MA History candidate Taylor-Victoria Northwood is preserving Windsorβs Silent Generation through oral history & digital storytelling. Discover her work at: grad.uwo.ca/academics/in...
#WesternU #PublicHistory
MA History candidate Taylor-Victoria Northwood is preserving Windsorβs Silent Generation through oral history & digital storytelling. Discover her work at: grad.uwo.ca/academics/in...
#WesternU #PublicHistory
Congratulations and thanks for your vision and service, Ted! Looking forward to having you back at #WesternU!
26.02.2026 20:51 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Great #ArtofCreation exhibit opening at D.B. Weldon Library @westernu.ca @schulichmeddent.bsky.social
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Meet our speakers for the Research & Media Workshop!
This workshop focuses on strengthening academicsβ engagement with media + journalists, + brings together scholars + experts from #WesternU Media Relations team to discuss expertise as they relate to engaging with the media.
#WesternU researchers Bogumil Karas and Emma Walker have uncovered a new method to reliably deliver #DNA into diatoms, a key step toward rapidly engineering cells to produce cleaner fuels and valuable health compounds. @schulichmeddent.bsky.social
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Know an individual or team from the RIC network that has made an impact in the knowledge mobilization profession?
Nominate them or nominate yourself!
The deadline to apply is March 1, 2026: bit.ly/4aC1sSF
Join us for a Research & Media Workshop! Co-hosted with the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, it will focus on strengthening academicsβ engagement with media + journalists.
When: March 4th, 1:30 β 3:00 pm
Where: D.B. Weldon Library, Scholar's Square
π www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/resear...
Don't forget to tune in to Neuroscience Research Day on February 19th and 20th! π§
Explore cutting-edge neuroscience research from Western University students & London researchers. Free event open to all curious minds.
See you there!
songsuwo.ca/nrd2026
Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: Western Space Research Officer, Eric Pilles!
He is project manager of an asteroid-eating bacteria project with an int'l team of researchers incl. @westernu.ca Engineering Joshua Pearce + @romtoronto.bsky.social Ian Niklin. π
π news.westernu.ca/2024/10/eati...
Two research teams may have found possible landing sites for the lost Soviet moon lander Luna 9, guided by expert insight from geography and environment professor emeritus Philip Stooke. Fascinating history and science in action ππ
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/s...
Meet the PIERS team, our NeuroConnect program 2 winners! This interdisciplinary team of researchers, clinicians + students will co-create solutions for ED care to improve the lives of London's post-secondary students + create meaningful scientific change.
π win.uwo.ca/research/New...
Remember to apply for Western Space's 2026 Undergraduate Summer Internships by Saturday, February 15th, 2026! You can apply for more than one project.
Learn more about each of the projects and how to apply here: space.uwo.ca/training/sum... π
Join us at the kNOw-PAIN Conference on March 26th! This one-day conference will feature engaging talks, fascinating speakers + networking opportunities in the dynamic and complex field of pain research, patient care +more. Stay tuned for more info.
Register here: www.knowpain.ca/2026conference
Dr. Glenn Bauman recently completed his time with OICRβs Clinical Translation program. In this Q&A he chats about his longtime involvement with OICR, its critical support of his practice-changing prostate cancer research and whatβs new in cancer research in #LdnOnt.
https://bit.ly/4kq2QvY
Researchers at @westernu.ca are working on a new type of #battery β called solid-state sodium batteries β that are showing promise as a safer, cheaper, more powerful alternative to #LithiumIon. https://youtu.be/bvUB4keZa88
12.02.2026 15:30 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Brainhack Western is coming! This fun event March 27-29 includes talks, collaboration, workshops and more. For more details or to register visit: brainhackwestern.github.io
12.02.2026 15:10 β π 10 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1Congratulations to all #LDNOnt recipients!
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How do we keep Indigenous cultures alive? Chantelle Richmond, Director of the Indigenous Health Lab at Western University, shows how land, relationships, and community-led research create lasting impact.
www.theimpactproject.ca/stories/chan...
#IndigenousHealth #WesternUniversity #SocialScience
The CSSL is supporting another storm-themed artistic experience, this time an exhibit at Western's McIntosh Gallery called 'Atmospheric Shifts'. Details and artist bios:
mcintoshgallery.ca/exhibitions/...
Below are some photos from my recent visit. I'm happy to have 2 of my own tornado prints up!
Undergraduate Summer Research Internship 2026 Applications are live! See details below.
#westernu #undergraduate #internships #interdisciplinary #research
Come join us!! π
Awesome opportunity for an Assistant Prof. (tenure-track) in medicinal chemistry @westernu.ca!
Priority date is March 16th! Get your applications in! Msg. for questions/queries!
www.uwo.ca/facultyrelat...
Cancer touches all of us in different ways β through family, friends and loved ones. We're marking #WorldCancerDay by sharing the people and ideas changing what it means to be diagnosed with cancer.
The Catalysts explores the breakthroughs, challenges and questions shaping cancer research today.
This Wisdom Wednesdays, we spotlight Prof. Alan MacEachern (History) on why understanding the past matters and how curiosity keeps his teaching alive. Meet the human behind the research π
π www.ssc.uwo.ca/humans_ssc/m...
Western University is partnering with the worldβs largest nonβnuclear submarine builder to advance defence research and strengthen Canadian sovereignty. Learn more on Western News: news.westernu.ca/2026/02/west...
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Our next #CountdowntoArtemisII expert: #WesternU planetary geo PhD candidate, Jack Hostrawser!
His research on impact cratering, remote field training and his work with astronauts provides unique insight into what the #ArtemisII crew will see on their historic journey.
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Meet Professor Jesus (Jesse) Chavarria in this weekβs Wisdom Wednesdays: Humans of Social Science. From addiction research to critical thinking, his work explores how understanding motivation helps us make sense of human behaviour. π ssc.uwo.ca/humans_ssc/m...
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We are ready for the #ArtemisII launch!π
Western Space has partnered with the Forked River Brewing Company for a special #ArtemisII launch party. Join us on Feb 6th and watch humanityβs first return to the Moon in over 50 years!
See post for details!
#TeamHansen #ToTheMoon
#WesternU ingenuity is going to the Moon.
Led by @westernu.ca Engineering prof Jayshri Sabarinathan, a team of researchers + industry partners were selected by the CSA to develop a compact dual-camera imager to investigate the resources + properties of the Moon.
π news.westernu.ca/2026/01/dual...
New research from the Working to Enhance Brain and Body Research (WEBB) Lab, led by education professor Barbara Fenesi, offers hope for children who are unable to pursue medication as a treatment option due to side effects or other factors. https://ow.ly/spHF50Y3ZJt
Last call! Internship applications close on Monday at 11:59PM ET
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