Western University

Shreya Menon found an opportunity to take a fresh look at her consumption choices, and to expand her language skills, while travelling in Costa Rica.  The fourth-year political science student was in a group of 15 undergraduates who…

Researchers from Western and Brown University have made groundbreaking progress towards identifying the root cause and potential therapy for preeclampsia. The pregnancy complication affects up to eight per cent of pregnancies globally and…

Two graduate students from Western University have developed a ground-breaking method for predicting which intensive care unit (ICU) patients will survive a severe brain injury. Matthew Kolisnyk and Karnig Kazazian combined functional…

Six noted Western scholars have been elected as new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) in recognition of their outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievements. The scholars are among 101 new Fellows elected to the…

Riverfest, a celebration of the Deshkan Ziibi (Thames River) and what it represents for the communities that live in London, Ont., is back for the second year. Among the themes it explores is the question of water justice, through a…

The Western Institute for Earth and Space Exploration is leading a new project to measure methane released by London’s dump, with a multi-disciplinary team of researchers helping to track the potent greenhouse gas. The team will use…

New funding has been secured for a Western University-led collaborative project that sets out to prevent and reduce violence and harassment in workplaces in Canada. The project is receiving nearly $2 million in funding through the …

As predicted by Captain Kirk, space is indeed the final frontier. But imagine if Starfleet couldn’t launch the U.S.S. Enterprise because there was a traffic jam in Earth’s orbit causing congestion or, worse, gridlock. Welcome to 2023. The…

Caring for campus grounds has become a quieter experience and more comfortable for landscape services employees, as Western works to eliminate gas-powered units on campus. Facilities Management has recently added two electric John Deere…

Nataleah Hunter-Young got a job pre-screening films at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017, an entrance into the industry that “became very addictive, very fast.”  Now, still working as an international programmer at TIFF, …