Political science major Eunice Oladejo advocates for clean water, climate action and zero poverty
Social Science
Inspired by others, doing a world of good
Alumnus Liam Brown finds meaning working for the United Nations World Food Programme.
Expert insights: The Lou Marsh Trophy builds on a racist legacy, tainting the award’s meaning
The sports journalist ‘spent his career energizing racist sports journalism.’
Indigenous Learning Fund recipients named
Four projects funded for fostering Indigenous learning and community partnerships
Year in review: Parr, partnerships, pace-setters
A raft of gifts and investments showed faith in the quality and support of Western and its people.
Year in review: Let me count the ways
Turns out, relationship success has little to do with your personal awesomeness, and even less to do with fairy-tale love potions and Puccini arias.
Letters and smiles: Western students reach out to local seniors
Two projects, one mission: Spreading messages of cheer
Honouring exceptional commitment in a year of change
The 2020 Western Award of Excellence represents the highest honour for staff achievement at the university.
Age of oldest child key to unlocking immigration mobility within Canada
With Canada moving to welcome more immigrants, a Western study reports that the age of a family’s eldest child is a key factor in retaining new families.
Expert insights: COVID-19 caution fatigue – what it is and how to beat it
The longer the pandemic goes on, the greater the risk Canadians will struggle to adhere to guidelines and restrictions.
Expert insights: How to get someone’s name right
Imagine you have to say an unfamiliar name and are afraid to say it wrong. Here’s why, and how, to get it right.
Alumnus selected to help shape future of NATO
Western alumnus Kevin Vuong is the sole Canadian among 14 youth leaders chosen to share their views on security and peace with the National Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Nick Harney to become new dean of Western’s Faculty of Social Science
Nicholas (Nick) Harney will begin a five-year term as Faculty of Social Science dean in August 2021.
Western ranks first in global undergrad competition
From discovering the drivers of business sustainability to examining the genetics of ovarian cancer, Western’s undergraduates are winning global recognition.
Partnerships pegged for SSHRC funding
The strength of partnerships – including work to improve refugee settlement services hampered by the pandemic – was key to unlocking funding support for five London-led research projects.
Feds fund innovative Western research
Researchers looking to develop green technologies, understand consumer decision-making and improve learning outcomes for children with autism are among those benefiting from new federal funding.
Youth vaping problem nets research dollars
Vaping among teenaged Canadians has doubled in the past two years – a troubling trend that three Western researchers will examine in depth with new funding from the CIHR.
Debut novel combines tech, comic worlds
Drew Murray, can credit his storied career partly to technology’s triumph over the curse of cursive. Now Murray, BA’97, MBA’06, is celebrating his debut novel, Broken Genius.
‘Money talks’ in changing NFL team’s nickname
Sociology professor Janice Forsyth called the Washington NFL franchise’s decision to change its controversial nickname “a clear example of ‘money talks.’”
Criminologists unite to reach out, speak up
Western Sociology professor Laura Huey has co-founded #CrimComm, a new virtual community where criminology researchers share ways to improve communication with each other and the world. The over-arching intent is to spread their science to more policy-makers, police, peers and the public.