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At #WesternU, researchers are pushing the boundaries of sustainable agriculture with bold ideas aimed at creating resilient food systems and securing a healthier future for everyone.
Read more in the Fall/Winter issue of the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Read more in the Fall/Winter issue of the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Farming the future - Western Alumni Magazine
From supercharged potatoes to net-zero energy farms, Western scientists are creating resilient crops and sustainable growing systems to fight climate change.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At #WesternU, researchers are pushing the boundaries of sustainable agriculture with bold ideas aimed at creating resilient food systems and securing a healthier future for everyone.
Read more in the Fall/Winter issue of the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Read more in the Fall/Winter issue of the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
#BlackFriday deals are here, or are they? #WesternU’s Mark Cleveland breaks down tactics retailers use to push shoppers into buying.
To understand the psychology behind the frenzy – and how to avoid impulse shopping – read more on Western News.
To understand the psychology behind the frenzy – and how to avoid impulse shopping – read more on Western News.
Expert explainer: Black Friday is stressful – that’s on purpose - Western News
Professor Mark Cleveland spoke with Western News about Black Friday, the pressures consumers feel and what can be done to protect against overconsumption.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#BlackFriday deals are here, or are they? #WesternU’s Mark Cleveland breaks down tactics retailers use to push shoppers into buying.
To understand the psychology behind the frenzy – and how to avoid impulse shopping – read more on Western News.
To understand the psychology behind the frenzy – and how to avoid impulse shopping – read more on Western News.
#WesternU researchers are turning waste into solutions for both industries and the climate. Their ITER Technologies startup uses crop residue to create biochar that improves soil, filters contaminants and captures carbon for centuries:
Biochar technology startup springs from Western research - Western News
Biochar technology startup at Western converts waste into a sustainable, self-powering solution to decarbonize industry, amend soil and increase crop yields
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November 25, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#WesternU researchers are turning waste into solutions for both industries and the climate. Their ITER Technologies startup uses crop residue to create biochar that improves soil, filters contaminants and captures carbon for centuries:
Mustangs, thank you for another great International Week!
It was an energetic week with performances, a cooking showdown, concerts and more, as #WesternU students, staff and faculty celebrated cultural diversity and explored international learning opportunities.
It was an energetic week with performances, a cooking showdown, concerts and more, as #WesternU students, staff and faculty celebrated cultural diversity and explored international learning opportunities.
In photos: Celebrating International Week - Western News
Western celebrated campus diversity during International Week 2025, featuring artistic performances, a cooking competition and workshops.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Mustangs, thank you for another great International Week!
It was an energetic week with performances, a cooking showdown, concerts and more, as #WesternU students, staff and faculty celebrated cultural diversity and explored international learning opportunities.
It was an energetic week with performances, a cooking showdown, concerts and more, as #WesternU students, staff and faculty celebrated cultural diversity and explored international learning opportunities.
Ryder James, winner of #WesternU's 2024-25 high school composition and songwriting competition, is now a first-year popular music studies student and was named 'One to Watch' by SOCAN. The competition is open to HS students across Canada until Dec. 15.
Western student, songwriter Ryder James named ‘One to Watch’
Full circle for Ryder James, winner of Western’s High School Composition Songwriting Competition and now a popular music studies student.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ryder James, winner of #WesternU's 2024-25 high school composition and songwriting competition, is now a first-year popular music studies student and was named 'One to Watch' by SOCAN. The competition is open to HS students across Canada until Dec. 15.
Researchers in Engineering and Science are responding to climate change by understanding its impact on extreme weather. Go behind the research with President Alan Shepard to see how #WesternU is all in on building stronger, safer & more sustainable communities, today. #AllinWesternU buff.ly/sDmnQSq
November 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Researchers in Engineering and Science are responding to climate change by understanding its impact on extreme weather. Go behind the research with President Alan Shepard to see how #WesternU is all in on building stronger, safer & more sustainable communities, today. #AllinWesternU buff.ly/sDmnQSq
#WesternU researchers are tackling every part of the food system, from growing and distributing to improving nutrition and cutting waste.
Learn about feeding change and more in the new issue of the Western Alumni Magazine: buff.ly/ZfP86Y2
Learn about feeding change and more in the new issue of the Western Alumni Magazine: buff.ly/ZfP86Y2
November 20, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#WesternU researchers are tackling every part of the food system, from growing and distributing to improving nutrition and cutting waste.
Learn about feeding change and more in the new issue of the Western Alumni Magazine: buff.ly/ZfP86Y2
Learn about feeding change and more in the new issue of the Western Alumni Magazine: buff.ly/ZfP86Y2
Dozens of master of public health students were immersed in a measles outbreak simulation workshop led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor Ava John-Baptiste last week. The #WesternU students developed key skills to manage outbreaks from a public health lens.
Simulation prepares students for measles outbreak - Western News
Master of public health students took part in a realistic measles outbreak scenario requiring them to make critical response decisions.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Dozens of master of public health students were immersed in a measles outbreak simulation workshop led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor Ava John-Baptiste last week. The #WesternU students developed key skills to manage outbreaks from a public health lens.
New Museum London exhibition, curated by #WesternU visual arts professor Alena Robin, features rare collection of 1970s-era works donated by long-time community leaders. #LdnOnt
Brazilian art collection inspires new exhibition at Museum London
An exhibition built around a rare collection of 1970s-era works donated to Museum London in 1985 by long-time patrons John and Elizabeth Moore.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
New #QSSustainability Rankings put #WesternU in top 1% globally.🏆 "Future-proofing our planet is a priority for Western – through teaching, research & innovative solutions put into practice on our own campus.” – President Alan Shepard @worlduniranking
Western maintains 4th spot in Canada, among top 1% globally for sustainability - Western News
Western University has maintained fourth spot in Canada and stands among top 1 per cent globally in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026.
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November 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
New #QSSustainability Rankings put #WesternU in top 1% globally.🏆 "Future-proofing our planet is a priority for Western – through teaching, research & innovative solutions put into practice on our own campus.” – President Alan Shepard @worlduniranking
New federal funding will help an international team, including #WesternU researchers, using AI to discover new drugs for fighting cancer and infectious disease.
Using AI to discover new drugs for fighting cancer and infectious disease
Researchers using artificial intelligence to target a potentially harmful enzyme found in the human body that, if left untreated, can cause cancer and infectious disease.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
New federal funding will help an international team, including #WesternU researchers, using AI to discover new drugs for fighting cancer and infectious disease.
@theglobeandmail.com shared an inside look into a measles outbreak simulation workshop led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor Ava John-Baptiste which prepares #WesternU's masters of public health students to tackle these issues in the real world.
Public-health students train as measles detectives during real-world outbreak
Just days after Canada lost its measles elimination status, Western University students were learning how to tackle current outbreaks
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November 17, 2025 at 10:02 PM
@theglobeandmail.com shared an inside look into a measles outbreak simulation workshop led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor Ava John-Baptiste which prepares #WesternU's masters of public health students to tackle these issues in the real world.
"Receiving the award has truly lifted a weight off my shoulders. It means I can pursue my entrepreneurial passions. I’m incredibly grateful to be supported in doing what I love.” - student Emma Ouellette
Thank you for being all in for the next generation of changemakers. #NationalPhilanthropyDay
Thank you for being all in for the next generation of changemakers. #NationalPhilanthropyDay
Western student leverages entrepreneurial education for future in agriculture
Emma Ouellette plans to use business skills to build ‘bigger and better’ family farm
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November 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
"Receiving the award has truly lifted a weight off my shoulders. It means I can pursue my entrepreneurial passions. I’m incredibly grateful to be supported in doing what I love.” - student Emma Ouellette
Thank you for being all in for the next generation of changemakers. #NationalPhilanthropyDay
Thank you for being all in for the next generation of changemakers. #NationalPhilanthropyDay
A high school science fair project is now a promising startup, Sylvara, founded by #WesternU student Aakarsh Garg. His plant-care device is growing strong with coaching, funding and maker space support at Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship available to all students and staff
Student entrepreneurship programs support startup launch - Western News
Student entrepreneurship programs at Western's Morrissette Entrepreneurship provide comprehensive support to help student launch plant-care startup Sylvara
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November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A high school science fair project is now a promising startup, Sylvara, founded by #WesternU student Aakarsh Garg. His plant-care device is growing strong with coaching, funding and maker space support at Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship available to all students and staff
#WesternU researchers have unlocked the hidden potential in discarded MRI data, developing a new technique transforming how scientists study the brain. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social
Signal in the silence: Western researchers uncover hidden potential in discarded MRI data - Western News
Western University researchers have uncovered hidden potential in the historically discarded MRI data that is recorded in start-up period of scans.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
#WesternU researchers have unlocked the hidden potential in discarded MRI data, developing a new technique transforming how scientists study the brain. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social
Anmol Dutta, lecturer in gender, sexuality and women’s studies, joined CBC London Morning to discuss her course that will run this winter at #WesternU exploring women in stand-up comedy through a scholarly lens.
'Women Aren’t Funny' new course examines feminist stand-up comedy
Western University Lecturer Anmol Dutta is teaching a new course titled "Women Aren’t Funny: Feminist Stand-Up Comedy." Dutta told London Morning about the new winter semester course that delves into...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Anmol Dutta, lecturer in gender, sexuality and women’s studies, joined CBC London Morning to discuss her course that will run this winter at #WesternU exploring women in stand-up comedy through a scholarly lens.
#WesternU’s International Week officially kicks off Nov. 17 and runs to Nov. 21!
🌎 From cultural showcases, cooking showdowns and Global Cafés to workshops on careers, study and intercultural experiences, International Week is for everyone.
See all events: internationalweek.uwo.ca/events
🌎 From cultural showcases, cooking showdowns and Global Cafés to workshops on careers, study and intercultural experiences, International Week is for everyone.
See all events: internationalweek.uwo.ca/events
November 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#WesternU’s International Week officially kicks off Nov. 17 and runs to Nov. 21!
🌎 From cultural showcases, cooking showdowns and Global Cafés to workshops on careers, study and intercultural experiences, International Week is for everyone.
See all events: internationalweek.uwo.ca/events
🌎 From cultural showcases, cooking showdowns and Global Cafés to workshops on careers, study and intercultural experiences, International Week is for everyone.
See all events: internationalweek.uwo.ca/events
Featured in The Guardian: “To make a credible [tsunami catastrophe] model, we need experience." #WesternU prof Katsu Goda explains his tsunami modelling research in Tofino, B.C.
Waiting for the tsunami: its big waves are loved by surfers – but this Canadian town is braced for disaster
How do you plan for an event whose timing is unknown? For residents of Tofino on Vancouver Island the threat is distant but signs of preparedness are everywhere
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November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Featured in The Guardian: “To make a credible [tsunami catastrophe] model, we need experience." #WesternU prof Katsu Goda explains his tsunami modelling research in Tofino, B.C.
A #WesternU student startup is bringing smart tech to the tack room to improve the health and performance of horses. 🐎 Meet Sydney Burns and Julia Piskunowicz, co-founders of StableInsights. @iveybusiness.bsky.social
Western student startup gives horse owners real-time readings of animals’ health - Western News
Western student startup StableInsights aims to give horse owners real-time readings of their animals health with smart tech blanket.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A #WesternU student startup is bringing smart tech to the tack room to improve the health and performance of horses. 🐎 Meet Sydney Burns and Julia Piskunowicz, co-founders of StableInsights. @iveybusiness.bsky.social
Historian and #WesternU postdoctoral researcher Eric Story unveiled the story of two Canadian war amputees who trekked 2,000 km in 1923, helping to spark the disability-rights movement in Canada. #RemembranceDay @ca.theconversation.com
Expert insight: How two Canadian war amputees shaped disability rights activism - Western News
Canadian war amputees George Hincks and Marshall McDougal hiked more than 2,000 kilometres in 1923 to raise awareness of issues facing disabled veterans.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Historian and #WesternU postdoctoral researcher Eric Story unveiled the story of two Canadian war amputees who trekked 2,000 km in 1923, helping to spark the disability-rights movement in Canada. #RemembranceDay @ca.theconversation.com
Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
November 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Each year, we come together to honour all who have served our country in times of war, conflict, and peace. #WesternU has been associated with Canada's armed forces throughout our shared history, and many of our members serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
#LestWeForget #LdnOnt
CBC News highlighted the rematriation of two Thunderbird eggs from #WesternU to Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. The large stone spheres, also known as kettles, hold cultural significance to the Anishinaabek and were returned to their home on the shores of Lake Huron last week.
Thunderbird eggs returned to their 'nest' at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation | CBC News
Two ancient stone spheres were returned to their home at Kettle and Stony Point First Nation on the shores of Lake Huron last Tuesday.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
CBC News highlighted the rematriation of two Thunderbird eggs from #WesternU to Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. The large stone spheres, also known as kettles, hold cultural significance to the Anishinaabek and were returned to their home on the shores of Lake Huron last week.
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In 1992, Dr. Peter Howitt co-published a paper on “creative destruction” while working at @westernu.ca. In 2025, that paper helped him win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
From research in 1992 to global recognition in 2025 – this is a momentous achievement for Canadian research excellence!
From research in 1992 to global recognition in 2025 – this is a momentous achievement for Canadian research excellence!
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
In 1992, Dr. Peter Howitt co-published a paper on “creative destruction” while working at @westernu.ca. In 2025, that paper helped him win the Nobel Prize in Economics.
From research in 1992 to global recognition in 2025 – this is a momentous achievement for Canadian research excellence!
From research in 1992 to global recognition in 2025 – this is a momentous achievement for Canadian research excellence!
Honoured to see Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield share #WesternU research by professor Gordon Osinski ( @drcrater.bsky.social ) and his international collaborators that shows how quickly life can form after a meteorite impact.
When asteroids slam into Earth they create a warm, wet local environment. These 3 guys dug through 78-million-year-old core samples to show how quickly life moves into the hellscape, to understand Earth history. news.westernu.ca/2025/09/life...
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
@westernu.ca @linneuni.bsky.social Canada & Sweden
November 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Honoured to see Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield share #WesternU research by professor Gordon Osinski ( @drcrater.bsky.social ) and his international collaborators that shows how quickly life can form after a meteorite impact.
New in @ca.theconversation.com, researchers at @westernufims.bsky.social and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social share how #mindfulness can make it easier to receive feedback, turning the experience from stress to opportunity.
Expert insight: How to see feedback as a gift - Western News
Western researchers tap into how the use of mindfulness can help those waiting for feedback navigate the negative emotions that can come from anticipation.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
New in @ca.theconversation.com, researchers at @westernufims.bsky.social and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social share how #mindfulness can make it easier to receive feedback, turning the experience from stress to opportunity.