With the much-debated assisted-dying bill C-14 now law, Western University is inviting community members to attend a lecture and panel discussion which will address the ethical, legal and health care outcomes of the new law. The two-part event will begin with a...
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Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
Warming forces have caused millennia of dryness in California's prehistory, and greenhouses gases could do the same. Clues from prehistoric arid periods in California show that today's increasing greenhouse gas levels could lock the state into drought for centuries,...
Quigley announces her retirement from a storied career in university athletics
Thérèse Quigley, one of the most respected and decorated athletic leaders in all of Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS), announced her retirement today as Western University's Director of Sports and Recreation Services effective December 31, 2016. "Western has been...
Western welcomes Alan Alda to Robarts’ Leaders in Innovation Dinner
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...
New discovery shatters previous beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study led by Western University's all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves that the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for...
Western to honour prominent political, academic and business leaders at 308th convocation
The Canadian Ambassador to the Netherlands, a past Professor of Poetry at Oxford, a manufacturing industry titan and two world-renowned economists will receive honorary degrees when Western University hosts its 308th Convocation this fall. The ceremonies are scheduled...
Local MPs visit Western to celebrate $66 million federal grant for brain research
Western University will welcome Peter Fragiskatos, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Kate Young, Member of Parliament for London West, to campus on Friday, September 9 to celebrate the $66 million Canada First Research Excellence Fund grant for Western...
New medical technology from Western drives Precision Proteomics launch
TORONTO, Ontario - Precision Proteomics, a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel precision medicine platform, announced its launch today. The company will focus on accelerating the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics based on...
Western receives $66 million federal research grant to reduce burden of brain disorders
Western University’s BrainsCAN initiative received a substantial $66 million investment from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) today – the largest research grant in the university’s history – providing a significant boost to ongoing research in...
Western welcomes students back to London, kicks off O-Week
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,...
London researchers warn coffee could adversely affect blood pressure diagnosis and management
Researchers in London, Ontario have shown that your morning cup of coffee could be adversely affecting diagnosis and treatment for high blood pressure. The research team from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute measured how occasional coffee...
Education experts available for comment on back-to-school anxiety and stress
Back-to-school stress affects thousands of students, parents and teachers each year. With one week of summer remaining and school bells across the region about to ring in another school year, anxiety levels among some students, parents and teachers may be on the rise....