May 22, 2026
Pooja Viswanathan (Photo source: Jacklyn Atlas)
Engineering professor Pooja Viswanathan and chemistry professor Marcus Drover received New Frontiers in Research Fund grants to develop AI-supported mobility devices and sustainable greenhouse technologies based on the experiences of the people who use them.
Dr. Victor Yang (left), is developing an international clinical trail to test a robotic surgical system (Photo source: Megan Morris/Schulich Medicine & Dentistry)
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry clinician-scientists are advancing patient care by leading clinical trials in partnership with health-care partners across London, exploring everything from weekly insulin treatments to less invasive kidney cancer therapies to robotic-assisted spine surgery.
Daisy Chan (left) cooks with Angel during a visit to a Community Living London group home (Photo source: Iulia Costache/Faculty of Health Sciences)
Daisy Chan, BHSc’26, developed NourishWell, an app that helps people with developmental disabilities build healthy eating habits through guided recipes and cooking tutorials.
Ran Jiang (Photo source: Shannon MacDonald/School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies)
Ran Jiang, a PhD candidate in the Don Wright Faculty of Music, worked with high school students in Henan, China, to rethink the accessibility of musical instruments and develop new versions using computer software and DIY electronics.
The Impact Project
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.
Abbas Jessani (Photo source: Steven Anderson/Western Communications)
Abbas Jessani: How to make dentistry accessible to everyone.
Coming Up
May 26 (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
Centring East Asian International Students’ Voices
Join the Office of EDI during Asian Heritage Month for a webinar with Vivian Leung, MA'21 (education), exploring the experiences of East Asian international students in Canadian post-secondary education. Register online.
May 27 to 29 (various times)
FOGS Annual Plant Sale
Purchase native perennials, trees, herbs, veggies, house plants and more during the Friends of the Gardens (FOGS) plant sale at the east side of the Biological and Geological Sciences Building. Payment by cash, e-transfer or cheque.
Working at Western
Spencer Engineering Building (Photo source: Iulia Costache/Faculty of Health Sciences)
Summer construction
Learn more about summer construction projects taking place on campus and locate temporary service interruptions through this interactive map.
Photo of the Week
Hundreds of employees explored health, wellness and safety resources during the Employee Health Fair on May 20. In photo: Liam Fletcher, sustainability coordinator in the Office of Sustainability (Photo source: Rachel Lincoln)
Western in the News
Elizabeth Greene (Photo source: Faculty of Arts and Humanities)
The Globe and Mail
Ancient Roman footwear exhibition at Bata Shoe Museum offers a glimpse into Roman life
Classical studies professor Elizabeth Greene discusses what can be gleaned from a collection of 2,000-year-old shoes, recovered from the Vindolanda military fort, currently on display at the Bata Shoe Museum.
CBC London
From volcanoes to asteroid detection: How Londoners are preparing for the Canada-Wide Science Fair
Western's associate university secretary, Caroline Whippey, and her father, professor emeritus Patrick Whippey, share their devotion to supporting students in exploring their interests in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
CBC Kids
Locked in on protein-maxxing? Here’s what teens think about the trend
As young people latch on to the “protein-maxxing” trend, Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences professor and director Danielle Battram explains why processed foods aren’t the best way to increase protein in your diet.
