News and Stories

April 23, 2025

Heather Whittle is paying it forward. As a student and single mom, she found the support she needed to succeed at Western. Through a legacy gift, she's helping future students have the same chances to grow and thrive, no matter what challenges they face.

February 20, 2025

New $1.35-million commitment provides financial support and learning opportunities beyond the classroom

January 17, 2025

The atrium of the Western Centre for Public Health and Family Medicine has been named in honour of Dr. John Sangster, to recognize his generous philanthropy and the contributions he made to family medicine.

December 10, 2024

Donor giving helps to build a better and more just world.

November 25, 2024

Jim and Barbara Moscovich bonded over a belief in the power of education and a love of music. These passions also inspired the couple’s recent $2.5 million donation to the Don Wright Faculty of Music, which will bring top artists to Western University and enrich the student experience.

October 28, 2024

Fuelled by a new, transformative $20-million investment from the university’s long-established partner, ImpactWX, the Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory will greatly improve severe and extreme weather detection and documentation.

October 22, 2024

Western student Naomi Ngobila has accessed experiential learning and student clubs that have helped her find community and will assist her in writing law school applications.

September 27, 2024

The new facility houses the largest maker space in Canada available to alumni and students in all faculties thanks to a $10-million gift from Canadian entrepreneur and financier Ron Schmeichel, JD’95.

September 16, 2024

Generous gifts by Dr. Don Gailbraith, MD’61, (left) and Dr. Richard Lubell, BA’63, MD’67, and Jan Lubell, MA’78, (right) are helping Schulich Medicine address the acute need for more family doctors and paediatricians in smaller communities.

September 12, 2024

Alumni Jim and Eva Good have extended their long-time support of Western with a recent gift of $1.5 million to fund the James and Eva Good Chair in English Literature. This gift helps Western attract top professors and contributes to igniting our students' love of literature and the arts.