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Jackson Findlay is building a culture where volunteering transforms lives. A former Mustangs Athlete Student Council leader, he continues to inspire student-athletes to get involved and demonstrate the lasting impact of meaningful connections. #WesternU #TheImpactProject buff.ly/jdTD1fZ
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Jackson Findlay is building a culture where volunteering transforms lives. A former Mustangs Athlete Student Council leader, he continues to inspire student-athletes to get involved and demonstrate the lasting impact of meaningful connections. #WesternU #TheImpactProject buff.ly/jdTD1fZ
The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are now open for #WesternU faculty nominators. This initiative supports the recruitment of exceptional doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers who are ready to go #AllinWesternU.
Doctoral award: buff.ly/VaFQueg
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Doctoral award: buff.ly/VaFQueg
Postdoctoral award: buff.ly/f3y99X5
January 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
The Canada Impact+ Research Training Awards are now open for #WesternU faculty nominators. This initiative supports the recruitment of exceptional doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers who are ready to go #AllinWesternU.
Doctoral award: buff.ly/VaFQueg
Postdoctoral award: buff.ly/f3y99X5
Doctoral award: buff.ly/VaFQueg
Postdoctoral award: buff.ly/f3y99X5
#WesternU celebrates the @westernualumni.bsky.social appointed to the Order of Canada and to the City of London's Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List. #PurpleAndProud 💜🏆🎉
New year ushers in national, local honours for Western alumni - Western News
Three Western alumni have been named to the Order of Canada and three others, one posthumously, named to the London Mayor’s 2026 honour list
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January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
#WesternU celebrates the @westernualumni.bsky.social appointed to the Order of Canada and to the City of London's Mayor’s New Year’s Honour List. #PurpleAndProud 💜🏆🎉
From examining elephant behaviour in South African national parks to writing a post-apocalyptic novel set in southern Ontario, the 2025 Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Award recipients explored topics spanning history, public health, conservation and creative writing.
Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards 2025 - Western News
Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Award winners show breadth of undergraduate research across disciplines, fuelled by library resources.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
From examining elephant behaviour in South African national parks to writing a post-apocalyptic novel set in southern Ontario, the 2025 Western Libraries Undergraduate Research Award recipients explored topics spanning history, public health, conservation and creative writing.
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place today, Wednesday, January 7, around noon.
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: uwo.ca/weather_sire...
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: uwo.ca/weather_sire...
January 7, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place today, Wednesday, January 7, around noon.
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: uwo.ca/weather_sire...
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: uwo.ca/weather_sire...
“It’s a no-brainer,” or is it? Idioms like this can confuse even advanced English learners. In a new piece for @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU education professor Frank Boers explains why.
Expert insight: 'On the same page' or lost in translation? How idioms confound language learners - Western News
Western University's Frank Boers explains why idioms can cause even fluent english speakers trouble with communicating and understanding.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:23 PM
“It’s a no-brainer,” or is it? Idioms like this can confuse even advanced English learners. In a new piece for @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU education professor Frank Boers explains why.
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Radiation therapy used to treat heart condition in milestone project.
Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care. news.westernu.ca/2025/12/radi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care. news.westernu.ca/2025/12/radi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
LHSC, Western explore using radiation for heart condition - Western News
London Health Sciences Centre is using radiation therapy, stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation, for cardiac treatment to target damaged heart tissue.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Radiation therapy used to treat heart condition in milestone project.
Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care. news.westernu.ca/2025/12/radi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
Researchers at Western, London Health Sciences Centre explore how cancer therapy could transform cardiac care. news.westernu.ca/2025/12/radi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
New year, same #resolutions? You’re not alone. Albert Malkin, professor of applied psychology at #WesternU, breaks down why habits are hard to change and offers tips for setting goals that stick. #NewYears2026
Western expert explains why New Year's resolutions fail - Western News
Western expert says setting attainable goals and reshaping wow we think about ourselves is critical to succeeding at New Year's resolutions.
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December 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New year, same #resolutions? You’re not alone. Albert Malkin, professor of applied psychology at #WesternU, breaks down why habits are hard to change and offers tips for setting goals that stick. #NewYears2026
It was a milestone year for #WesternU, marked by global honours, research breakthroughs and community impact. As 2025 comes to a close, Western News looks back on a few of the standout moments that shaped the year.
Western News looks back: Celebrating 2025 - Western News
Western News looks back on 2025, including standout research accomplishments, new community and industry partnerships and global impact.
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December 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It was a milestone year for #WesternU, marked by global honours, research breakthroughs and community impact. As 2025 comes to a close, Western News looks back on a few of the standout moments that shaped the year.
It's the last day of exams! 🎉 Wishing you a joyful holiday season and happy new year as you enjoy your well-deserved break. 💜 We look forward to all that 2026 has in store.
Please note: #WesternU will be closed for the winter break from Tuesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 4.
Please note: #WesternU will be closed for the winter break from Tuesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 4.
December 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It's the last day of exams! 🎉 Wishing you a joyful holiday season and happy new year as you enjoy your well-deserved break. 💜 We look forward to all that 2026 has in store.
Please note: #WesternU will be closed for the winter break from Tuesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 4.
Please note: #WesternU will be closed for the winter break from Tuesday, December 23 to Sunday, January 4.
Looking to wrap up a 25 in 2025 reading challenge? 📚 Need a dose of holiday gift inspiration?
Writers from the #WesternU community have you covered, from pets to poetry, business to basketball.
Writers from the #WesternU community have you covered, from pets to poetry, business to basketball.
Eight winter reads from the Western community - Western News
Eight winter reads from the Western community. From books on pets and poetry to business and basketball, all written by Western alumni, faculty or students.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Looking to wrap up a 25 in 2025 reading challenge? 📚 Need a dose of holiday gift inspiration?
Writers from the #WesternU community have you covered, from pets to poetry, business to basketball.
Writers from the #WesternU community have you covered, from pets to poetry, business to basketball.
The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program allows us to welcome outstanding, internationally based researchers to #WesternU to tackle some of today’s most pressing challenges. We look forward to connecting with scholars who are ready to go #AllinWesternU.
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🚀 Launched! Here’s our call for applicants to the Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program at @westernu.ca. This is a remarkable opportunity for us to recruit outstanding scholars who are currently working internationally:
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December 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The Canada Impact+ Research Chairs Program allows us to welcome outstanding, internationally based researchers to #WesternU to tackle some of today’s most pressing challenges. We look forward to connecting with scholars who are ready to go #AllinWesternU.
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Four new research chairs will transform patient care thanks to a $16.5M investment. The head-to-toe research spans neurology, cardiovascular care, kidney care & orthopaedic surgery @schulichmeddent.bsky.social & @lhscri.bsky.social #AllinWesternU
Four new Western research chairs will cover 'head to toe' - Western News
Four new Western research chairs will target health advancements 'head to toe', in neurosurgery, cardiovascular and kidney care and orthopaedic surgery.
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December 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Four new research chairs will transform patient care thanks to a $16.5M investment. The head-to-toe research spans neurology, cardiovascular care, kidney care & orthopaedic surgery @schulichmeddent.bsky.social & @lhscri.bsky.social #AllinWesternU
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The next issue of the Western Alumni Magazine is here!
Our cover story features #WesternU researchers addressing challenges ranging from agricultural inequities and food security to nutrition, food literacy and waste reduction.
Read now: magazine.westernu.ca?utm_source=s...
Our cover story features #WesternU researchers addressing challenges ranging from agricultural inequities and food security to nutrition, food literacy and waste reduction.
Read now: magazine.westernu.ca?utm_source=s...
December 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The next issue of the Western Alumni Magazine is here!
Our cover story features #WesternU researchers addressing challenges ranging from agricultural inequities and food security to nutrition, food literacy and waste reduction.
Read now: magazine.westernu.ca?utm_source=s...
Our cover story features #WesternU researchers addressing challenges ranging from agricultural inequities and food security to nutrition, food literacy and waste reduction.
Read now: magazine.westernu.ca?utm_source=s...
From a holiday donation drive and a thriving circular market to a new platform to swap campus furnishings, students and staff across #WesternU’s campus are leading initiatives to keep usable items in circulation and avoid excess waste. ♻️
Western initiatives to promote circularity and reduce waste year-round
Circularity - keeping materials in use longer and working to reduce waste - is promoted at Western through clothing drives, swaps and furniture reuse
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December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
From a holiday donation drive and a thriving circular market to a new platform to swap campus furnishings, students and staff across #WesternU’s campus are leading initiatives to keep usable items in circulation and avoid excess waste. ♻️
#WesternU’s Technology Transfer Office is translating discoveries to real-world solutions by supporting researchers through commercialization, licensing and bringing ideas to market. One of these companies is Tenomix, which built a robotic imaging device for improving colon cancer diagnostics.
Western’s Technology Transfer Office powers innovation - Western News
Western’s Technology Transfer Office helps researchers turn innovation into real-world solutions, guiding startups like Tenomix in launching the Lymphonator
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December 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#WesternU’s Technology Transfer Office is translating discoveries to real-world solutions by supporting researchers through commercialization, licensing and bringing ideas to market. One of these companies is Tenomix, which built a robotic imaging device for improving colon cancer diagnostics.
#WesternU's Elizabeth M. Greene and her international collaborators are investigating the Roman Empire ...through leather! The research project received $2.4M in funding for studying how leather was produced, traded and used across Europe and Asia.
New research re-examines Roman Empire’s leather economy
Elizabeth M. Greene and collaborators are investigating the Roman Empire’s leather economy thanks to $2.4M CDN in grant funding.
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December 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
#WesternU's Elizabeth M. Greene and her international collaborators are investigating the Roman Empire ...through leather! The research project received $2.4M in funding for studying how leather was produced, traded and used across Europe and Asia.
Wishing you a joyful holiday season from all of us at #WesternU! ✨ Our #PurpleAndProud community continues to use their talents to make the world a better place. Thank you for being part of it. 💜
December 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Wishing you a joyful holiday season from all of us at #WesternU! ✨ Our #PurpleAndProud community continues to use their talents to make the world a better place. Thank you for being part of it. 💜
Looking for unique holiday gifts? Skip the big-box stores and shop local with #WesternU! 🎁 From heartfelt books to Indigenous art, eco-friendly treats and handcrafted gifts, these items support Western creators, celebrate community and give back.
Your Western holiday shopping companion - Western News
Holiday shopping in 2025 is made easier at Western, with a range of gifts from student-run and alumni-owned businesses for everyone on your list
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December 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Looking for unique holiday gifts? Skip the big-box stores and shop local with #WesternU! 🎁 From heartfelt books to Indigenous art, eco-friendly treats and handcrafted gifts, these items support Western creators, celebrate community and give back.
#WesternU welcomes The Canada Impact + Chairs program launched by Minister Joly yesterday.
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
The Government of Canada introduces new programs for international researchers - Canada.ca
Today, Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions; and Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced the launch of the Canada…
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December 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#WesternU welcomes The Canada Impact + Chairs program launched by Minister Joly yesterday.
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
This program will help attract the best and brightest to support innovation, knowledge translation and new discoveries that drive social and economic growth. www.canada.ca/en/impact-pl...
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Hello world! This is the brand-new bluesky account of the Centre for Animals on the Move at @westernu.ca! Follow us for cool science, behind-the-scenes views of how we get our data, the awesome folks working here, and our newest publications. Please share!
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Hello world! This is the brand-new bluesky account of the Centre for Animals on the Move at @westernu.ca! Follow us for cool science, behind-the-scenes views of how we get our data, the awesome folks working here, and our newest publications. Please share!
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🌪️A Radar technique has been applied to study tornado tracks in forested areas for the 1st time by @westernu.ca ES prof @planetneish.bsky.social + co-authors Sophia Slabon + Connell Miller at the Canadian Severe Storms Lab.
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
🌪️A Radar technique has been applied to study tornado tracks in forested areas for the 1st time by @westernu.ca ES prof @planetneish.bsky.social + co-authors Sophia Slabon + Connell Miller at the Canadian Severe Storms Lab.
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
🔗https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07038992.2025.2579315#abstract
Canadians are still getting more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods that are heavy in salt, saturated fat and sugar.
Several #WesternU researchers, including Danielle Battram, are working to promote making healthier choices.
Several #WesternU researchers, including Danielle Battram, are working to promote making healthier choices.
What we know, what we eat - Western Alumni Magazine
Western researchers are working to promote healthier food choices.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Canadians are still getting more than half their calories from ultra-processed foods that are heavy in salt, saturated fat and sugar.
Several #WesternU researchers, including Danielle Battram, are working to promote making healthier choices.
Several #WesternU researchers, including Danielle Battram, are working to promote making healthier choices.
#WesternU has established a new Centre for Bioethics, bringing top experts together to examine the critical ethical issues plaguing health-care providers, policy-makers and health systems. #bioethics
Western launches new Centre for Bioethics - Western News
The Western Centre for Bioethics launched Dec. 4, 2025 to consolidate bioethics expertise to advance collaborative research and learning opportunities.
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December 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
#WesternU has established a new Centre for Bioethics, bringing top experts together to examine the critical ethical issues plaguing health-care providers, policy-makers and health systems. #bioethics
“Before this internship, and before donors, research felt out of reach. Now I see a path forward — even grad school feels possible.”
- fourth-year #WesternU biochemical engineering student Sabrina Lindow
Learn how donors who are #AllinWesternU help the next generation thrive.
- fourth-year #WesternU biochemical engineering student Sabrina Lindow
Learn how donors who are #AllinWesternU help the next generation thrive.
The chemistry of confidence and discovery
Donor support gave Sabrina Lindow the chance to discover that great engineering isn't just about solving technical problems — it's about solving human ones.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“Before this internship, and before donors, research felt out of reach. Now I see a path forward — even grad school feels possible.”
- fourth-year #WesternU biochemical engineering student Sabrina Lindow
Learn how donors who are #AllinWesternU help the next generation thrive.
- fourth-year #WesternU biochemical engineering student Sabrina Lindow
Learn how donors who are #AllinWesternU help the next generation thrive.