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Western is launching a new global engagement strategy to guide its efforts to drive positive change around the world. The internationalization plan, called Western in the World, seeks to increase Western’s international reach and research…

Using advanced research techniques, including a form of artificial intelligence, a team of researchers has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could improve patient outcomes.…

A tornado that sliced through a rural area south of Didsbury, AB on July 1 is among the most powerful ever recorded in Canada. It has been rated at EF4 by Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project, in collaboration with the Environment and…

Five Western alumni and a recipient of an honorary degree from the university are among the 85 new appointments to the Order of Canada.Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, announced the recipients,…

Western University has announced Kelly Meighen as the university’s twenty-fourth Chancellor, effective July 1, 2023, for a four-year term.Meighen, BA’71, LLD’13, is president of the Meighen Family Foundation, a position she’s held since…

Summer Shakespeare, the much-loved summer tradition of watching performances of William Shakespeare’s plays under the stars will return to Western’s campus from July 19 to 23 with this year’s production of the comedy Much Ado About…

Imagine taking the first sip of your morning coffee, only to be hit by an overwhelming, gut-churning stench. This altered sense of smell is a reality for many living with a post-COVID smell dysfunction called parosmia – a disorder that…

From the moment they met, business partners Sydney Robinson and Oleksiy Zaika clicked.Two years later, they’re making a perfect fit as creators of an automatically adjustable prosthetic socket and cofounders of Vessl Prosthetics…

Western will slash its carbon emissions with the installation of a new electric boiler to generate steam for heating and hot water. Nearly $4.75 million in federal funding from carbon tax proceeds will help the university replace one of…

Sir Frederick Banting was clearly ahead of his time. He is also an inspiration for a new open source self-administering drug delivery device. Long before open source was an option or even a concept, the now-celebrated former Western…