Western-bound students Kyra Moura and Dane Sisinni were officially named as two of 50 recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, who all head off to universities across Canada this fall to pursue undergraduate studies in science, technology, engineering or...
For 10 years, Dr. Mark Awuku has been at the heart of Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry – Windsor Program, a passionate and dedicated educator and leader committed to the School and the local community itself. On September 2, 2015,...
Marlys L. Koschinsky, PhD, is the new Scientific and Executive Director for Western University’s Robarts Research Institute. Established in 1986, Robarts Research Institute at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is a world leader in biomedical knowledge –...
Back-to-school stress affects thousands of students and parents each year. With only one week of summer remaining and school bells across the region about to signal the start of another school year, anxiety levels among some students and parents are once again on the rise.
A new international collaborative study describes how an image stacking technique known as 'digital tracking' can be used to discover large numbers of new asteroids that are too difficult to detect using traditional methods. More computationally intensive than...
Janice Forsyth, Assistant Professor and former Director of the International Centre for Olympic Studies in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Western University, is now blogging for Huffington Post Canada.
Londoner Gracia Mabaya is passionate about providing services for vulnerable populations – from the children she saw dying of treatable diseases in her birth country, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to children and adults living in poverty across Canada. Mabaya...
Before 171 first-year medical students take their seats at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry this fall, they will have the chance to learn from health care providers in rural and regional communities across southwestern Ontario during Community Day.
Western University’s 19th White Coat Ceremony has a special significance for the Habib family of Oakville. On August 25, 2015, siblings, Eric, Medicine Class of 2019, and Dora, Dentistry Class of 2019, will receive their White Coats together at the first combined White Coat Ceremony at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Celebrated Canadian actor and comedy legend Martin Short is the keynote speaker for the 2015 Leaders in Innovation Dinner, hosted by Western University’s Robarts Research Institute. This year’s dinner celebrates research excellence in the field of cellular and...
The first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager is 100 light years away but shares many of the characteristics of an early Jupiter. The out-of-this-world discovery, which generated international media headlines, was revealed last month and a new paper outlining the findings in full detail was published in the current issue of Science.
‘Ordinary’s just not good enough’ so extraordinary Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace will perform as part of Western University’s Homecoming 2015 festivities. This year, Western is teaming up with the University Students’ Council (USC), PremierLife and Western Alumni to launch #HOCOonthehill – a full day of programming on Saturday, September 26 that starts at 9 a.m. – and Our Lady Peace will be headlining the evening concert.
