News and Stories

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.

May 31, 2020

David Zhu, a second-year Medical Sciences student, organized 5-ing COVID-19 in support of the SickKids Foundation. For every $10 they raise, Zhu and his team will run a kilometre.

May 20, 2020

A Western student-led team is reaching beyond campus to raise money in support of the community’s most vulnerable residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 19, 2020

Donors stepped up and nearly 3,400 students received help covering urgent and pressing needs created by the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks to $2.6 million distributed as part of the Student Relief Fund.

May 13, 2020

Research, community involvement and technology are at the heart of a $5-million gift to Western from long-time donors and Western supporters Arthur and Sonia Labatt.

May 3, 2020

Western student volunteers and community partners joined forces to start the Stay in Touch initiative and offer a little joy to seniors isolating alone during the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 2, 2020

A new $1-million catalyst fund will support university research efforts focused on resilience and recovery from disease outbreaks.

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.