#WesternU
combines research excellence with a transformational student experience to create a meaningful impact in
#LdnOnt
and beyond.
#PurpleAndProud
💜
#WesternU
will require students and employees to be vaccinated with at least one booster, and wear masks in instructional spaces this fall. Read more about how we’re protecting in-person learning and our vibrant campus experience.
After consultation with our medical experts and local public health, vaccinations are no longer required for students, employees and visitors at
#WesternU
.
Masks will still be required in instructional spaces in the winter term after the December break.
After consultation with the
@MLHealthUnit
and
#WesternU
workplace health and wellness physicians, it has been decided that Western’s masking mandate and vaccination policy will remain in effect until at least the end of this term. Read the full update:
Dawn and Ed Novak lost their daughter Natalie to
#domesticviolence
.
#WesternU
researchers are using education to prevent this senseless violence from happening to others.
To protect in-person learning and ensure individuals at greater risk remain safe in class,
#WesternU
’s masking requirement continues until the end of the fall term. Pick up free medical-grade masks at all
@westernulibs
locations or dispensers on campus.
Classes are cancelled starting Friday, March 13 up-to and including Tuesday, March 17. Any exams scheduled during this time period will be rescheduled. Starting Wednesday, March 18, classes will be online through to the end of term.
Nancy’s home was destroyed by
#HurricaneMaria
. Now, she is rebuilding her home stronger than ever.
#WesternU
research shows simple, cost-effective measures can build wind-resilient homes from Canada to the Carribbean.
Western stands with the Black community and with all those calling out anti-Black racism. Violence against Black, Indigenous and racialized peoples are pervasive – Canada is not immune. Resistance against racism is critical to move society – and our campus community – forward.
Students heading into Grade 4 have had their education disrupted since they were in Grade 2. Prof Srivastava advocates reframing the curriculum for all, and intensive one-on-one instruction for the most disadvantaged, and reduced class sizes, and a pro-equity approach.
We have learned that victims of Sunday’s attack have deep connections to Western.
Madiha Salman was working toward her PhD in Engineering. Salman Afzaal was a Health Sciences graduate.
We mourn their loss and condemn these terrible acts of hate and Islamophobia.
#WesternU
researchers develop a new strategy against
#HIV
that pulls the virus out of hiding and exposes it to treatment – another step on pathway to a cure for those living with the disease.
@SchulichMedDent
"Live your life authentically. What will make you proud? At the end of a day, a year, a career, a lifetime… what is it you must do in order to feel fulfilled?" -
#WesternU
honorary degree recipients
@ScottMoir
and
@tessavirtue
speaking to new grads at this morning's Convocation.
#WesternU
researchers are tackling the mysteries of
#concussion
, head on, bringing hope to the more than 160,000 Canadians who suffer concussions each year.
Western is grieving the lives lost on Flight
#PS752
, including members of our own campus community. We will gather today at 5pm in IGAB, and immediate supports are available. Please read the full memo from President Alan Shepard:
#WesternU
is producing 200+ face shields daily for
#LdnOnt
hospitals and healthcare heroes, thanks to innovative design and quick action by
@westernuEng
Machine Services.
@generaldynamics
Land Systems Canada to assist with production as demand increases.
Sheldon Geerts is one
#concussion
away from being sidelined for life from the sports he loves. He is among more than 160,000 Canadians who suffer concussions each year.
After consultation with
@MLHealthUnit
and health and safety experts,
#WesternU
will continue its vaccination policy for the spring and summer terms, to be reviewed by Sept 1. Masks are required indoors through June, with a decision on the summer term to follow.
Western’s flags will be at half-mast for 215 hours to recognize the tragic loss of 215 children whose remains were found on the site of the former Indian Residential School in Kamloops, BC.
A new underwater research vehicle will soon explore Canadian waters in previously unimaginable detail, offering up a deeper understanding of the impacts of
#climatechange
.
#WesternU
@westernuScience
Starting today,
#Westernu
students, faculty and staff can get a
#COVID19
test without an appointment at Western’s new COVID-19 Testing Trailer Monday to Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and this Saturday only. It is located in the Social Science Centre parking lot.
#ldnont
UPDATE: As of 12:30 pm today, all classes and scheduled on-campus events for students, faculty and staff are cancelled. Expected to be back to regular schedule & operations on Thursday. More info & updates at:
#westernu
#ldnont
Louise kept reminding herself "it's not the person; it's the disease". But it's not easy to have the person you have known for nearly a lifetime do things you wouldn't have imagined.
#ilivewithdementia
@alzcanada
Domestic homicides don’t just happen out of the blue. The research is clear – there are warning signs. But many aren’t sure what to do, or what to say, when they see it.
University College is lit in red this evening, and our flag stands at half-mast, as Canada mourns the events and tragic loss of life this past weekend in Nova Scotia.
#NovaScotiaStrong
#WearRedFriday
🎥: Frank Neufeld & Steve Anderson
Researchers are studying the complex communication between dementia patients and their caregivers. How to talk, how to wake up, how to hug, how to laugh … the little things.
#ilivewithdementia
#EndALZ
#researchwithimpact
A new large-scale
#longCOVID
study led by
@Comadork
and
@conorwild
shows significant impairments in reasoning, speed of thinking and verbal abilities in patients with confirmed cases.
#WesternU
As
#COVID19
cases rise in Ontario,
#WesternU
has learned that positive cases among its students now total 28, most of whom are off campus. These new cases are prompting the school to halt many non-academic activities on campus.
#takecarewesternu
#ldnont
#WesternU
researchers have cracked the genetic signature of
#COVID19
, confirmed the origins of the virus and are sharing their new method and tool with researchers world-wide - working together to get one step ahead of COVID-19.
@westernuScience
#purpleandproud
Woodstock. Goderich. Barrie. Angus.
Joplin, Missouri. Moore, Oklahoma.
Puerto Rico.
As climate change increases, so will the frequency and intensity of
#severewind
. In the lab and on the ground, we are
#buildingresilience
:
We wrap our arms around the very long list of lives touched by Hadis Hayatdavoudi, Milad Nahavandi, Ghazal Nourian and Sajedeh Saraeian. Classmates. Colleagues. Friends. Family. We mourn and remember.
They knew sharing her story would be important - even if it wasn't easy. Today, Ontario passed
#RowansLaw
to make our fields and our schools safer for amateur athletes.
#WesternU
is tackling
#concussion
, head on.
No other institution has the array of clinical, neuropathological, neuroimaging, neurochemistry, neuropsychological, sports medicine and engineering expertise needed to address sports-related concussion.
“I don’t think there’s probably more than a thousandth of a per cent of surface waters in Canada for which we actually have an accurate map of the bottom. We don’t even know how deep most small lakes are in Canada.”
#WesternU
@westernuScience
President Alan Shepard has experienced an unexpected cardiac issue requiring immediate attention and a leave of absence.
Sarah Prichard, interim provost and vice-president (academic), will be acting president for the coming weeks.
We have a lot of work to do. We have a culture problem that we need to address. Today, we are announcing our first steps to examine the culture on our campus and identify what more we can do to ensure the safety and security of every member of our community.
“I was exposed to the kind of death and destruction that can be rather difficult from a psychological standpoint. The older I got, the less I was able to suppress those experiences. I knew I needed to seek help.”
#PTSD
#WesternU
@SchulichMedDent
"In an age of instant everything, nothing could be more invigorating than investing in the pursuit of something that takes time, energy, and patience." Powerful words from
@TessaVirtue
, speaking to new graduates at
#WesternU
fall convocation. 🙌
Be kind, be a listener, and be a friend - let’s promise to always be here for each other. For
#BellLetsTalk
Day, let’s make sure everyone knows where to go and who to turn to for support.
#empathyrevolution
Many of you went to your last class on campus without knowing it, and then the world tilted. Exams are written, assignments done - despite it all, you're at the finish line.
We’ll see you again, as soon as it’s safe, for more learning and to celebrate your achievements!
Madiha Salman was a generous, accomplished researcher and her husband Salman Afzaal was a dedicated physiotherapist.
#WesternU
mourns their deaths, and those of their daughter and her grandmother, following a hate crime Sunday.
@westernuEng
@westernuFHS
Just announced, the
@Canada
Emergency Student Benefit and Canada Student Service Grant will offer much needed support for our country’s students.
This is an important and very welcome investment in our students, who play such an important role now and in our nation’s future.
Brain injury research is complex and filled with unknowns. The promise of a big win for those who suffer from concussions is what drives Arthur Brown, Mike Strong and Greg Dekaban.
#purpleandproud
Be kind, be a listener, and be a friend - let’s promise to always be here for each other. 💜⠀
This
#BellLetsTalk
Day, let’s make sure everyone knows where to go when they need help, and who to turn to for support. Know how to help yourself and others.
#westernu
⠀