Today, Western's Board of Governors ratified a new four-year collective agreement with the University’s Faculty Association (UWOFA) – which represents about 1,564 faculty members, of whom 1,001 are full-time probationary or tenured, 255 are full-time limited-term and...
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High School Project launches Business Cares Food Drive showing we are ‘stronger together’
Members of the Grand Theatre’s ‘The High School Project’ will gather at Western University and musically demonstrate that the louder our collective voices are, the better we are to support those in need in our community. Western will host this special event on Friday,...
Two brains prove better than one for inaugural round of McGill-Western Collaboration Grant program
The first round of the McGill-Western Collaboration Grant awards were announced today, showcasing the unique research partnership between Western University’s BrainsCAN and McGill University’s Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives (HBHL) initiative. In the inaugural round,...
Western’s 2018 International Week to highlight environment, global health and migration
MEDIA ADVISORY WESTERN UNIVERSITY NOVEMBER 12, 2018 Western’s 2018 International Week to highlight environment, global health and migration Western University’s annual International Week kicks off today, with a focus on celebrating diversity, highlighting...
Western University and faculty union reach tentative agreement
Western University and its Faculty Association (UWOFA) have reached a tentative agreement which the negotiating teams have jointly agreed to recommend to their respective parties. The tentative deal means there will be no strike and all services – including classes,...
New clinical protocol after general surgery cuts opioid prescribing in half
In recent years deaths from opioid overdoses have become one of the most common injury-related deaths in North America. The continent also has the highest per capita rate of opioid prescription in the world. Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the...
New Western Chair in Sport and Social Impact honours Special Olympics pioneer
Western University is poised to lead research on the role sport plays in benefiting those with intellectual and developmental disabilities, thanks to a generous $1.5 million donation. The gift, a one-time legacy project to celebrate Special Olympics’ 50th...
$805-million response to Campaign builds ‘Extraordinary’ Western legacy
Western University’s Be Extraordinary Campaign, the most ambitious campaign in the university’s history, has raised a record-breaking $805,668,372. This success is thanks to the generosity and collective energies of our alumni and friends, faculty, staff, students,...
Western University to celebrate close of Be Extraordinary fundraising campaign
Media is invited to an announcement, which celebrates the close of Western University’s Be Extraordinary campaign, on Friday, October 19 at 10 a.m. in Conron Hall, University College. Donors, volunteers, and staff will join University President Amit Chakma for the...
Opioids: A Country in Crisis – a panel discussion at Western University
More than three people in Ontario died every day as a result of an opioid overdose last year. While Canada continues to face a national opioid crisis, London is far from immune, with the third-highest rate of opioid overdoses in the country in 2017. Addressing the...
Western Chancellor’s $5-million gift supports Engineering, honours President
Jack Cowin, BA’64, LLD’00, Western University’s 22nd Chancellor, and his wife Sharon, BA’64, have generously donated $5 million to support Western Engineering and to name Western’s newest building in honour of the University’s 10th president, Amit Chakma. Inspired by...
Western to unveil new building for Engineering
Media are invited to attend as Western University officially opens the newly constructed, Three C+ Engineering building on Friday, October 12 at 11 a.m. The new building addresses the critical need for additional space by adding 100,000 sq. ft. that integrates...