Seventeen distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees when Western University hosts its 311th Convocation this spring. The ceremonies, featuring addresses by the honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days: Donald Triggs Tuesday, June...
Month: April 2018
Six Health Care Pioneers to be Inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
On Thursday, April 12th, six renowned medical pioneers will be recognized as 2018 Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureates at a special ceremony, including London’s own Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, a world-renowned neurologist who has changed survival odds for stroke...
Using lung MRI to see where and why Canadians with asthma have poor disease control
Researchers at Western University and McMaster University are developing an innovative lung imaging method that provides a unique window on asthma that is aimed at guiding and personalizing treatment for Canadians with severe, poorly controlled asthma. Grace Parraga,...
Record-setting spacewalker Dave Williams headlines Space Day @ Western
For 17 hours and 47 minutes, which is longer than it would take to binge watch the entire first season of Star Trek: Discovery, astronaut Dave Williams spacewalked outside the International Space Station in 2007 establishing an interstellar Canadian record. More than...
$11.6M grant allows Western to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Western University is taking an important step towards transitioning the campus away from fossil fuels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions below mandated levels, thanks to a boost in funding in the form of $11.6 million in provincial grants through the Greenhouse...