Low-fanfare Games will drive focus to athletes’ feats, says Olympic studies expert
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The race to row in Tokyo
Western grads Jen Martins, Jill Moffatt part of Team Canada’s biggest Olympic rowing team in recent history
Western alumni support athletes’ Olympic dreams
Marnie McBean, David Shoemaker play key roles as Team Canada preps for competition.
Rower-turned-entrepreneur gains angel investor
Western alumna’s Hairstrong scrunchie trending upwards in sales
Scholarships honour victims of anti-Muslim attack
Awards commemorate Madiha Salman and Salman Afzaal, support future grad students
Expert insights: How to increase physical activity in early learning settings
Outdoor play in shorter, more frequent windows can boost physical activity levels of children in childcare
The ‘whys’ of weed behind the wheel
Young drivers survey first step to preventing youth from driving under cannabis influence
El Salvador research project receives major grant
Western researcher leads collaborative project to document civil war memories.
Family came to Canada for a better future
Western remembers lives of four Londoners – including a PhD student and her alumnus husband – killed in what police are calling a hate crime.
‘Thriving Educators’ cultivate caring campus community
As Western’s student affairs professionals learned how best to support students, they found support in each other.
Amplifying the voices and needs of parasport participants
A Western-led online platform invites persons with disabilities participating in sport and physical activity to share their lived experiences to inform how to improve accessibility in a post-COVID world.
Inspiring Minds: Helping Western graduate students tell stories, hone skills
Master’s and doctoral students are invited to share their research in 150 words, with a chance to heighten the profile of their work
Western attracts $1 million to advance virtual learning
An Indigenous languages revitalization program is among ten projects receiving eCampusOntario grants
Expert insights: Strengthening connections during the pandemic
How sex and intimacy coaching can help bring people closer together
Western trio honoured with Distinguished University Professorships
Kim Baines, Glenn Bauman, and Deborah Laliberte-Rudman are being recognized for sustained excellence in scholarship
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Outstanding faculty members and a team of course designers are being honoured for excellence
Creating connections: Western’s complexity science research hub
The Complex Adaptive Systems lab is an interdisciplinary network encouraging cross-campus collaboration.
Tuberculosis research focuses on animal-to-human transmission
Dr. Francisco Olea-Popelka argues that to eliminate TB entirely, we must look at the zoonotic form of the disease, more common than once thought.
Whether at home, school or in child care, 3- to 5-year-olds experience similar levels of physical activity
A first-of-its-kind study examined the influence of child-care arrangements on the daily movement of Canadian preschoolers.
Expert insights: COVID-19 and mental health – feeling anguish is normal and is not a disorder
Mental health and wellness professor and registered psychotherapist Marnie Wedlake says we should be wary of quick fixes that promise to remedy our human suffering.