Aug. 7, 2026
Dr. Robyn Klein (Photo source: Megan Morris/Schulich Medicine & Dentistry)
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor and Canada Research Chair in Neurovirology and Neuroimmunology Dr. Robyn Klein is among 18 Western researchers receiving a total of $16.3 million in new federal funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
Scott Shawyer (Photo source: Submitted)
Scott Shawyer, BA’94, BESc’96, hopes to become the first Canadian to complete the Vendée Globe, the world's toughest solo sailing race. He credits the engineering mindset he developed at Western with helping him take on ambitious challenges, both on and off the water.
Meron Mengistu (Photo course: Iulia Costache/Faculty of Health Sciences)
Health sciences PhD candidate Meron Mengistu is exploring how research-informed, locally tailored strategies can help improve childhood vaccination rates and expand access to lifesaving vaccines around the world.
(L to R) Aphrodite Podonis, Michael Haan and Beniamin Kowal (Photo source: Lauren daSilva/Western News)
With mentorship from sociology professor Michael Haan, two students in Western's Undergraduate Summer Research Internships program are developing new tools to better understand Canada's migration and population trends, contributing to research that could inform future immigration policy and support rural communities.
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Egide Kalisa (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Egide Kalisa: How children in Rwanda advocate for better air quality.
Coming Up
Aug. 11 (10 to 10:30 a.m.)
WTS training: Outlook Calendar
Learn practical Outlook Calendar features to simplify scheduling, reduce back-and-forth emails and stay organized. Discover tools like scheduling polls, shared calendars and personalized settings. Registration required.
Aug. 12 (noon to 1 p.m.)
Lunch and learn: Feel your feelings
Discover how emotions can strengthen workplace decision-making and learn practical strategies to make more balanced, informed decisions. Weldon Library, Community Room. Register now.
Working at Western
Beryl Ivey Garden (Photo source: Western Communications)
WIDE Survey
Take five minutes to complete the Western Inclusion, Diversity and Equity (WIDE) Survey. Your confidential feedback will help inform university policies and decision-making across campus. Complete the survey today.
Photo of the Week
(L to R) Ashley Kewayosh Samuel, student opportunities coordinator at the Indigenous Student Centre, and Elizabeth Basiita, co-lead coordinator of the Western Sustainable Leaders Program, joined volunteers for a Friends of the Garden weeding event on Aug. 6. The group rolled up their sleeves in the pollinator garden behind Middlesex College to help maintain a thriving campus habitat for pollinators. (Photo source: Tricia Starrett/Western Communications)
Western in the News
June Cotte (Photo source: Ivey Business School)
CBC’s The Current
What can you do with your parents’ stuff?
Ivey professor June Cotte shares her personal experiences in this larger conversation about baby boomers transferring personal items to the next generation.
It Was A Book First
Two classics professors on why Nolan's The Odyssey works
Classical studies professors Il-Kweon Sir and Kyle Gervais are featured guests on this podcast episode about Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s ancient Greek poem, The Odyssey.
ARD
Canada: New strategies to fight wildfires
Geography and environment professor Laura Chasmer shares wildfire expertise with German public broadcaster ARD in a story about what Spain and France can learn from Canada’s wildfire experience.
