After years of planning and community consultation, an Indigenous learning centre has opened at Western. The space, officially announced as the Wampum Learning Lodge in a naming ceremony earlier today, is located at the former library of the John G. Alt …
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Cemetery team, UC reno earn heritage nods
Efforts to unearth the past earned a team of Public History students recognition in the present, as the Woodland Cemetery History Project Team was recognized with a 2019 London Heritage Award.
Challenge winners build bridges to better lives
Civil Engineering students Karn Kalra, Jackson Chin and Andrew Bebnowski form the winning team of the Western World’s Challenge Challenge for their idea for building bridges to link isolated communities in rural Bolivia.
Project serves up a hot cup of London history
With the help of Western Public History student Katie Anderson, Pour Over London aims to bring local heritage into Londoners’ everyday lives – one cup at a time.
Study: Primary-care proximity equitable in city
Proximity to primary health-care providers does not seem to be an issue for London’s most vulnerable populations, according to a Western-led study. These findings, researchers say, point to a system working well when it comes to geographic equity.
Campus leads #LetsTalk conversation
Western talked – and listened – in record numbers on social media during Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 30. But the 2,600 tweets and retweets from a variety of university-affiliated accounts represented just a fraction of the deeper discussions that took place.
Six named among YMCA Women of Excellence
There is a strong purple-and-proud feeling among honourees of the eight annual YMCA Women of Excellence Class of 2019, the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario announced today.
Hats and chats mark Bell Let’s Talk
Blue toques and speech bubbles on Wednesday, Jan. 30, will mark an important opportunity for conversation – a day dedicated to checking in on each other’s mental health.
The Community Advocate
Abe Oudshoorn, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing professor
Business Cares food drive launched at Western
The Business Cares Food Drive is about Londoners making a difference with, and for, fellow Londoners. Western’s partnered program, Western Cares, starts Monday.
Poverty’s toll ‘unignorable’: United Way rep
As a kid, she used to hide the fact her lunchbag, and her belly, were empty. Now Jasmine Ball shares how the United Way is bringing hope to London’s hidden poor – and how you can help.
Piano Project has been music to student’s ears
You can’t miss them. With their vibrant colours, painted abstract shapes and flowering inspiration, Steven Wolfe said it’s probably harder not try and tickle the ivories a bit.
NFLer, Mustangs help ‘jump start’ community
Super Bowl champion and current Detroit Lions tight end Luke Willson ‘jump...
Cemetery team, UC reno earn heritage nods
Efforts to unearth the past earned a team of Public History students recognition in the present, as the Woodland Cemetery History Project Team was recognized with a 2019 London Heritage Award.
Challenge winners build bridges to better lives
Civil Engineering students Karn Kalra, Jackson Chin and Andrew Bebnowski form the winning team of the Western World’s Challenge Challenge for their idea for building bridges to link isolated communities in rural Bolivia.
Project serves up a hot cup of London history
With the help of Western Public History student Katie Anderson, Pour Over London aims to bring local heritage into Londoners’ everyday lives – one cup at a time.
Study: Primary-care proximity equitable in city
Proximity to primary health-care providers does not seem to be an issue for London’s most vulnerable populations, according to a Western-led study. These findings, researchers say, point to a system working well when it comes to geographic equity.
Campus leads #LetsTalk conversation
Western talked – and listened – in record numbers on social media during Bell Let’s Talk Day on Jan. 30. But the 2,600 tweets and retweets from a variety of university-affiliated accounts represented just a fraction of the deeper discussions that took place.
Six named among YMCA Women of Excellence
There is a strong purple-and-proud feeling among honourees of the eight annual YMCA Women of Excellence Class of 2019, the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario announced today.
Hats and chats mark Bell Let’s Talk
Blue toques and speech bubbles on Wednesday, Jan. 30, will mark an important opportunity for conversation – a day dedicated to checking in on each other’s mental health.
The Community Advocate
Abe Oudshoorn, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing professor
Business Cares food drive launched at Western
The Business Cares Food Drive is about Londoners making a difference with, and for, fellow Londoners. Western’s partnered program, Western Cares, starts Monday.
Poverty’s toll ‘unignorable’: United Way rep
As a kid, she used to hide the fact her lunchbag, and her belly, were empty. Now Jasmine Ball shares how the United Way is bringing hope to London’s hidden poor – and how you can help.
Piano Project has been music to student’s ears
You can’t miss them. With their vibrant colours, painted abstract shapes and flowering inspiration, Steven Wolfe said it’s probably harder not try and tickle the ivories a bit.
NFLer, Mustangs help ‘jump start’ community
Super Bowl champion and current Detroit Lions tight end Luke Willson ‘jump...