Two upper-year Western students are recovering in hospital after sustaining non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night when an automobile collision near campus spilled onto a nearby sidewalk. At approximately 8:30 p.m. Saturday, two vehicles collided in the...
Western joined a larger North American trend of universities remaining stagnant within the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2018 numbers released Tuesday.
Western President Amit Chakma issued a statement Wednesday reminding the campus community of the university’s stance on racism and discrimination in light of the events in Charlottesville, Va.
Best-selling Canadian authors Mark Kearney and Randy Ray are celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial with a new book looking back at Canadian musicians who chased stardom in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
UPDATE. 11:55 a.m. Power has been restored to all areas of the Western campus after thousands of customers across North and West London were hit by a second widespread outage in a week. On campus, cooling capacity in buildings will return to full power over the course...
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen, along with some of his team from the Brain and Mind Institute, took on the best questions the Internet could muster during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit Tuesday afternoon.
A Western alumna known as the most powerful international public health official in history will join the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Homecoming celebrations this fall. Dr. Margaret Chan, former Director-General of the World Health Organization...
The Western community is mourning the death of Elizabeth Dessureault, 27, a Master of Professional Education student, who died Sunday, Feb. 25, after a nearly two-year battle with lung cancer. Family and friends hosted a celebration of her life in March. On Tuesday,...
Wee Yong has been awarded the 2017 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, Robarts Research Institute officials announced today. Awarded since 1985, the Taylor Prize recognizes the contributions of outstanding internationally recognized researchers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Lz3Lxa38x8&feature=youtu.be Randal Graham was writing an academic text when he realized it contained a work of fiction waiting for escape. “I use a lot of examples and hypotheticals in my academic writing – and I always use a...
Anthropology professor David Kanatawakhon-Maracle, a scholar who has made it his life’s work to teach the Mohawk language, received an honorary degree during Brock University’s Spring Convocation, last week.
Brescia University College received a $1-million gift from the Ursuline Sisters of Chatham in Ontario, the single largest donation in the Western affiliate college’s history.
Kathleen Kwan has been named Western University Secretariat, effective September 2017, university officials announced this week. Kwan has served as Director of Legal Services and University Solicitor at the University of Hertfordshire (U.K.) since 2010.
Lynn Logan has been named Vice-President (Operations & Finance), effective June 22, Western University announced today. Logan joined Western in 2006 and has served as the Associate Vice-President (Finance & Facilities) since 2013 and acting CFO, reporting to...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Alan Getgood recently received the Albert Trillant Young Investigator’s Award at the 2017 ISAKOS Congress in Shanghai, China. This award provides recognition for a young researcher who has done outstanding...
United Airlines staff dragged a paying customer off a plane, sparking an international news bonanza — and a small newspaper in Louisville, Ky., had a scoop. Louisville’s Courier-Journal reported on April 11 that the passenger, David Dao, lost his medical license in...
Janice Mackinnon, Canadian historian and former Minister of Finance for Saskatchewan, was celebrated for her accomplishments with an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, at the Tuesday afternoon session of Western’s 309th Convocation.
In recognition of his successful career as a businessman and philanthropist, Jeff Orr, CEO and President, Power Financial Corporation, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, at the Tuesday morning session of Western’s 309th Convocation.
In what economists have called a “post-factual era,” university graduates have a responsibility to use their education.
Although Western saw no movement in its ranking, signs inside the numbers continue to trend upward for the university when it comes to the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2017 numbers released Wednesday. Western remained...