The ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth, the most comprehensive assessment of children’s physical activity in Canada, recently gave the country a D+ in overall physical activity. While this grade is better than t …
Health Sciences
Western initiative promotes kindness at work
Professor Jennifer Irwin speaks to the research behind the evidence-based program
Expert insight: Learning the health risks of vaping can encourage young vapers to rethink their habit
More than one-third of teenagers between the ages of 15 and 19 have tried vaping
Western signs with national partners to advance collaborative research in clean energy
Agreement will drive funding opportunities to support internships, awards and research chairs
Study shows how personal stories of health risks got students to stop vaping
Results could be useful for curbing other harmful behaviours among youth, says researcher
Western students, alumni among London’s ‘Twenty in their 20s’
Annual list includes innovators, creatives, community advocates
Digital epidemiologist Western’s newest Canada Research Chair
Tarun Katapally engages citizens using mobile technology to solve societal problems, address inequities
Graduating more RNs: Western responds to nursing shortage, new realities of health care
Nursing program implements shorter RPN to RN pathway, 1:1 clinical placements
New study examines what individuals need to thrive following homelessness
Led by professor Carrie Anne Marshall, research looks at service providers’ views for integrating vulnerable persons into communities
Western grads receive prestigious medal
2022 Governor General’s Gold Medal given for academic excellence
Western Heads East: From grassroots to global impact
How a 2002 speech by Stephen Lewis inspired faculty, staff and students to address the HIV/AIDS crisis
Western scientists attract $1.7M to tackle global challenges
Stroke researcher Sue Peters one of 7 faculty members awarded CFI funding
Western researchers selected to the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
Four faculty scholars named CAHS fellows for excellence, commitment to fields of expertise