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#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.
#WesternU engineers have designed and developed a first-of-its-kind energy-efficient home system.
They combined the power of photovoltaics (PV) with a heat pump and thermal battery to create a fully electrified – and highly energy-efficient – house. 🏡
Read more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/elec...
They combined the power of photovoltaics (PV) with a heat pump and thermal battery to create a fully electrified – and highly energy-efficient – house. 🏡
Read more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/elec...
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
#WesternU engineers have designed and developed a first-of-its-kind energy-efficient home system.
They combined the power of photovoltaics (PV) with a heat pump and thermal battery to create a fully electrified – and highly energy-efficient – house. 🏡
Read more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/elec...
They combined the power of photovoltaics (PV) with a heat pump and thermal battery to create a fully electrified – and highly energy-efficient – house. 🏡
Read more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/elec...
Congratulations to #WesternU graduate Heather Hiscox on her stellar career and 20 years hosting CBC News Morning Live. Happy retirement! #PurpleAndProud 💜🥳 @westernualumni.bsky.social
FAREWELL TO HEATHER HISCOX
It’s early here in Tahoe. Rise and shine Canada. After more than 20 years hosting CBC’s morning show @cbchh is signing off today.
Her final show. And I wouldn’t miss it. Join us at around 8:10am ET as we celebrate Heather. Simply the best.
It’s early here in Tahoe. Rise and shine Canada. After more than 20 years hosting CBC’s morning show @cbchh is signing off today.
Her final show. And I wouldn’t miss it. Join us at around 8:10am ET as we celebrate Heather. Simply the best.
November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Congratulations to #WesternU graduate Heather Hiscox on her stellar career and 20 years hosting CBC News Morning Live. Happy retirement! #PurpleAndProud 💜🥳 @westernualumni.bsky.social
Progress without perspective can lose its way.
Your support helps build a more just and connected world — ensuring that as it changes, it changes for the better.
#AllinWesternU
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Your support helps build a more just and connected world — ensuring that as it changes, it changes for the better.
#AllinWesternU
Learn more: buff.ly/XNDKWtb
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Progress without perspective can lose its way.
Your support helps build a more just and connected world — ensuring that as it changes, it changes for the better.
#AllinWesternU
Learn more: buff.ly/XNDKWtb
Your support helps build a more just and connected world — ensuring that as it changes, it changes for the better.
#AllinWesternU
Learn more: buff.ly/XNDKWtb
#WesternU prof Derek McLachlin has gone viral for turning pop hits into biochemistry lessons. He was recently featured on CBC National’s The Moment for his creative remixes to make science lectures more memorable and engaging 🎶💥
@schulichmeddent.bsky.social
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#TheMoment a professor turned an Ed Sheeran song into a chemistry lesson
Derek McLachlin, a Western University biochemistry professor, tells The National about the moment he turned Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You into an educational song for his students.
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November 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
#WesternU prof Derek McLachlin has gone viral for turning pop hits into biochemistry lessons. He was recently featured on CBC National’s The Moment for his creative remixes to make science lectures more memorable and engaging 🎶💥
@schulichmeddent.bsky.social
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November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Western’s Aviation Management program helped raise $50K for @unitedwayemca.bsky.social at YXU’s first-ever Plane Pull! Thanks to Jazz Aviation, Brown Beattie O’Donovan, MFC Training & all volunteers for making it a success!💜
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
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#SocialScience #JazzAviation #MFCTraining @westernu.ca
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5, around noon.
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: buff.ly/S0U5ON0
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: buff.ly/S0U5ON0
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The live monthly testing of #WesternU’s emergency weather siren will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5, around noon.
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: buff.ly/S0U5ON0
Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test and no action is required. Learn more: buff.ly/S0U5ON0
From ancient legends to today’s silver screen, the monsters that haunt us never really die.
In @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU’s Amala Poli unearths how our darkest fears have been shaped by global stories and folklore.
In @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU’s Amala Poli unearths how our darkest fears have been shaped by global stories and folklore.
Expert insight: How global folklore, legends shape modern monsters - Western News
A truly global Halloween looks beyond the usual monsters and toward the myths that continue to unsettle imaginations across the world.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
From ancient legends to today’s silver screen, the monsters that haunt us never really die.
In @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU’s Amala Poli unearths how our darkest fears have been shaped by global stories and folklore.
In @ca.theconversation.com, #WesternU’s Amala Poli unearths how our darkest fears have been shaped by global stories and folklore.
The University Dr bridge on #WesternU’s campus will be closed to vehicles from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. A rain date is set for Friday, Nov. 7.
The bridge will remain open for pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers are asked to enter campus using Western Rd. Details: buff.ly/lYDdPqF
The bridge will remain open for pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers are asked to enter campus using Western Rd. Details: buff.ly/lYDdPqF
November 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The University Dr bridge on #WesternU’s campus will be closed to vehicles from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. A rain date is set for Friday, Nov. 7.
The bridge will remain open for pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers are asked to enter campus using Western Rd. Details: buff.ly/lYDdPqF
The bridge will remain open for pedestrians and cyclists. Drivers are asked to enter campus using Western Rd. Details: buff.ly/lYDdPqF
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Enjoying a beautiful morning looking at the #geology of the Sudbury impact structure: beginning in the crater floor with pseudotachylite & working our way upwards through the 3 km think impact melt sheet! #SudburyImpact @westernu.ca
November 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Enjoying a beautiful morning looking at the #geology of the Sudbury impact structure: beginning in the crater floor with pseudotachylite & working our way upwards through the 3 km think impact melt sheet! #SudburyImpact @westernu.ca
#WesternU's @iveybusiness.bsky.social was ranked first in Canada and 25th globally in the Financial Times latest assessment of research impact. The @financialtimes.com ranking also found business cases authored by Ivey are the second most-used worldwide.
Financial Times ranks Ivey 1st in Canada, 25th in world - Western News
Ivey Business School was ranked first in Canada and 25th globally in the Financial Times latest assessment of research impact.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#WesternU's @iveybusiness.bsky.social was ranked first in Canada and 25th globally in the Financial Times latest assessment of research impact. The @financialtimes.com ranking also found business cases authored by Ivey are the second most-used worldwide.
Arun Jentrick is on a mission to change policies in his home country so they better support women-led households. Empowering women in Sri Lanka to share their stories, he provides critical data and insights for other post-conflict areas around the world. #TheImpactProject #WesternU buff.ly/uJny4bR
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Arun Jentrick is on a mission to change policies in his home country so they better support women-led households. Empowering women in Sri Lanka to share their stories, he provides critical data and insights for other post-conflict areas around the world. #TheImpactProject #WesternU buff.ly/uJny4bR
#WesternU's Pathogen Research Centre will become the Global Virus Network's first Canadian centre of excellence, led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social prof Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu. The Global Virus Network works to tackle viral threats around the world.
Western University joins Global Virus Network - Western News
Western is joinging the Global Virus Network. Western's Pathogen Research Centre will be the first Canadian Center of Excellence.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
#WesternU's Pathogen Research Centre will become the Global Virus Network's first Canadian centre of excellence, led by @schulichmeddent.bsky.social prof Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu. The Global Virus Network works to tackle viral threats around the world.
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On this day in 1920, Dr. Frederick Banting woke at 2 a.m. in #LdnOnt and jotted down a 25-word idea — setting in motion the discovery of insulin.
105 years later, Banting's legacy continues. A heritage plaque at #WesternU now marks the historic moment.
Learn more: www.uwo.ca/projects/her...
105 years later, Banting's legacy continues. A heritage plaque at #WesternU now marks the historic moment.
Learn more: www.uwo.ca/projects/her...
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
On this day in 1920, Dr. Frederick Banting woke at 2 a.m. in #LdnOnt and jotted down a 25-word idea — setting in motion the discovery of insulin.
105 years later, Banting's legacy continues. A heritage plaque at #WesternU now marks the historic moment.
Learn more: www.uwo.ca/projects/her...
105 years later, Banting's legacy continues. A heritage plaque at #WesternU now marks the historic moment.
Learn more: www.uwo.ca/projects/her...
Poison books at #WesternU? Don't panic, it's not as scary as it seems!👻🎃📚
Poison books at Western Libraries? Don't panic! - Western News
A poison books project at Western University identified 96 potentially poison books, which also serve as important historial and cultural artifacts.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Poison books at #WesternU? Don't panic, it's not as scary as it seems!👻🎃📚
From global tech leader to soccer dad, #WesternU’s chief technology officer Jason Oliver is reshaping technology across campus. Discover why putting people ahead of tech is part of his winning strategy @westernuwts.bsky.social ⬇️
Chief Technology Officer puts people ahead of technology - Western News
Chief Technology Officer Jason Oliver leads Western's tech services with a people-first mindset to drive AI innovation, cybersecurity and digital evolution.
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October 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
From global tech leader to soccer dad, #WesternU’s chief technology officer Jason Oliver is reshaping technology across campus. Discover why putting people ahead of tech is part of his winning strategy @westernuwts.bsky.social ⬇️