornadoes, in St. Thomas, Ont., putting into practise more than two decades of Western research.