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2019
- Western edges up in QS Rankings (June 21)
- Cowin reflects on a Chancellor legacy that adds up (June 20)
- Western lands nine new CRCs among latest round (June 13)
- Western hosts Times Higher Education Teaching Excellence Summit (June 4)
- University students from around globe vie for top prize at World’s Challenge Challenge (June 3)
- Ambtman-Smith, Vanloffeld named Trudeau Scholars (May 27)
- Hasenfratz named Western’s 23rd Chancellor (May 23)
- Hellmuth Prize 2019 awarded to Jaffe, Sun (May 22)
- Coley named Western Engineering Dean (May 17)
- Western celebrates naming of Vanier Scholars (May 14)
- Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant (May 6)
- Dr. David C. Malloy selected as ninth Principal of King's University College (April 4)
- Green Awards laud sustainability efforts (April 1)
- Three named Distinguished University Professors (March 19)
- Western celebrates top teaching talent (March 11)
- Hodgson named Ivey Business School Dean (February 28)
- Investment to expand mental-health supports (January 21)
2018
- Dr. Alan Shepard named Western's 11th President & Vice-Chancellor (November 29)
- Cowin donation establishes chair in epilepsy research (November 20)
- President's breakfast celebrates diversity (November 16)
- World-changing research fueled by new CRCs (November 15)
- Historic campaign raises $805M (October 19)
- Western Chancellor makes surprise $5M gift to support Engineering, honour President (October 12)
- Grants help fuel Western as 'engine' of change (October 11)
- Western moves into THE Top 200 (September 27)
- Vanier celebrates nation's finest graduate students (September 26)
- Germany presents Darby with its highest honour (September 26)
- Presidential search expected to wrap in November (September 25)
- Committee to eye policy on campus free speech (September 24)
- Western atop world in Undergraduate Awards (September 21)
- Provost sets down vision for changing campus (September 17)
- Western elite among Royal Society Fellows (August 31)
- NHLPA Challenge to fuel concussion research (August 16)
- Kopp and Cheng named Acting Deans (August 7)
- Western to host Times Higher Education Teaching Excellence Summit 2019 (July 12)
- Western mourns death of former Chancellor, economist (July 9)
- Six alumni named among Top 40 Under 40 elite (June 29)
- Brunette-Debassige to lead Indigenous initiatives (June 27)
- Dr. Michael Strong appointed President of CIHR (June 20)
- Morse tapped to lead campus entrepreneurship efforts (June 6)
- Western to host more than 8,000 scholars in London (May 16)
- Western's Vladimir Hachinski wins 2018 Killam Prize (May 8)
- Massey named to head Student Experience (May 7)
- Western scholars named among CRC ranks (May 3)
- NSERC taps two for elite national honours (April 30)
- Hellmuth Prize celebrates elite researchers (April 30)
- Lisa Henderson named new Faculty of Information and Media Studies Dean (April 27)
- Engineering Dean Andy Hrymak named new Provost (April 27)
- Western cuts ribbon on $47M Interdisciplinary Research Building (Apr 13)
- Western receives $11M grant to reduce greenhouse gases (Apr 5)
- Mahon, Jiang, Berman and Laird named Distinguished University Professors (Mar 26)
- Matt Davison named Dean of Science (Mar 19)
- International PhD students see relief in tuition change (Mar 16)
- Western celebrates top teaching talent (Mar 15)
- One-stop mental health support centre in the works (Mar 12)
- Largest-ever investment in fundamental science research welcomed by Western (Feb 28)
- Western gets boost from federal supercluster program (Feb 16)
- Members of Presidential Search Committee named (Feb 2)
- Western named provincial hub connecting health researchers with Indigenous communities (Jan 11)
- Western sustainability efforts in provincial spotlight (Jan 11)
2017
- Alumnus Aubrey Dan backs management and organizational studies with $5M gift (Dec 11)
- President Chakma announces he will not seek a third term (Nov 23)
- Western Arts and Humanities student Levi Hord named Rhodes Scholar (Nov 21)
- TD Bank invests $1M-gift in data analytics to solve global challenges (Nov 20)
- Prestigious Polanyi Prize recognizes researcher's innovative use of MRI technology to treat asthma (Nov 15)
- CFI Infrastructure Funds back five key projects (Oct 12)
- Western pays tribute to President Emeritus Alan Adlington (Oct 8)
- Honouring staff member achievement with Awards of Excellence (Oct 5)
- Western partners on Toronto base for entrepreneurs (Sep 28)
- Linamar gift backs future engineering, business leaders (Sep 27)
- Western undergrads named global award winners (Sep 21)
- NSERC backs Western research projects with $20 million in grants and scholarships (Sep 21)
- Huey and Sliwinski named to Royal Society's College of New Scholars, Artists & Scientists (Sep 12)
- Mahon and Peters named among new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (Sep 7)
- Four scholars named among new cohort of Canada Research Chairs (Sep 7)
- President's statement on Charlottesville: Let's stand against racism and bigotry (Aug 16)
- Four Western projects earn CFI funding support (Aug 16)
- Sneak peek showcases campus construction for local MPs (July 20)
- Kathleen Kwan named University Secretary (June 27)
- Lynn Logan named Vice-President (Operations & Finance) (June 23)
- Provost Janice Deakin to step down in 2018; search to begin immediately (May 4)
- President welcomes report calling for re-investment in research (Apr 10)
- Visual Arts' Kathryn Brush named Distinguished University Professor (Mar 30)
- Western celebrates exceptional faculty through excellence in teaching awards (Mar 16)
- Governor General calls for "new era of civic engagement" at President's Lecture Series (Mar 8)
- Three Western subjects named among global elite (Mar 8)
- Western researchers awarded $3.3 million through NSERC and CFI (Mar 2)
- Erika Chamberlain appointed new Dean of Law (Mar 2)
- Special Global Cafe on February 10 to celebrate diversity in wake of US travel restrictions (Feb 7)
- John Capone appointment as VP (Research) extended for two additional years (Feb 6)
- Canada's Governor General to speak at Western March 8 (Feb 1)
- University College flag lowered to honour Quebec City attack victims (Jan 31)
- Rapid transit proposal gets Board approval (Jan 26)
2016
- New Canada Research Chair creates buzz for understanding intellectual disability (Dec 2)
- Board and Senate endorse Western's Indigenous Strategic Plan (Nov 30)
- Federal infrastructure fund invests $45 million in two multidisciplinary research facilities (Sept 30)
- Research Parks named tops among peers (Sept 29)
- Western celebrates $66-million federal grant for brain research (Sept 8)
- Western student named among 25 Undergraduate Awards "Global Winners" (Sept 8)
- Six Western scholars named among Royal Society elite (Sept 7)
- President Chakma explores value of international education in Policy magazine (Sept 2)
- Undergraduate Awards includes 29 Western students on shortlist (Aug 16)
- Western medical researchers share close to $30M in new CIHR grant funding (July 21)
- Four future Western students awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships (June 24)
- Engineering professor Jin Jiang and honorary alumna Emma Donoghue earn top immigrant honours (June 24)
- Four future Western students awarded Schulich Leader Scholarships (June 23)
- PhD student assaulted in downtown London serves as a reminder work remains (June 3)
- Dalin Jameson to be honoured with President's Medal at spring Convocation (June 3)
- University moves Homecoming to quell Broughdale street party (May 31)
- Changes announced for Western's 2016 Homecoming (May 31)
- $2-million donation establishes Jarislowsky Chair in Central Banking (May 9)
- Jesse Zhu and John Leonard awarded Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research (Apr 28)
- Western and Fanshawe College partner to host national teaching and learning conference (STLHE) (Apr 27)
- Western signs onto Paris Pledge for action limiting climate change (Apr 4)
- John Leonard and Kevin Shoemaker named Distinguished University Professors (Mar 24)
- More Western programs rank among global elite (Mar 23)
- Internationally renowned neuroscientists join Western (Mar 17)
- Western apologizes to sexual abuse victims of former psychiatrist (Mar 14)
- Western, Waterloo and Mac partnership in advanced manufacturing supported by province (Feb 25)
- Six faculty awarded new Canada Research Chairs (Feb 10)
- Plans released for new engineering building (Feb 4)
- Western announces $717,858 for United Way (Jan 29)
- Western cracks top international institutions list (Jan 21)
- Three alumni named to Order of Canada (Jan 4)
2015
- Construction set to begin on new research building (Dec 17)
- Susan Mumm named 12th Principal of Brescia University College (Dec 11)
- Barry Craig named 17th Principal of Huron University College (Dec 8)
- Hanny Hassan appointed Chair of Western's Board of Governors (Nov 27)
- Killam Prize laureate David Bentley puts Canadian identity in spotlight (Nov 26)
- IBM Canada invests $65M for innovative collaborations (Nov 25)
- Governance Review Task Force releases report (Nov 19)
- Tennant to receive Ordre des Palmes Academiques (Nov 19)
- Teeter awarded Polanyi Prize (Nov 19)
- Western named among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for third year (Nov 9)
- Western alumni Bill Morneau and Jane Philpott named to Trudeau cabinet (Nov 4)
- Western supports government's action plan to eradicate sexual violence and harassment (Oct 28)
- High marks for Western students at international Undergraduate Awards (Sept 23)
- Four Western and one King's UC faculty named to Royal Society's College of New Scholars (Sept 23)
- Trio of Western scholars named fellows of Royal Society of Canada (Sept 8)
- Western researchers receive more than $23.5M from CIHR (July 29)
- Update of President's cross-campus consultations (July 22)
- Garland appointed new Health Sciences dean (June 26)
- Boyi, Dhillon honoured for impact on Canada (June 23)
- Western research teams attract $20M from Ontario Research Fund (June 18)
- Retired photographer Alan Noon to receive President's Medal (June 1)
- President launches website to chronicle engagement (May 27)
- Provost's statement on University Budget 2015-16 (April 30)
- President's speech to Senate (Apr 17)
- President's speech to Senate (Apr 10)
- President's statement on compensation (Apr 1)
- Board of Governors' statement on compensation (Apr 1)
- Trio honoured with Distinguished University Professorships (Mar 19)
- Western names recipients of 2014-15 Awards for Excellence in Teaching (Mar 12)
- Western launches website devoted to sexual violence prevention and victim support (Mar 3)
- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz delivers inaugural President's Lecture (Feb 24)
- Professors Daniel Ansari and Michael Kovacs named among "world-class talent" by NSERC (Feb 19)
- Four students named among Canada's "Next 36" elite future entrepreneurs (Feb 12)
- Jana Luker appointed Associate Vice-President (Student Experience) (Feb 6)
- Dr. Michael Strong re-appointed Dean of Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry (Feb 6)
- Western mourns passing of Chancellor Joseph L. Rotman (BA'57, LLD'09) (Jan 27)
- New report pegs Western's economic impact at $11.3 billion (Jan 27)
- Sociologist Robert Andersen appointed Dean-elect for Faculty of Social Science (Jan 13)
- Biology professor Jeremy McNeil and six Western alumni named to Order of Canada (Jan 5)
2014
- Joyce Foundation donates $5M to ignite students' potential (Dec 19)
- Canadian Arrhythmia Network positions Western as national leader (Dec 15)
- Western welcomes details of Canada First Research Excellence Fund (Dec 4)
- New facility positions Western on the cutting-edge of HIV/AIDS research (Dec 1)
- Western's research finding new life across the globe (Nov 20)
- New Research Excellence Cluster positions Western among world leaders in bone and joint research (Nov 6)
- Western named among Canada's Top 100 employers for second consecutive year (Nov 4)
- New Canada Research Chair finds promise from proteins for cancer, neurodegenerative disease (Oct 24)
- Four professors named inaugural members to College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists (Sept 16)
- Seven Western graduate students named among Vanier Canada Scholars (Sept 11)
- Six Western researchers named to Royal Society of Canada (Sept 09)
- New Centre to facilitate student entrepreneurship (Sept 04)
- Western welcomes its largest first-year class ever (August 29)
- Chakma first Canadian university president to win Malone prize for international leadership (July 14)
- More than 130 Western researchers share $15M in NSERC awards (June 26)
- Western Research Parks named among the world's best (June 26)
- New Collider Centre opens to accelerate R&D partnerships (June 23)
- Janice Deakin re-appointed Provost & Vice-President (Academic) for second term (Apr 29)
- Professors Stewart Harris and Charles Weijer receive Hellmuth research prize (Apr 24)
- Four Western faculty members named among newly minted Canada Research Chairs (Mar 28)
- Professors Jeremy McNeil, Cheryl Forchuk and Michael Rieder receive Western's highest academic honour (Mar 27)
- The Future of Postsecondary Education (published by Canadian Scholarship Trust, Mar 26)
- Making Canada an innovation powerhouse (published in National Post, Feb 26)
- Western applauds research excellence fund in federal budget (Feb 11)
- Western introduces new strategic plan: Achieving Excellence on the World Stage (Jan 31)
- Chirag Shah appointed chair of Western's Board of Governors (Jan 23)
- Western's campus campaign announces record-breaking donation to United Way (Jan 22)
- Canadian government announces International Education Strategy (Jan 15)
2013
- Saumya Krishna named Western's 22nd Rhodes Scholar (Dec 05)
- Andrew Hrymak re-appointed Dean of Engineering (Nov 13)
- PM brings economic, job force messages to Ivey (Nov 8)
- Own the Experts: Canada needs to do more to succeed in the highly competitive game of knowledge creation (Oct 28)
- Ivey-CUPL partnership opens new doors in China (Oct 24)
- Western named among Canada's top 100 employers (Oct 24)
- Kelly Cole appointed Vice-President (External) (Oct 15)
- Alice Munro, LLD'76 and former writer-in-residence, wins 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature (Oct 10)
- Eight named Vanier Scholarship winners (Sept 23)
- Aresenault, Beatty, Feasby and Meighens to receive honorary degrees (Sept 19)
- President's statement on Dr. Tarek Loubani's detainment in Egypt (Aug 27)
- 2013 Schulich Leader Scholarship winners named (July 10)
- Peter White named Executive Director of Government Relations (June 20)
- Cowins' $4M donation supports coaches and academic exchanges with Australia's Bond University (June 14)
- Honorary degree recipient Cherie Blair calls on grads to build global community (June 11)
- Western's Ivey Business School surpasses Campaign for Leadership fundraising goal (June 11)
- Thompsons' $3M gift prepares Engineering students for future in leadership and innovation (June 3)
- President Chakma to accompany Governor General on State visits to Africa (May 10)
- Schlumberger Canada donates $5M in software to petroleum geology program (May 7)
- Bangladesh: Rooting through the causes of a garment factory tragedy (May 7)
- Robert Kennedy appointed Dean-elect of Ivey Business School (Apr. 25)
- Western targets $30M on Clusters of Research Excellence (Apr. 23)
- BMO donates $2M to Ivey Business School (Apr. 4)
- Career scholars celebrated with Distinguished University Professorships (Mar. 28)
- 2013 Excellence in Teaching Awards announced (Mar. 21)
- Western awarded five stars by publishers of QS World University Rankings (Feb. 7)
- Western hosts first Scholar at Risk, Prof. Anna Dolidze (Jan. 31)
- Western sets new record for organizational donation to United Way (Jan. 23)
- President Chakma joins Premier McGuinty on China trade mission (Jan. 13)
2012
- Six students named among Canada's "Next 36" young entrepreneurial leaders (Dec. 3)
- President Chakma re-appointed to second term (Nov. 23)
- New ad campaign promotes Western Experience (Nov. 22)
- Graduating students give Western high marks (Nov. 9)
- Campus community encouraged to take anti-bullying pledge (Nov. 8)
- Western celebrates opening of Fraunhofer Project Centre (Nov. 6)
- Joseph Rotman installed as Chancellor (Oct. 25)
- Western still tops in Best Student Experience (Oct. 23)
- Western prepares for strategic plan renewal (Oct. 23)
- Strategic Mandate Agreement stresses student success (Sept 28)
- Next 36 cultivates Canada's next generation of entrepreneurial leaders (Sept 17)
- New Chair pushes corporate law to forefront (Sept 13)
- Two Western professors named to Royal Society (Sept 10)
- Canada needs international talent (Aug 14)
- Western celebrates Vanier winners (July 23)
- Capone named Vice-President (Research) (June 05)
- McMullin named to top international post (May 16)
- Research exchange between Canada and Brazil strengthened (May 11)
- IBM contributes record $65M to Western (May 18)
- Western joins powerhouse cloud computing R&D network (Apr 10)
- Western applauds postsecondary support in federal budget (Mar 29)
- Michael Milde appointed Dean of Arts and Humanities (Feb 17)
- Crafting Canada's international education strategy (Feb 15)
- Canada eyes China to bolster a key export: education (Feb 08)
- Western draws from rich history with new visual identity (Jan 26)
- Western announces record gift to United Way (Jan 23)
2011
- HIV vaccine developed at Western proceeding to human clinical trials (Dec 20)
- Joseph Rotman named Western's 21st Chancellor (Nov 21)
- Western rated best student experience for 10th year (Oct 25)
- Western welcomes 1,100 chemical engineers to international conference (Oct 21)
- Chakma appointed chair of international education advisory panel (Oct 13)
- A new day dawning for London's downtown? (Oct 6)
- Hayden, Hiscox, Hofstetter and Schweitzer to be honoured (Sept 14)
- Donation creates research chair to advance surgical innovation (Sept 7)
- Six Western students score prestigious Vanier Scholarships (Aug 3)
- Western exploring its story with community (July 27)
- Western expresses condolences to Norway (July 26)
- Centre for Brain and Mind opens, announces UK partnership (July 25)
- NSERC awards $3.4 million to Western researchers (July 14)
- Province earmarks $21M to renovate space for nursing, information and media studies (June 29)
- Former law firm CEO appoint Dean of Western Law (June 20)
- Faculties attract international recognition in QS rankings (June 7)
- Labatt makes historic donation to Western Archives (June 1)
- New senior position focused on internationalization (May26)
- Orthopaedic surgeons honour division founder (Apr 29)
- New institute expands expertise in Africa (Apr 28)
- Western named among "green" universities (Apr 25)
- Western appoints new Dean of Music (Apr 15)
- Western appoints new Dean of Science (Mar 31)
- Budget sets tone for universities (Mar 31)
- Western supports Ontario's Access Initiative (Mar 29)
- Federal government signaling strong support for higher education (Mar 23)
- Western appoints new Dean of Education (Mar 01)
- Bangladesh Foreign Minister to visit Western (Feb 10)
- CIHR boosts health research in London (Feb 04)
- Western teams up on unique wastewater project (Feb 03)
- Western makes record-breaking donation to United Way (Jan 28)
- Think-tank partnership translates policy knowledge into action (Jan 07)
- Why an Asian women's university could mean the world to Western (Jan 06)
2010
- Province funds more hands-on training for medical students (Dec 13)
- New centre to lead commercialization of medical imaging (Dec 06)
- Why international students are good for Canada (Nov 08)
- Tentative agreement reached with staff union (Nov 05)
- Western welcomes Premier's scholarships for international PhDs (Nov 04)
- Tentative agreement reached with faculty union (Nov 03)
- Western rated best student experience for ninth year (Oct 25)
- President's message regarding negotiations (Oct 24)
- Leading Londoners partner with Western to double research impact (Oct 22)
- President's priorities set for 2010-11 academic year (Oct 15)
- Ivey receives $1.3M boost to business leadership campaign (Sept 20)
- Biomedical imaging research centre raises Western's global profile (Sept 16)
- Bob Gage estate gift builds legacy for Mustang athletics (Sept 16)
- Internationalizing Canada's student experience (Aug 01)
- Canadian universities make a play for top international talent (July 22)
- Chakma receives honorary degree from Waterloo (June 19)
- Western lands world-renowned neuroscientist from Cambridge (May 17)
- Major wind research facility set for Advanced Manufacturing Park (Apr 30)
- Western appoints Janice Deakin Provost and Vice-President (Academic) (Apr 29)
- $8 million in renewed funding fuels research at Western (Mar 26)
- Western applauds province's support for universities (Mar 25)
- Western to participate in Project Hero scholarship initiative (Mar 18)
- Federal investment sends important signals to universities (Mar 04)
- Strong appointed Dean of Schulich Medicine & Dentistry (Feb 5)
- Western makes record-breaking United Way donation (Jan 27)
2009
- Kevin Goldthorp appointed Vice-President (External) (Dec 14)
- President's priorities for 2009-10 (Dec 11)
- Presidential installation a family affair (Oct 29)
- Planting the seeds for internationalization (Sept 10)
- Are we educating global citizens? (July 9)
- Western's new president on board (July 02)
2008
2018
- Will Canada boldly join the next-generation space station project? (Globe & Mail, November 30)
- Global university collaboration is key to fighting nationalism (Times Higher Education, January 2018)
2017
- The 'twin imperatives' of internationalization in higher education (The Bulletin, Association of Commonwealth Universities, December 2017)
- Education, Employment & Experiential Learning (OUSA, Educated Solutions Magazine, Vol 11, Sept 2017)
- Ontario universities and the "Trump Bump" (panel discussion on TVO aired March 28)
2016
- Making the World Our Students' Classroom (appeared in Policy Magazine, September/October 2016 edition)
2014
- Making Canada an innovation powerhouse (appeared in National Post, February 26)
2013
- Own the experts: Canada needs to do more to succeed in the highly competitive game of knowledge creation (appeared in National Post, October 28)
- Bangladesh: Rooting through the causes of a garment factory tragedy (appeared in The Globe and Mail, May 7)
2012
- Crafting Canada's international education strategy (appeared in Embassy magazine, February 15)
- Canada eyes China to bolster key export: education (appeared in the Globe and Mail online commentary, February 8)
2011
- Asian University for Women: a triumph of hope over despair (appeared in the Globe and Mail online commentary, March 8)
- Foundation laying ceremony at the Asian University for Women (speech delivered January 18 in Chittagong, Bangladesh)
2010
- Why international student scholarships are good for Canada (appeared in the Globe and Mail, November 08)
- Internationalizing Canada's student experience (appeared in the Globe and Mail, August 1)
- Canadian universities make a play for top international talent (appeared in Times Higher Education, UK, July 22)
- Honorary degree address at the University of Waterloo (speech delivered June 19)
- Universities herald new budget funds (appeared in London Free Press, March 13)
2009
- Installation speech as Western's 10th President & Vice-Chancellor (speech delivered in London, Ontario, October 23)
- A Smart Canada and Higher Ambitions for Higher Education (Sept 12)