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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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Canada-Impact-Plus - Research - Western University
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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.
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
www.uwo.ca/research/can...
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.
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Safer, more powerful batteries developed by Western team.
“Sodium is much more abundant and cheaper, and if we can make it work in a solid-state form of the electrolyte, it could be cheaper, safer and long lasting.” news.westernu.ca/2025/11/sodi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
“Sodium is much more abundant and cheaper, and if we can make it work in a solid-state form of the electrolyte, it could be cheaper, safer and long lasting.” news.westernu.ca/2025/11/sodi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
Western team develops solid-state sodium batteries - Western News
Western researchers are developing solid-state sodium batteries that show promise in addressing the challenges of current batteries.
news.westernu.ca
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Safer, more powerful batteries developed by Western team.
“Sodium is much more abundant and cheaper, and if we can make it work in a solid-state form of the electrolyte, it could be cheaper, safer and long lasting.” news.westernu.ca/2025/11/sodi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
“Sodium is much more abundant and cheaper, and if we can make it work in a solid-state form of the electrolyte, it could be cheaper, safer and long lasting.” news.westernu.ca/2025/11/sodi... #CdnPSE @westernu.ca
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Everyone feels pain. Few understand it. @westernu.ca researchers are tackling its complexity with ambitious, cross-disciplinary science.
"This is one of the best neuroimaging centres in Canada. I'm excited to see what we can build," says @daspainbrain.bsky.social.
Read more in Rapport Magazine.
"This is one of the best neuroimaging centres in Canada. I'm excited to see what we can build," says @daspainbrain.bsky.social.
Read more in Rapport Magazine.
Pain Killers - Western University
Everyone feels it. Few understand it. The science is finally catching up.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Everyone feels pain. Few understand it. @westernu.ca researchers are tackling its complexity with ambitious, cross-disciplinary science.
"This is one of the best neuroimaging centres in Canada. I'm excited to see what we can build," says @daspainbrain.bsky.social.
Read more in Rapport Magazine.
"This is one of the best neuroimaging centres in Canada. I'm excited to see what we can build," says @daspainbrain.bsky.social.
Read more in Rapport Magazine.
An interdisciplinary team at #WesternU, created through the Bone and Joint Institute's grand challenge, is developing an innovative solution that could bring relief to millions struggling with chronic back pain.
Bone and Joint Institute interdisciplinary team develops solution for chronic back pain - Western News
New biomaterials and stem cell treatments could help repair spinal joints
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December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
An interdisciplinary team at #WesternU, created through the Bone and Joint Institute's grand challenge, is developing an innovative solution that could bring relief to millions struggling with chronic back pain.
Egide Kalisa is empowering kids in Rwanda to advocate for cleaner air. His research on emerging pollutants launched a program giving students sensors to track air quality at school and home—building a new generation of environmental advocates. #WesternU #TheImpactProject buff.ly/Nqibtnz
December 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Egide Kalisa is empowering kids in Rwanda to advocate for cleaner air. His research on emerging pollutants launched a program giving students sensors to track air quality at school and home—building a new generation of environmental advocates. #WesternU #TheImpactProject buff.ly/Nqibtnz
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place today, Wednesday, December 3, 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...
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place today, Wednesday, December 3, 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...
Food is more than what’s on the plate. Climate, capitalism and inequality are reshaping agriculture, and #WesternU experts are rethinking how to feed the world without breaking the planet—or leaving farmers behind.
Read more in the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Read more in the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Politics of the plate - Western Alumni Magazine
Western experts are rethinking how to feed the world sustainably—without sidelining farmers.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Food is more than what’s on the plate. Climate, capitalism and inequality are reshaping agriculture, and #WesternU experts are rethinking how to feed the world without breaking the planet—or leaving farmers behind.
Read more in the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
Read more in the @westernualumni.bsky.social Magazine.
From the newsroom to #WesternU’s classrooms —Angela Murphy, foreign editor of the @theglobeandmail.com, is the 2026 Asper Fellow. She's ready to guide the next generation of journalists (and learn from them, too). Read more about her journey. @westernufims.bsky.social
Angela Murphy holds Western's Asper Fellowship in Media - Western News
From bookworm to foreign editor: Globe and Mail's Angela Murphy takes up Asper Fellowship in Media at Western University.
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December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
From the newsroom to #WesternU’s classrooms —Angela Murphy, foreign editor of the @theglobeandmail.com, is the 2026 Asper Fellow. She's ready to guide the next generation of journalists (and learn from them, too). Read more about her journey. @westernufims.bsky.social
A new #WesternU exchange with Daegu Opera House is showcasing emerging artists on the world stage, including grad Hillary Tufford and five South Korean soloists making their Canadian debut at Western Dec. 5. @westernualumni.bsky.social
Daegu Opera House exchange showcases emerging artists, Western on world stage - Western News
An exchange between the Daegu Opera House in South Korea and Western University in London, Ont. is showcasing rising opera singers on the global stage.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
A new #WesternU exchange with Daegu Opera House is showcasing emerging artists on the world stage, including grad Hillary Tufford and five South Korean soloists making their Canadian debut at Western Dec. 5. @westernualumni.bsky.social
#WesternU celebrated the start of a major in Black Studies, one of the first in Canada. Professor Erika Lawson, who contributed to its creation, highlighted its offerings including education in Black history, culture & heritage, politics and sociology etc.
Meet the people launching one of Canada's first Black Studies majors | CBC News
Western University celebrated the launch of what one of the first Black Studies major programs in Canada this week, with students, staff and faculty attending a launch event to mark the milestone.
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November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#WesternU celebrated the start of a major in Black Studies, one of the first in Canada. Professor Erika Lawson, who contributed to its creation, highlighted its offerings including education in Black history, culture & heritage, politics and sociology etc.