Western News celebrates 2024 by sharing a look back at key milestones throughout the year as students, staff and faculty drove impact at home and abroad.

Western's local government program celebrated 50 years in 2024 with the release of the book, Local Matters: Western’s Local Government Program at 50.

Western University has placed 4th in Canada and among top 2% in world for sustainability in the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings.

If the hottest year on record has taught us anything, it’s that real change is needed. Fast. And if we are going to have any success in making change toward a more sustainable future, the shift can’t ...

Menstrual leave employment policies allow employees experiencing painful menstrual cycle-related symptoms or illnesses, such as dysmenorrhea (painful periods) and menorrhagia (heavy bleeding) to take ...

Western is taking a leading role in elevating young adult (YA) literature – a top-selling category of books attracting millions of readers of all ages – as a legitimate subject of academic study in ...

“They asked me, ‘Doc, can’t you do anything? Can’t you save me?’ But all I could say is, ‘I’m sorry. There is no medication.’” That was Dr. Robert Jeffrey Edwards, BSc’83, working on the front lines ...

From coaching camps to running food drives to raising awareness and funds for cancer research and mental health services, giving back to the community is a priority for Western student-athletes. Their ...

As an undergraduate student majoring in health sciences, Nadia Fyfe was drawn to courses on policy, motivated to address how systemic barriers and social determinants of health impact access to health ...