A simple 360-degree camera set-up and VR technology could revolutionize sports viewing, study suggests
Athletics
Olympians and Paralympians headline human rights in sport conference
Marie-Eve Beauchemin-Nadeau, Bruce Kidd, Beckie Scott and Josh Vander Vies have all represented Canada at the world’s biggest sporting event: The Olympic and Paralympic Games. These four superstar athletes will share their valuable views and insight with fellow...
Sport Management experts available to comment on Pyeongchang Olympics and Paralympics
With the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games just weeks away, members of the Ontario Sport Management Collective are available to media for comment and expert analysis. The Ontario Sport Management Collective is a co-operative of university-based...
Western University celebrates national championships
Back on home turf, it’s time for Western Mustang championship teams to celebrate with the community. Media are invited to join us Thursday, November 30 at a campus community celebration when we recognize the outstanding efforts of our student sport teams, including...
Quigley announces her retirement from a storied career in university athletics
Thérèse Quigley, one of the most respected and decorated athletic leaders in all of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), announced her retirement today as Western University's Director of Sports and Recreation Services effective December 31, 2016. "Western has been...
Wearable technology allows researchers to study ‘real-time’ head impacts in soccer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l586gF1EPDI The impact of concussions in sport are no longer a secret. Recent high-profile lawsuits brought against the National Football League and National Hockey Leagues by former players have brought international attention to what...
Toronto Olympic Bid: Western’s Janice Forsyth blogs for Huffington Post Canada
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.
Our Lady Peace to headline evening concert at Western Homecoming
‘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.