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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.
‘Perseverance’ pays off for Western Space alumnus
Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover, which is set to land in Jezero crater on Mars.
Bats may hold the key to vaccines for future pandemics
Western researchers are joining forces with Royal Ontario Museum bat biologists to create a 'vaccine bank' that could be used in the next pandemic.
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.
Global study on preoperative testing adds to evidence on safe surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic
A new global study provides further evidence about how to continue with safe surgery during the pandemic, and has also led to the launch of a dedicated toolkit to guide hospitals in keeping elective surgery up and running safely. The study, published in the British...
New Parr Centre for Thriving at Western bolsters proactive support for student mental health
A $9.2-million gift from Jeff and Shelley Parr has helped Western University launch a unique centre dedicated to providing collaborative and innovative approaches to proactive student mental health and well-being. The Parr Centre for Thriving will create greater...
Provincial funding enables coronavirus research in London, Ontario
Three studies investigating a range of important COVID-19 questions led by teams from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are among an initial 15 projects funded through the Government of Ontario’s COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund. Studying a human...
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...