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News & Announcements
Statement from Western University regarding planned student protest
We are aware students are gathering today to peacefully protest the University’s vaccine and masking requirements for the fall. We respect students’ rights to peacefully protest on campus, and we are supporting them to do so safely.
Western to host national forum on reconciliation
Western University, in close collaboration with Indigenous communities in London, Ont. and surrounding region, will host a national forum aimed at advancing social and institutional transformation within Indigenous education and the work of Truth and Reconciliation.
Western celebrates the Class of 2021
Virtual festivities include keynote from renowned Canadian storyteller Ivan Coyote
Safety first: Western mandates vaccinations for students in residence
The university is preparing for a full return to in-person classes this fall
Hockey FIT reaches fans from coast to coast
Now in 32 communities across Canada, Hockey Fans in Training (Hockey FIT), is a 12-week program and research study that uses fan culture to encourage men across Canada to eat healthier foods and become more physically active.
Ivan Coyote brings Active Voice to Western
Western’s Alice Munro Chair in Creativity launches an all-new highly interactive senior-level class this semester that is also a public performance series.
Western University and General Dynamics join forces for medical face shield initiative
Based on an initiative, concept and design by Western University, General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is now producing approximately 500 medical face shields per day to support Canada’s fight against COVID-19. The London-based global aerospace and defence company is...
Western advanced manufacturing medical face shields for fight against COVID-19
Western University is supporting production of low-cost, substantively effective medical face shields that could be in hospitals for healthcare workers (HCW) within days if not hours. Face shields are vitally important to the global fight against COVID-19 as they...
Media Advisory: London experts will discuss the health effects of vaping at community event
In 2019, a spate of vaping-related lung injuries occurred across North America, dominating headlines. While one in four high school students have tried vaping in the past 30 days, the full extent of the health effects are still being studied by clinicians and...
Western University researchers play key roles in COVID-19 response
Western University will be a key player in an accelerated national effort to understand and control the spread of COVID-19. Faculty of Health Sciences professor Maxwell Smith is leading a project examining the ethics underlying rapid research and development of...
Western names Althea Blackburn-Evans Chief Communications Officer
Althea Blackburn-Evans has been named Western University’s first-ever Chief Communications Officer in a reorganized communications portfolio, President Alan Shepard announced today. Reporting to the president, Blackburn-Evans will lead Western’s Communications &...