News and Stories
Parr 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.
Read MoreFundraising idea has students off and running
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.
Read MoreStudent-led Kind Collective rallies to aid community
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.
Read MoreRelief Fund eases pandemic burden for students
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.
Read MoreLabatt Family gift supports nursing education
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.
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