Actor, writer, science advocate, and director are just a few of Alan Alda’s many job titles. On November 10, 2016 he will join scientists, researchers and community members for the 2016 Leaders in Innovation Dinner hosted by Western University’s Robarts Research...
Western University is set to welcome nearly 38,000 students to London in the days ahead as they embark on the 2016 fall term. A full schedule of O-Week activities has been designed for more than 5,200 first-year students to help them get to know their new home,...
Western University announced the appointment today of Daniel Redmond, as Director of its Campus Community Police Service. Redmond, who recently retired after more than 30 years with the Ontario Provincial Police, was most recently Chief Superintendent and Regional...
Three years ago, 17 year-old Rowan Stringer’s life was cut short after suffering multiple hits to the head during high school rugby matches. Next week, world-class clinicians and researchers will take part in Western University’s See the Line concussion symposium in...
According to the Asthma Society of Canada, more than 2.5 million Canadians currently suffer from asthma, and asthma attacks are responsible for the largest number of childhood hospitalizations and lost days of productive work in Canada. The 2016 recipients of the J....
Commuters in the City of London that use roadways at Western University are being advised of an upcoming construction project that will be disrupting normal traffic flow for a significant portion of the month of July. Construction has begun on the new Western...
Recognized as one of Canada's leading experts in American politics, US foreign policy, interest groups and think tanks, Donald Abelson says, "Donald Trump is rude, offensive, obnoxious, and according to Hillary Clinton, 'temperamentally unfit' to be president of the...
Award-winning journalist Kevin Newman and Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Karina LeBlanc headline a special event this week at Western University, which is part of the Walrus Foundation's educational mandate to provide forums for conversations on matters vital to...
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western University's Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. McLaren, a renowned...
A new Canadian research project is collecting big data from medieval melodies chanted by monks more than 1,000 years ago. And it's all searchable. But to what end? Kate Helsen, an assistant musicology professor at Western University's Don Wright Faculty of Music, is...
Propel, Western University’s entrepreneurship accelerator, announced its new cohort of startups for its 2016 Propel Summer Incubator (PSI). The PSI program received applications from more than 50 entrepreneurs. After a competitive process involving a written...
The 2016 installment of the Seed Your Startup entrepreneurial plan and pitch competition has awarded its $5,000 top prize to Western University student entrepreneur Alan Kalbfleisch to help launch and grow his venture Pascal Press. Hosted by Propel at Western...
