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Month: March 2016

Changing lives with probiotics in Africa

Changing lives with probiotics in Africa

A Western University researcher is hoping to change the lives of people in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda with a small sachet of freeze-dried bacteria. Gregor Reid, PhD, professor, Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, is one of the world’s foremost...

Annual salary disclosure from Western

Annual salary disclosure from Western

In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western University is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2015 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2015. Most of...

Western joins forces with prestigious SHAD program

Western joins forces with prestigious SHAD program

Western University is the latest top university to join with SHAD, a prestigious program which brings the best and the brightest high school students to university campuses across the country every July for an intense program that helps them reach their full...

Increasing lifelong mobility by addressing osteoarthritis

Increasing lifelong mobility by addressing osteoarthritis

For more than three million Canadians suffering from osteoarthritis, getting out of bed in the morning or opening a jar can be a serious challenge. The disease, which results in degeneration of bones and joints, has a very human face, causing severe pain and...