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Western expects traffic delays due to construction

September 12, 2013

Please be advised that access routes to and from Western University are experiencing heavy congestion during peak hours of 8-9 a.m. and 4-5 p.m. daily due to multiple construction projects at and around campus.

Western scientists discover a novel opiate addiction switch in the brain

September 10, 2013

Neuroscientists at Western University (London, Canada) have made a remarkable new discovery revealing the underlying molecular process by which opiate addiction develops in the brain.

Expect delays on Western Road this afternoon

September 9, 2013

Please be advised that Western Road will experience a brief delay in traffic flow between 3:00-3:30 p.m. on Monday, September 9 due to the opening of the Western University’s new Richard Ivey Building.

No adverse effects in volunteers following Phase I clinical trial of Sumagen HIV vaccine

September 3, 2013

Sumagen Canada Inc and Western University announced today that the Phase I Clinical Trial (SAV CT 01) of the first and only preventative HIV vaccine based on a genetically modified killed whole virus (SAV001-H) has been successfully completed with no adverse effects in all patients.

Western University to test emergency weather siren

August 30, 2013

Western University will be conducting two tests of its emergency weather siren.

Western University O-Week to welcome class of 2017

August 29, 2013

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.

Western’s English Language Centre welcomes first cohort of 85 international students

August 28, 2013

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

August 27, 2013

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

August 27, 2013

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.

Studies show vedolizumab is an effective treatment for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

August 21, 2013

An international clinical trial led by Dr. Brian Feagan of Western University has found that the investigational antibody vedolizumab is an effective treatment for those suffering from ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD) when other treatments have failed.