University of Western Ontario

Three Western graduates are among the recipients of this year’s Governor General’s Academic Medals. Since 1873, the awards have recognized outstanding students across Canada.Western PhD graduates Brianne Bruijns, Jaky Kueper, and Chloe…

Tackling a wide range of research subjects, including cancer research, sports performance, efficient battery charging for high-speed transportation and epigenetics in neuromuscular disease, seven Western undergraduate student researchers…

A community collaboration led by researchers from Western University’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing will bring critical supports to Indigenous youth who are transitioning from homelessness to housed.The EQUIP Housing Research…

For the second time this year, Western has been ranked in the top tier of universities around the world for sustainability. Released Oct. 26, the first edition of the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds Limited) World University Rankings:…

A collaborative team co-led by Western researcher Amanda Grzyb and Belgium-based architects Evelia Macal and Harold Fallon from KU Leuven, has capped off four years of work by finalizing the last of the installation components of a…

A new research group is paving Western’s way into a domain with potentially life-changing implications for our access to brain scanning technology. In 2006, Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen found landmark evidence for the consciousness…

A team of Western researchers is working to improve our understanding of how exposure to cannabis during pregnancy may impact the developing brain of the fetus. The team, led by Western PhD student Mohammed H. Sarikahya under the…

With an undergraduate degree in English literature and a master’s degree in cultural studies, it seemed a natural next chapter for Tanja Grubnic to merge both passions pursing her PhD in English at Western.Her doctoral research explores…

Western scientists have developed a new material that could eventually improve the way drugs are administered to patients, by allowing doctors to “see” exactly whether drugs are reaching the targets and working properly.Lijia LiuLijia…

A large-scale study of 47 species of monkeys and lemurs has found that climate change and deforestation are driving these tree-dwelling animals to the ground, where they are at higher risk due to lack of preferred food and shelter and may…