News and Stories
Unearthing a dream
September 24, 2020
A donor-sponsored scholarship is helping a Western Geology student gain important experience working in the field.
Read MoreAddressing community need
September 24, 2020
Supporters of the Child and Youth Development Clinic are helping it provide consultation, assessment and intervention services to children and youth from three to 18 years of age.
Read MoreLooking ahead
September 24, 2020
A gift to support research internships for engineering undergrads is helping students get an early start on their research careers.
Read MoreProject provides tutoring to vulnerable students
September 9, 2020
Western has joined with community partners in a tutoring project to support marginalized and vulnerable students at risk of falling behind their peers.
Read MoreParr Centre for Thriving announced
August 11, 2020
A $9.2-million gift from Jeff and Shelley Parr helped Western University launch the centre dedicated to proactive support for student mental health and well-being.
Read MoreStudents’ Basket Project brings essential supplies to the street
July 28, 2020
Two Western students launched the project to support people experiencing homelessness and have since delivered 1,500 bags of health-care essentials.
Read MoreMobility, healthy aging the aim of Gray Research Chair
July 28, 2020
A $2.5-million gift from William and Lynne Gray has created a first-in-Canada research chair in mobility and aging to understand, improve, restore and manage mobility outcomes that affect people throughout all stages of life.
Read MoreInvestment bolsters pandemic research
June 19, 2020
Nine additional research projects received university backing for their work in supporting recovery efforts for current and future disease outbreaks
Read MoreWestern signs climate charter as sustainability work continues
June 18, 2020
Western has joined more than a dozen research-intensive Canadian universities to battle climate change through sustainable investing.
Read MoreWestern partners with Bell on 5G research initiative
June 11, 2020
Bell will invest $2.7 million and deploy 5G network infrastructure throughout Western’s campus, turning it into a ‘living lab’ to help shape smarter cities and communications systems, better manage business continuity and more.
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