University of Western Ontario

Fred Longstaffe, founding director of the Western Academy for Advanced Research (WAFAR), and five Western graduates have been named among 99 new appointments to the Order of Canada.The honourees were announced Dec. 29, 2022, by Mary…

Most people don’t realize the cartoons they grew up with – My Little Pony, G.I. Joe and Paw Patrol – were actually designed with one purpose: To sell toys.Faculty of Information and Media Studies professor Selma Purac studies the…

Western continues to make progress toward a decarbonized Operating & Endowment Fund (the Fund) , according to the newly released 2022 Western University Responsible Investing Annual Report.The report provides metrics for the total…

Professor Alan Shepard has been appointed to a second term as president of Western University – a unanimous decision by the University’s Board of Governors. Shepard will lead the University until June 30, 2029.Board of Governors Chair…

Somewhere in the southwest corner of Western’s campus is a site which could be a template for the conservation of bird species at risk in North America. The barn swallow structure is a wooden installation designed to resemble a barn, with…

During her sabbatical in 2015, Alena Robin was intent on tracking down a painting by Antonio Enríquez, an 18th century Mexican painter. With dogged determination ─ and on the last day of her stay in Guadalajara – she found it in a corner…

Staff members demonstrating exceptional performance, from residence halls and research institutes to the Indigenous Student Centre and Western International, are being honoured with the highest level of campus-wide recognition: The…

People with diabetes were among the hardest hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. A new global study, co-authored by a Western professor, examines the impact of COVID-19 on diabetes care by drawing a parallel with the impact of natural…

Researchers from Western have shown that a fireball that originated at the edge of the Solar System was likely made of rock, not ice, challenging long-held beliefs about how the Solar System was formed.Just at the edge of our Solar System…

A new study by Western neuroscientists suggests that, unlike true reality, perception in virtual reality is more strongly influenced by our expectations than the visual information before our eyes.The researchers point to the challenge of…