Year: 2014

Western University’s Faculty of Education has joined a select group of international academia by becoming part of the first international University Network on Media and Information Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue, launched by UNESCO and the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

A panel of renowned neurodegenerative disease researchers and physicians from across North America will join together to discuss how we might better prepare for this “dementia tidal wave.”

Western University’s popular complimentary lecture series, Classes Without Quizzes, returns on November 20 as Jonathan De Souza from Western’s Don Wright Faculty of Music provides insight into our innate ability to understand music.

A recent Western University-led study of the work of principals in Ontario’s school system has found that while 90 per cent of principals find their positions rewarding and fulfilling, only one third of them feel they have the support and training necessary to do the job to the best of their ability.

Western University is hosting its annual Fall Preview Day on Sunday, November 16, providing 11,000 future students, their families and friends, an opportunity to explore Canada’s most beautiful campus and learn why Western offers the best student experience among Canadian universities.

Researchers at Western University are using cutting-edge genetic mutation-analysis software developed in their lab to interpret mutations in tumour genome that may provide insight into determining which breast cancer tumours are more likely spread to other parts of the body and which ones won’t.

arber supported both of his parents through their struggles with Alzheimer’s disease and is now returning to his hometown of London and to Western University to get an up-close look at the research being done at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry’s Robarts Research Institute to help better diagnose and treat this devastating disease.

Researchers at Western University have identified that an estrogen receptor, previously shown to regulate blood pressure in women, also plays an important role in regulating low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels.

Western University’s International Week 2014 takes flight today with campus-wide events allowing the Western community to celebrate diversity and explore international opportunities.

A new study from Western University has produced remarkable results in the battle against butting out.

For the second year in a row, Western University has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.

The university is investing $5 million to support a team of all-star researchers from across five faculties to provide them with additional personnel, resources and infrastructure to attract, retain and mentor future leaders.