Western University’s Board of Governors today released its Report of the Governance Review Task Force. The Task Force was created by the Board in June 2015 in response to issues and concerns about governance that were triggered by decisions with respect to the...
Community partners gathered today to launch the Centre for Research on Health Equity and Social Inclusion (CRHESI), a new organization focused on studying the effects of inequality and discrimination to improve health policy and services in London and surrounding...
In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, discussion continues in Canada regarding the federal government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end. While national security played a large part in the election debates on refugees, it...
Members of the media are invited to attend as Western University and the London InterCommunity Health Centre announce a new research centre in the field of community healthcare. The new centre will bring together community partners, academic researchers and health...
Matthew Teeter, PhD, assistant professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and researcher at Lawson Health Research Institute, is a winner of the 2015 John Charles Polanyi Prize. The $20,000 award recognizes the excellence of Teeter’s research in joint...
With Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week about to launch once again in Ontario, and a growing desire by the general public to understand, address and prevent the effects of bullying, an expert on these issues is available to media for commentary. Claire Crooks, a...
Western University’s International Week 2015 gets underway today providing an opportunity to celebrate Western’s international community, diversity and international collaborations. Running November 16-20, the week’s theme is “U and the World” and features...
The connection between war, society and medicine is and always will be an important and rich field of study for researchers like Shauna Devine. A Visiting Research Fellow at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Civil War and...
Local Windsor family physician, Dr. Dale Ziter, is being recognized for his extraordinary commitment to his patients and community with the Regional Family Physician of the Year Award, presented by the Ontario College of Family Physicians (OCFP). Dr. Ziter is the...
Dr. Kenneth Wright, founder of the Dental Outreach Community Service (DOCS) Program at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, received the Governor General’s Caring Canadian Award. His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor...
Western University is hosting its annual Fall Preview Day on Sunday, November 15, providing over 10,000 future students, their families and friends, an opportunity to meet faculty, staff and students and learn why Western offers the best student experience among...
Celebrated Canadian actor Martin Short has won fans and accolades in television, film and theatre since his breakout season on Saturday Night Live almost 30 years ago. On November 18, Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will welcome Martin...
