Low-fanfare Games will drive focus to athletes’ feats, says Olympic studies expert
Kinesiology
Expert insights: People’s health is not fair game
IOC, WHO putting host nation, athletes at risk at Tokyo Olympics
Western alumni support athletes’ Olympic dreams
Marnie McBean, David Shoemaker play key roles as Team Canada preps for competition.
Ending the stigma
Podcaster and new kinesiology grad Jordan Boroditsky eyes med school
Expert insights: Sit less, move more
Reducing sedentary behaviour to improve health and quality of life for long-term care residents
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.
Expert insights: Tennis players’ struggles during COVID-19
The pandemic has disrupted people’s lives globally, including professional tennis players whose revenue streams are impacted due to cancelled or postponed tournaments.
Expert insights: Too much sitting is bad for you
New findings suggest that certain types of sitting are better for you, while other types should be reduced.
Expert insights: Should the Tokyo Olympics go ahead?
With the lack of global equitable access to vaccines, is there a level playing field for nations competing in the Olympics?
5G network opens new avenues for research and student support
The super-fast, smart network enables new research and can help students thrive at Western.
Students’ snack pops expectations
Ditch the chips and pitch the popcorn: two Western students are hoping Londoners’ tastes will rise up to enjoy popped water-lily seeds instead.
Book brings life, career of ‘Happy Jack’ into focus
Author Sandy Lubert, BA’89, recently published ‘A FAIRS to Remember, The Life & Times of Happy Jack,’ a new book that explores the career of one of Western professor and coaching legend Jack Fairs, BSc’46, LLD’05.
How to keep cyclists rolling after pandemic push
More people in North America are taking to cycling – and bike shops across the United States and Canada are seeing record sales and facing supply shortages.
Pro career on hold – but game still goal
The COVID-19 pandemic may have paused the games – but it cannot stop Kyle Dawson’s dream to play professional lacrosse.
Can exercise offer same mental boost as caffeine?
What can provide similar benefits to caffeine without the side-effects? The answer may lie in aerobic exercise.
Jacquelyn Burkell, Kevin Shoemaker reappointed to Research roles
Western researchers Jacquie Burkell and Kevin Shoemaker have been re-appointed as Acting Associate Vice-Presidents (Research) for another year, effective July 1.
‘Magic’ photograph still inspires after 50 years
Known by many names – The Leap, The Flying Goal, The Flying Orr or, simply, The Goal – Ray Lussier’s photograph of Bobby Orr flying through the air after his Stanley Cup-winning goal remains today the most famous photograph in hockey history. Fifty years later, the image continues to inspire.
Discovery Grants back 75 research projects
Seventy-five university research projects across seven faculties received more than $13.8 million in Discovery Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Former Mustang kicker signs with NFL’s Rams
Hollywood added one of Western’s brightest stars this week as former Mustangs kicker Lirim Hajrullahu inked a three-year deal with the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams.
Read. Watch. Listen. with Laura Misener
Wondering what to do when you reach the end of your rope, find yourself ‘Under the Influence’, or stuck in a galaxy far, far away? Laura Misener, Director of the School of Kinesiology, has you covered when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.