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Four Western research projects received the new funding through the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to, among other things, develop a suite of molecular profiles for complex, chronic diseases.

A multidisciplinary team received $400,000 to develop educational programming that aims to excite youth about space exploration and inspire them to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.

BrainsCAN postdoctoral fellow Jie Mei volunteers to help inspire the next generation of young girls in AI and neuroscience.

A student-run homeless advocacy group is taking on the issue of homelessness through community engagement and education.

Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project, founded as a partnership between Western University and ImpactWX, who made a $6.4 gift in support of the project, has now launched the Northern Hail Project (NHP).

The $20-million renovation project, driven by Western’s Student Mental Health and Wellness Strategic Plan, aims to help students thrive personally, socially and academically

Professor Sarah Smith has been named a Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Art, Culture and Global Relations as part of a new round of investments by the Government of Canada that total more than $151 million.

More than 200 non-profit organizations partner with Western each year in projects significant to them and to student learning.

Federal funding will help create the first Canada-wide resource to aid women facing relationship violence.