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Western clinical neuroscientist awarded 2024 Ryman Prize
Dr. Vladimir Hachinski recognized internationally for contributions to advancing brain health and healthy aging
Geoffrey Little named new vice-provost and chief librarian
His five-year term with Western Libraries begins July 22
Western strengthens collaborations with Makerere University
New memorandum of understanding broadens existing relationships with Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning
Alex Irving named Executive Director of Government Relations
Working with partners to help researchers solve societal problems “drives me every day”
Media Advisory: Odd Burger opening at Western
Plant-based fast food outlet Odd Burger bolsters Western commitment to sustainability, with first on-campus location
Western, UWOFA issue joint statement re: proposed Brescia integration
Western University and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) have released the following joint statement.
Western recruits top neuroimmunologist as Canada Excellence Research Chair
With $8 million in funding, Dr. Robyn Klein will set up Canada’s first-ever research program studying impact of infectious diseases on the brain
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.
A new classification of heart rhythm for stroke patients
Atrial fibrillation detected after stroke seems more benign than pre-stroke irregular heartbeats, finds Western study
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.
Western researcher launches land-inspired opera set in a canoe
Western Education professor Spy Dénommé-Welch wrote the story and co-composed the music for Canoe, a new land-inspired opera which premieres Sept. 12 in Toronto.