Sept. 26, 2025
(Photo source: Western Communications)
Western launched its All in Campaign today, calling on the community to engage 185,000 alumni through 1.5 million meaningful interactions and raise more than $1 billion. Building on a legacy that includes breakthroughs in insulin and wind engineering, the campaign aims to tackle 21st-century challenges and create a healthier, more sustainable future.
Marc Mitchell (Photo source: Iulia Costache/Faculty of Health Sciences)
Kinesiology professor Marc Mitchell and Western graduate Lisa Nguyen led a study showing the long-term benefits of using fitness apps. By tracking more than 500,000 Canadians over two years, they found users consistently increased their daily step counts, with the most significant improvements among those who started with lower activity levels.
Also covered by: The Morning Show on AM980 and CBC London Morning
Schulich professor and nephrologist Dr. Pavel Roshanov with a patient. (Photo source: LHSCRI Communications)
Researchers at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute have launched a five-year clinical trial testing a new dialysis filter that may improve survival and quality of life for patients with kidney failure.
Emma Ouellette (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Emma Ouellette, a fourth-year BMOS student, balances her academics with life on the family farm, applying entrepreneurial skills while sharing her passion for agricultural education. She hopes to one day expand the farm through specialty crops and new ventures.
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Hasitha Wimalarathna (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Hasitha Wimalarathna: How AI can improve hearing assessments for kids.
Coming Up
Sept. 29 (10 a.m. to noon)
Orange Shirt Flag Raising Ceremony
Wear an orange shirt and join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives on Concrete Beach (outside UCC) for the annual flag raising ceremony recognizing National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. View additional events through the Indigenous Initiatives webpage.
Sept. 29 (11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Sleeping with the Ancestors: How I Followed the Footsteps of Slavery
Hear award-winning historian Joseph McGill share his journey creating the Slave Dwelling Project, preserving and interpreting sites tied to slavery in the U.S. Join his first Canadian visit in the Weldon Community Room.
Month of October (various times)
EDIDA Awareness Month
Explore several events taking place this October and learn more about equity, diversity, inclusion, decolonization and accessibility on campus and in London. There are morning and evening events online and in-person. This year's theme is impact.
Oct. 2 to 3 (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Possibilities for Peace in the Twenty-First Century
Join the Western Academy for Advanced Research in exploring the rise of interstate war, the limits of international law in securing peace and how law and global cooperation can adapt to today’s challenges. Register online.
Working at Western
Thames Hall (Photo source: Student Experience)
Homecoming road closures
To support pedestrian safety during Homecoming celebrations, University Drive Bridge and some campus roadways will be closed to vehicle traffic Saturday, Sept. 27 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. London Transit routes will be detoured. Expect delays. Learn more.
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Weather siren testing
Live testing of Western’s emergency weather siren will take place Oct. 1 at noon. Unless otherwise notified, this is only a test. No action is required. Testing occurs the first Wednesday of every month from March to October.
Photo of the Week
Have you noticed the banners up around campus in celebration of the launch of Western’s All in Campaign? Visit the Campaign website to learn more. (Photo source: Western Communications)
Western in the News
In addition to the news above, your colleagues have been featured in the following media outlets.
Kaitlynn Mendes (Photo source: Faculty of Social Science)
Toronto Star
Instagram using AI to detect Canadian teens signed up for adult accounts
As Instagram pilots the use of AI to identify teens registered for adult accounts, sociology professor Kaitlynn Mendes weighs in on safety concerns for teens on social media.
The Hill Times
Our immigration system is locking out some top global researchers
President Alan Shepard says Canada has a golden opportunity to attract global talent, and clear immigration pathways for those researchers are essential to creating innovation.
CBC London
Checking the state of democracy
Keynote speakers from the department of history’s 50th Goodman Lecture Series explain what the past can tell us about the current state of democracy.
