News and Stories

October 21, 2020

Struggling London families received 1,000 care packages prepared by Western student volunteers and London’s Child and Youth Network.

October 16, 2020

Western Law students are stepping up to provide free legal support as access to justice is more difficult for marginalized communities during COVID 19.

September 24, 2020

A gift to support research internships for engineering undergrads is helping students get an early start on their research careers.

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.

September 24, 2020

A donor-sponsored scholarship is helping a Western Geology student gain important experience working in the field.

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.

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.

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.

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.

June 19, 2020

Nine additional research projects received university backing for their work in supporting recovery efforts for current and future disease outbreaks