Western University, and its affiliated university colleges, will welcome back some 38,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students for the 2013 fall term with a full schedule of activities.
News & Announcements
Western’s English Language Centre welcomes first cohort of 85 international students
Western University is committed to growing its number of academically qualified international students and its newly formed English Language Centre (ELC) will create such an opportunity for its first-ever class, which is set to arrive on campus this weekend.
President’s statement on Dr. Tarek Loubani
On behalf of Western, I want to reiterate my ongoing concern for the plight of Dr. Tarek Loubani, an assistant professor in our Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, who is currently being detained in Egypt.
Western University and TD announce new name for stadium
Western University’s state-of-the-art athletics stadium has a new name. TD Stadium, formerly known as TD Waterhouse Stadium, will be home to a new season of Western Mustangs varsity athletics.
Western University monitoring situation in Egypt
Western University is attempting to gather more information regarding the well-being of Dr. Tarek Loubani, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, following his recent detainment in Cairo, Egypt.
Western neuroscientists communicate with unresponsive patient after 12 years of “silence”
Researchers at Western University have furthered their game-changing neuroimaging techniques in communicating with patients believed to be in a vegetative state by connecting with an individual that has proved otherwise unresponsive for the past 12 years.
International conference explores effect of climate change on coldblooded insects
More than 80 researchers from around the world will visit London, Ontario as Western University hosts the fifth International Symposium on the Environmental Physiology of Ectotherms and Plants (ISEPEP5).
Eric Lindros named Honorary Chair of collaborative initiative tackling concussions
Retired NHL great and former Canadian National Hockey Team member Eric Lindros is the 2013 Honorary Chair for “See the Line”, a new, collaborative initiative focused on concussion research, care and awareness.
Western hosts Indigenous youth from across Canada for Mini-University Program
Western University’s Indigenous Services is hosting its seventh annual Indigenous Youth Mini-University Summer Program this week.
New Western study explores relationship between childhood development and poor sleep patterns
A research team from Western University is studying the specific neurological functions of sleep in children and the role sleep plays in behaviour and overall wellbeing, particularly in healthy development.
Dr. Salim Yusuf awarded 2013 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
The recipient of the 2013 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine is Dr. Salim Yusuf, an internationally renowned cardiologist and epidemiologist.
New Western study suggest winds of change may be blowing for wind turbines
A new study from Western University shows the winds of change may be blowing when it comes to operating large-scale turbines in rural Ontario.