April 28, 2023 (Photo source: Western Communications) Highlights from Western's 2023-24 budget include the addition of about 200 new faculty and staff, expansion of in-demand academic programs, a $15-million investment in the endowed matching chairs program and support for 300 undergrad summer research internships. Penny Pexman (Photo source: Frank Neufeld) Internationally recognized cognitive psychologist and associate vice-president (research) at the University of Calgary, Penny Pexman will provide strategic leadership for all aspects of research and innovation at Western starting Sept. 1. Distinguished University Professors Kathy Hibbert; Lars Konermann; Lorelei Lingard; and X. A. (Andy) Sun (Photo source: Western Communications) Four new Distinguished University Professors have been named, honouring their sustained excellence in scholarship over a substantial career. A new class of Faculty Scholars have also been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements. Ravi Menon, scientific director of the Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping (left); and Lisa Saksida, Canada Research Chair in Translational Cognitive Neuroscience (Photo source: Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Communications/Mac Lai) Schulich Medicine & Dentistry’s Ravi Menon and Lisa Saksida lead the groundbreaking Translational Initiative to DE-risk NeuroTherapeutics (TRIDENT) project, which will fast-track drug development and the identification of successful therapies for neurodegenerative diseases, benefitting millions of patients worldwide. Canadian business leader Donald K. Johnson (Photo source: Nation Wong) A $30-million gift from pioneering philanthropist Donald K. Johnson will support a spectacular new Ivey Business School campus in downtown Toronto. People participating in a live staking event on the banks of Medway Creek. (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications) Students, faculty and community members stretched out along the shoreline behind Westminster Hall this week with the goal to stabilize the bank of Medway Creek by “live staking,” an initiative to improve climate resiliency. Working at Western(Photo source: Western Communications) Western’s strategic plan progress update |