Western University will bring together delegates from campus and community to discuss the role of the university in public life and ways academic institutions partner with their communities to mobilize knowledge and create positive social change.
LATEST NEWS & RELEASES
Actor and humanitarian Martin Sheen to tour labs at Robarts Research Institute
President Josiah Bartlet is coming to Western University’s Robarts Research Institute.
Western University goes global with first annual International Week
Western University students, faculty and staff will celebrate diversity and learn more about the many international opportunities available to them as the university’s first annual International Week gets underway from November 12-15.
Orthopaedic surgeon says anterolateral ligament not “new” but promising for ACL injuries
While anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery is a widely accepted and proven procedure, according to a renowned orthopaedic surgeon at Western University, there is still an unacceptably high re-injury rate in young patients returning to pivoting sports like basketball, volleyball and soccer.
Western and Fraunhofer team-up for a new composites research center in London
Western, Fraunhofer celebrate launch of lightweight composites centre.
New research shows events like Russian asteroid may happen more frequently
Investigating the asteroid that detonated over Chelyabinsk, Russia earlier this year, an international research team, including members of Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), has discovered remarkable findings that will drastically change theoretical models about the frequency of such events and the potential damage that could be caused by them.
TTC Chair Karen Stintz speaks to Western conference on innovation in local government
Western’s Local Government Program Alumni Society hosts its 2013 Annual Conference.
Experts exploring role of social media in sexual violence at major conference
Research suggests that approximately 25 per cent of today’s youth are cyber bullied and only slightly less (18 per cent) cyber bully others.
Western University hosts grand opening at new student residence
Western University will officially open the doors at Ontario Hall, its newest student residence, on Tuesday morning with a reception and guided tours.
Western neuroscientist investigates why humans sleep
As North America prepares to turn its collective clocks back an hour this weekend, consequently gaining an hour of sleep, a neuroscientist at Western University is investigating one of the dominant hypotheses that would explain the unsolved mystery of why humans sleep.
Mission Meteorite! mines local talent for future astronauts
Grade 5 and 6 students from two London schools are heading to Western University this week for Mission Meteorite! – an interactive program led by award winning researcher Neil Banerjee from the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX).
Western’s Engineers Without Borders gets the drop on world poverty
Western University’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders will raise awareness, funds and a giant pumpkin tomorrow at its annual Pumpkin Drop on University College Hill.