News and Stories

March 23, 2020

Medical students at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry are volunteering with a local effort to supply personal protective equipment to primary care teams across the London region.

March 19, 2020

Western efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine received a major jolt thanks to million-dollar investment by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

February 5, 2020

The Western community raised $619,475 in support of United Way Elgin Middlesex, representing support for 7,350 local individuals to access the organization’s services.

January 27, 2020

Patients suffering from musculoskeletal problems may find relief closer than ever, thanks to a federal multi-million dollar investment in a Western-led research network.

January 23, 2020

Four Experiential Learning Innovation Scholars will be selected from among full- and part-time faculty applicants, thanks to an $80,000 anonymous gift.

A pioneer in women’s rowing at Western, Carolyn Clark’s support of the program is a lifelong allegiance.

Trading Mustang purple for Rowing Canada red, rowing athlete and Olympic hopeful Karissa Riley enters international waters.

Andrea Jackson is one of Western’s six new Schluich Leadership scholars. The prestigious award celebrates some of Canada’s top achieving teens with $100,000 scholarships for students in engineering and $80,000 for those in science, technology or math.

A health equity advocate, Western professor Vanessa Ambtman-Smith gives back to the Indigenous community that healed her.

After decades of establishing their careers, raising two children and contributing to London’s community, Desh and Dr. Ladi Malhotra closed the door to their family home for the last time, handing the keys over to Western University for a renewed cause.