March 13, 2026 Shawn Whitehead, a professor at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and director of the Western Institute for Neuroscience (WIN), is leading work to transform disease detection with an advanced imaging platform that can map the brain in unprecedented detail.
February 24, 2026 If you were one of the many amateur bakers who learned to bake sourdough bread during lockdown, you’ll know how complex a single loaf can be. The rise of the bread, moisture, firmness and even crumb structure can make or break your baker’s creation.
It’s why Latifeh Ahmadi, professor in the Brescia School of Food and Nutritional Sciences, studied each of those factors – and more – in an attempt to perfect the science of sourdough bread. But unlike your homemade loaf, Ahmadi was using a special ingredient of her own: acid whey.
February 23, 2026 A new mentorship initiative at Western’s Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing aims to strengthen belonging and representation in nursing.
February 17, 2026 As infectious diseases resurface, climate-related emergencies intensify and trust in science is increasingly tested, public health is now at the centre of some of society’s most consequential decisions. Against that backdrop, Western University is launching a new undergraduate program in the field.
February 16, 2026 The 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortona d'Ampezzo in northern Italy feature eight new medal events and one new official sport: ski mountaineering, or “skimo.”
February 15, 2026 On Feb. 12, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) banned Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from competition for wearing a helmet that featured images of fellow Ukrainian athletes who had been killed in Russia’s invasion of his home nation.
February 09, 2026 Nobody knows the ins and outs of the Olympics like Bob Barney. Blessed with a backstory and lived experience that makes Forrest Gump’s impossible life feel all the more possible, the founding director of Western’s International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) attended 11 Games all over the world, starting with the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
January 13, 2026 Many Canadians start the new year with attempts to abstain from alcohol and cannabis for the month of January. However, this all-or-nothing approach to a healthier lifestyle may be unsustainable for many due to complex biological and psychosocial drivers that trigger substance use in the first place. Fear not, abstinence isn’t the only option.
