It was in her community placement, in the final year of her health sciences degree, that everything clicked for Daisy Chan, BHSc’26. “I just saw everything I learned in my four years play out before my own eyes,” she said with a laugh. Chan …
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Riverfest returns to Western campus, with focus on water justice
Multimedia art exhibit, coffee house, water walk among events to celebrate Antler River
New projects aim to help carve new paths for Black youth
Professor Godwin Arku among Western recipients of SSHRC grants
Western researchers among 2023 Ontario Women’s Health Scholars Award winners
Jenna Schulz and Hoda Seens honoured for groundbreaking work on women’s mental, physical well-being
Expert insight: Will the Paris 2024 Olympics see a return to normalcy?
The last two Olympic games were severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic
Western athlete competing for Canada at world para championships
Nursing student and sprinter Natalie Thirsk is a member of Mustangs track and field team
Supports in permanent supportive housing key to ending homelessness, study finds
Western prof, research team examine how Canada’s most vulnerable can be permanently housed
Safe, fair and just: Western hosts international experts to tackle challenges in sport
Two-week program for global PhD students focused on human rights at major sporting events
Western professor wants children’s rehab programs to listen to their voices
Gail Teachman’s research finds focus on being ‘normal’ can be detrimental to children with disabilities
Researcher leads first-ever study of Canadian ‘SuperAgers’
Western prof and team look at senior citizens with exceptional cognitive functions
Western researchers create online resource to support physical activity for children with disabilities
‘Everyone Can Play’ website lists inclusive activities and programs in London and surrounding areas
Tools aim to improve care for people experiencing substance use stigma
Team from Western and UBC launch the EQUIP Equity Action Kit
From the classroom to the Commonwealth Games
PhD candidate Erin Pearson went to the UK to look at how para-sport is recognized at this integrated mega sport event