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

DNA and the Unraveling of James Watson A personal reflection on the life, legacy, and controversies of DNA co-discoverer James Watson, following his death at age 97.

Some close encounters with Jim Watson:
www.genengnews.com/topics/omics...

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!

Canada loses measles elimination status — as does the entire Americas region Canada has formally lost its measles elimination status, the country’s public health agency announced, triggering the loss of that status throughout all of the Americas.

As expected, Canada has lost its measles-free status because of the long-running outbreak there. With it goes the #measles elimination status of the entire zone of the Americas, the only division of the #WHO to ever have achieved measles elimination. www.statnews.com/2025/11/10/m...

The HPV vaccine seems to have therapeutic effects, not just preventative.
This should be studied in Men as well.

Daily Cartoon: Monday, February 2nd “If you connect the measles it spells out ‘My parents are idiots.’ ”

www.newyorker.com/cartoons/dai...

By Emily Flake, New Yorker.

Is Google AI correct?

Sad, but not surprising Alberta leads.

This story didn’t get the traction it deserved at the time. It is a screaming counterintelligence red flag when foreign regimes invite local gov’t officials, politicians or police services, for dubious expensive trips, especially ones where most or all of the expenses are paid. #cdnpoli #CdnNatSec

Amazon rainforest cut down to build highway for COP climate summit The infrastructure required to host COP30 in Belém is undermining the cause, campaigners say.

A new four-lane highway cutting through tens of thousands of acres of protected Amazon rainforest is being built for the COP30 climate summit in the Brazilian city of Belém.

www.bbc.com/news/article... @paulisci.bsky.social

Press release - U15 Canada welcomes study permit exemption for international graduate students - U15 Canada November 5, 2025 (OTTAWA, ON) – U15 Canada welcomes the reintroduction of an exemption for international graduate students from study permit caps, announced

U15 Canada welcomes the reintroduction of an exemption for international graduate students from study permit caps, announced as part of the 2026-28 Immigration Levels Plan.

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Infants Bear the Brunt of RSV Hospitalizations, UBC Study Finds | The Tyee Researchers say the province should do more to protect the very small and vulnerable.

Infants younger than six months old get hit the hardest with RSV, making up almost half of all patients hospitalized for the illness in Canada, according to a new UBC study.

via @thetyee.ca

For children and teens, heart and blood vessel complications of Covid overshadow the very rare and short-term risk of vaccinations, a new report from nearly 14 million kids
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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.

#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.

Really good article. The criticisms of Carney using tried & true diplomacy while negotiating with a hostile regime, are absurd, naive, and in my view, bad faith propaganda. Hoekstra demonstrated exactly what chest-thumping, ignorance & boorish behaviour achieve: chaos & breakdowns in talks. #cdnpoli

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.

#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.

weratedogs v 1/5 BORDER PATROC ICE AGENTS KILL DOG DURING UNLAWFUL SEARCH, REFUSE TO RENDER AID, AND LEAVE WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THEMSELVES

weratedogs This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. Unsurprisingly, they did not care enough to help the family as they tried to save him. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place. Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop 14/10 CBP Office of Professional Responsibility: 202-344-1808 JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov El Paso Border Patrol Sector: 915-834-8400 fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso): 915-541-1400 veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov

When you’ve pissed off WeRateDogs so much they’re calling you “fucking losers” on Main you have absolutely lost all merit in the court of public opinion

Oh Canada, not a way to lead.

This also means that Canadian tech founders plan from the beginning to compete world-wide.

Scripps Research scientists launch new digital clinical trial to test repurposed drug for long COVID symptom relief

We've just launched the first large, site-less (home, direct to participant) randomized trial for treatment of #LongCovid, testing tirzepatide (a GLP-1 drug) vs placebo. Please help spread the word
www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

A thread about keeping one’s head above water under the current conditions and not being incapacitated by rage, fear, despair or some mixture of those (1/11)

.@andpru.bsky.social CRC in Sensorimotor Neuroscience and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social professor and his collaborators recently published in Nature on how our brains not only plan out our actions, but they actually anticipate unexpected disturbances.

Learn more: news.westernu.ca/2025/10/sens...

Large banners on Alumni Hall showing a starry night behind mountains. Text reads "Turning curiosity into solutions. All in."

Solving global challenges begins with basic research to fuel the most important advances in society—driven by questions like What if? Why not? What’s missing?

You can help power the next wave of innovation. #AllinWesternU

Learn more: allin.westernu.ca/turning-curi...

Ottawa pushes to become Canada’s defence innovation hub | BetaKit Invest Ottawa unveils a strategy it hopes will unlock up to $3 billion in investment across the National Capital Region.

Ottawa mayor Mark Sutcliffe today unveiled a defence innovation hub strategy, spearheaded by Invest Ottawa, that hopes to attract up to $3 billion in public-private investment in the region’s defence innovation sector over the next five years.

Join us for a guest lecture by Dr. Sam Chuang, Executive Director, Scientific Advisory Services at Charles River Labs + @westernu.ca alumnus on Nov 5th from 1-2pm!

RSVP for his talk on "Keys to Drug Development Success + Collaborating with CROs" here:
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Trump has a very keen sense for fraud. It's like he is an expert.

Building signage on the Social Science Building, showing a brightly lit forest. Text reads "Future-proofing our planet. All in."

Innovation isn’t just about solving problems. It’s about creating lasting solutions and equipping future generations to flourish.

Your support will help build a more resilient and sustainable future. #AllinWesternU

Learn more: allin.westernu.ca/future-proof...

LHSF donation creates two Verspeeten chairs at Western - Western News London Health Sciences Foundation donation, matched by Western, creates Verspeeten Chair in Translational Cancer Research and Verspeeten Chair in Oncology.

A $10M partnership between @schulichmeddent.bsky.social and
@lhscri.bsky.social is creating two new research chairs in cancer care. From precision medicine to new therapies, this collaboration - with support from LHSF - is advancing discoveries that bring hope.