Fifty years ago today, Apollo 11 launched on a mission to the Moon. Five days later, on July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the lunar surface – a first for humankind. In celebration of these remarkable highlights of human achievement, Western...
Are you desperate to find out, once and for all, if the rock your grandfather found when he was plowing the family farm back in the 1960s actually fell from the heavens? Or what about the weird object you found on the beach in Port Stanley that’s kind of magnetic and...
Students from some of the world's best universities are investigating global issues like easier access to safer surgeries, building sustainable communities, improving elderly health and saving the world from the overuse of plastics and their findings will be shared...
Western University is pleased to announce Linda Hasenfratz will serve as the University’s 23rd Chancellor. As CEO of one of the world’s most successful manufacturing companies, Hasenfratz brings a wealth of international experience and a dynamic, energetic style of...
Six million Canadians live in rural and remote communities, making up almost 20 per cent of the population. The Canadian Institute for Health Information reports that less than ten per cent of physicians practise in those areas, but that number has been on the steady...
Western University faculty, staff and students host the third annual Science Rendezvous @WesternU this weekend at TD Stadium. A national science festival taking place in 25 cities across Canada, Science Rendezvous brings together communities to experience the joy of...
Western University public history students, researchers and the City of London Culture Office are pleased to officially launch the community auditory tour, called ‘Hear, Here’ on Saturday. Three London neighbourhoods — South of Horton (SoHo), Great Talbot and The...
Western University’s Board of Governors approved an amendment to the university’s Code of Student Conduct today in an effort to curb extreme behaviour at the Broughdale Avenue street party. Western’s Code now applies to conduct at unsanctioned events that become...
This week, astronaut David Saint-Jacques became the fourth Canadian to complete a spacewalk. Today, scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration presented the first-ever image of a black hole to a global audience. Space, literally and figuratively, is all...
Gender-equality activist Michael Kaufman says the world needs more men standing alongside women to end the global issue of men’s violence against women. Kaufman visits Western University’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children...
Nineteen distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees when Western University hosts its 313th Convocation this spring. The ceremonies, featuring addresses by the honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days: Maggie MacDonnell Monday,...
Building on established excellence in medical imaging, Western University and London’s academic teaching hospitals, London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), and St. Joseph’s Health Care London announced today a unique partnership with Canon Medical Systems Canada in...
