Western to help launch Junior Astronauts
As part of the NASA-led Lunar Gateway program, Canada is going to the moon. And thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get...
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Student research eyes probiotic food access
Non-dairy alternatives for the creation of a life-sustaining probiotic yogurt may offer a new affordable option to African communities that have come to depend on the product, all thanks to the work...
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Alumnus targets public health via social media
As celebrity gossip and jokes long dominated social media in Tanzania, Sajjad Fazel, MPH’18, was convinced social media could be used for social good. Working as a clinical pharmacist and newspaper...
View ArticleArchitect named to shape new Indigenous space
Canada’s first female First Nations architect has been enlisted to help the Western community shape a new Indigenous space on campus. Redquill Architecture, led by Wanda Dalla Costa, specializes in...
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Campus closures, changes set for Purple Fest
In support of the University Students’ Council (USC) Purple Fest event, Western officials are drawing attention to a number of closures, route alterations and changes on and around campus on Sept. 28...
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Projects eyes domestic homicide risk factors
Debora Van Brenk // Western NewsAlison Irons said her daughter, Lindsay Wilson, murdered in 2013 by an ex-boyfriend, was more than a statistic – she was a student, a daughter and a humanitarian. Alison...
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Alumna baking up batches of kindness
Paul Mayne//Western NewsDeb Parr-Nash and Joanne Lombardi, BA’81, BEd’84, are working hard in making the world a nicer place – one cookie at a time – with the creation of Kindness Cookies. Joanne...
View ArticleOrange Shirt Day offers chance to reflect
Click to view slideshow. While they may be just orange shirts, the meaning and symbolism behind them is an opportunity for First Nations, local governments, schools and communities to come together to...
View ArticleMayor: Broughdale response ‘cause for optimism’
Officials are crediting early and frequent collaboration across the city as a “cause for optimism” related to managing the annual unsanctioned street party on Broughdale Avenue. “There was clearly...
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Alt press makes own headlines in exhibition
Paul Mayne//Western NewsArts and Visual Culture PhD student Ruth Skinner has curated Anti-profit: Independent Publishing in London, the latest exhibition at the McIntosh Gallery, running through Oct....
View ArticleWestern alumni, faculty among 20 Under 40
The Western community was well-represented among the city’s outstanding young professionals as 15 alumni or faculty members were named among the 2019 20 Under 40 Award, LONDON INC. recently announced....
View ArticleWestern to kickoff United Way campaign
Western will kick off its 2019 United Way campaign with a little chili and cornbread. Show Your Local Love Fest is scheduled for 11:30 a.m.-1:30p.m. Thursday on Concrete Beach where for a $5 donation...
View ArticleNew director lights ‘beacon’ for students
Amanda Myers sees the job as being all about relationships – building them, maintaining them and growing them. “Sometimes I have struggled with standing up for the relevance of Indigenous knowledge,...
View ArticleWestern alumni, students among 20 20s list
The Western community was well-represented among the city’s outstanding young professionals as numerous students and alumni were named to Business London’s 2019 20 In Their 20s list. Recipients of the...
View ArticleYouth Advisory Council targets teen vaping
Alarmed by both the prevalence of e-cigarettes and the serious illness and deaths attributed to vaping, area teens aligned with a Western research lab are lobbying all levels of government to crack...
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Efforts ‘like holding democracy in my hands’
You can’t get much closer to the pulse of a nation’s democratic heart than was experienced by an invested group of Political Science students during the run-up to the federal election: Reminding a...
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Western leads celebration of Whitman legacy
Debora Van Brenk // Western NewsEnglish professor Joshua Schuster will help celebrate American poet Walt Whitman’s 200th birthday, as part of the annual Words: London’s Literary and Creative Arts...
View ArticleLondon Words speaks with Western voice
From the science of creativity to the murderous history of a city, Western has a way with words during London’s annual celebration this weekend of the written and spoken art. London Words Festival...
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Conversation, journey help reroute life for student
It was a conversation that not only changed his life but those of other youth seeking a rerouting in their lives and mental wellbeing. Wrapping up his first year in the DAN Management and...
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Western pair earns Atlohsa Peace Awards
Paul Mayne//Western NewsSociology professor emeritus Jerry White was named one of seven individuals to be presented with an Atlohsa Peace Award for their social contributions in the spirit of truth and...
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