University of Western Ontario

Engineering student and Mustangs track and field and cross-country star Kate Current has been named one of Canada’s top student-athletes. Current, who is in her second year of graduate studies in civil engineering, was one of eight…

A new Western study shows that university students who were regularly vaping wanted to cut back after learning about the threat the habit could pose to their health.PhD candidate Babac Salmani and Faculty of Health Sciences professor…

Western’s Ivey Business School has been ranked third in the world for the extent to which research at the school is aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Featured in the Financial Times’ most recent Responsible…

Award-winning climatologist Gordon McBean is joining the ranks of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a Fellow, a lifetime honour. McBean, a renowned climate expert, is a geography and environment professor…

In 1856, Benjamin Drew, a U.S. abolitionist, travelled to Canada to transcribe the oral stories of formerly enslaved Black refugees. Among them, 16 individuals who originally settled in London, Ont. Their narratives, recorded in Drew’s…

While it’s especially common in older adults, tinnitus – a potentially devastating ringing in the ears – can affect people of all ages. Most often described as consistent buzzing, hissing or humming, tinnitus is usually caused by an…

The education gap between spouses shapes wives’ long-term income trajectories, but the impact varies depending on the couple’s race, according to a new Western study.For the study, social demographers Kate Choi and Patrick Denice analyzed…

Dr. Amit Garg’s mission to make it easier and more efficient to conduct clinical trials received a funding boon today, with two new grants from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Garg is associate dean of clinical research…

New research from Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Lawson Health Research Institute and ICES Western shows the move from in-person to virtual primary health care removed barriers for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.…

After lockdowns, labour shortages and supply chain challenges, phase one of the D.B. Weldon Library revitalization project is now complete – and Western is ready to celebrate.A grand reopening will be held Thursday, Jan. 26 at 10:30 a.m.…