Western University

Back in 1987, first-year Western student Robert Garland had his sights set on teachers college and his eyes on the road, biking to all his classes. “Riding back and forth across campus, I would come across medical emergencies, from car…

It’s being called the ‘post-antibiotic’ era, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The decreasing effectiveness of antibiotics caused by overuse has led to the proliferation of drug-resistant bacteria spread through…

Three renowned Western faculty members have been named Distinguished University Professors in recognition of their leadership, research excellence and community service.  All three 2024 recipients are longtime Western professors who have…

Students in the Don Wright Faculty of Music and classical music fans in the London, Ont. community will be treated to concerts by the world’s most celebrated performing artists through a new and unique partnership with the Vancouver Recital…

Maxwell Smith, a leading bioethicist who advises on pressing and complex questions in health ethics and justice, has been named Chair in Applied Public Health by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.  He is one of 12 across…

Western is one of two Ontario universities to attract the highest number of Early Researcher Awards (ERA). Ten Western faculty members received provincial funding for their innovative work, topping the list alongside the University of…

For Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, it has been an incredible journey from a small high school in Port Perry, Ont., to Logan Campbell Village in Auckland, NZ, to receive an international…

The prevalence of dementia in unhoused people was almost two times greater than in the general population, with a higher prevalence for age groups younger than 85 years, according to new research led by researchers at Western, ICES and …

A pressing national problem. A university full of bright minds.  Western has combined both in a new competition. Enter: The President’s Challenge.  With hundreds of students engaged already in its inaugural year, the focus is on…

For championing sustainability in the classroom, the operating room and across campus, one faculty member and two students are receiving Western Green Awards at the Sustainability Impact Showcase, April 3. The Green Awards were created…