New report outlines gaps in preparing young people to respond to tech-facilitated sexual harm
Crystal Mackay
Donation of $8.5 million strengthens hearing science and innovation
Transforming care for patients with hearing loss is focus of donation from global hearing implant company MED-EL
More Americans than Canadians use alcohol to dull their pain: Study
New research explores pain management strategies including the use of prescription medications and alcohol
How leaders can break down “benevolent marginalization”
Drawing on a decade of research, Ivey’s Patricia Hein provides three key strategies business leaders can adopt to tackle benevolent marginalization in the workplace.
Library art installations honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
The project, initiated by national non-profit The Canadian Library is being embraced by a number of library organizations across the city, including Western Libraries, in their efforts toward truth, reconciliation and decolonization and as a way to honour and build awareness of the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Western report shows how to combat corporate ‘greenwashing’
A new report from Ivey Business School’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value and the University of Michigan outlines the evolution of corporate greenwashing, the practice of deceiving consumers with untrue or ambiguous environmental pronouncements about their products or services.
Western appoints Mark Daley as first-ever chief AI officer
Mark Daley has been appointed Western University’s first-ever chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) officer, as Western becomes the first university in Canada to house such a role within its senior executive.
New study shows parents’ concerns about children’s reading should not be ignored
As children head back to class this week, a new study from Western shows parental concern is often an accurate indicator of children’s reading difficulty.
Western set to welcome students for new academic year
As more than 35,600 undergraduate and graduate students anticipate returning to Western for a new academic year, the university is preparing the final touches to welcome them back.
Western to build two new residence buildings
University Drive undergraduate residence and Platt’s Lane apartment building will offer on-campus housing to about 1,000 students
Western names new Indigenous artist-in-residence
Master beadwork artist Leith Mahkewa channels her Oneida, Chippewa and Tewa heritage to address contemporary motifs
Western receives $4.75 million in federal funding for new electric boiler
Nearly $4.75 million in federal funding from carbon tax proceeds will help the university replace one of its natural gas boilers with an electric version.