Medical researchers are making great strides as they design pharmaceuticals that attack a wide range of diseases. Plant researchers are finding ever more efficient ways to increase crop yields. But conventional approaches have their challenges: often, drugs travel to...
Year: 2017
The “core” of core inflation — Bank of Canada’s Lawrence Schembri to speak at Western
The Bank of Canada’s delicate dance of setting and tweaking monetary policy – assessing financial trends, pressures and risks and then aiming for two-per-cent inflation —is crucial to Canada’s economic wellbeing. Price stability helps ensure sustainable economic...
Governor General celebrates Canada’s 150th with Western University as distinguished speaker for President’s Lecture Series
Western University is pleased to be host to His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, on March 8 as speaker in the President’s Lecture Series and in celebration of Canada’s sesquicentennial. The Lecture Series – a free, public...
Toques on top: Western supports mental health
About 1,000 student athletes at Western University are taking a stand for mental health, a statement as bold as the hats on their heads. All this week, varsity athletes have been wearing blue toques as part of a mental health campaign with partners Bell Let’s Talk and...
Western’s United Way contribution builds on Canadian tradition of giving
With a red-and-white nod to Canada’s 150th birthday, Western University announced Wednesday that the university community has raised $657,234 for this year’s United Way of London & Middlesex campaign. The donations increase Western’s total United Way contributions...
The Donald Trump presidency – Analysis from Western University experts
Friday’s inauguration of US president-elect Donald Trump marks the start of a new American reality that will shape that nation's political, economic and social discourse. The official beginning of Republican governance, following the most talked-about election in the...