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The critical challenge for communicating flash floods in Canada, like those in Texas, is ensuring that early warnings reach vulnerable populations.
Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.
“Dream the impossible. Then make it happen,” said engineering professor Jayshri Sabarinathan in her address at the dedication ceremony celebrating the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration ...
The University of Western Ontario is putting its stamp on the 2010 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games held in London July 11-17 as host of several events and home of the Athletes' Village.
The 2024-25 Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching recognize educators making “outstanding contributions to the academic development of students.” ...
Peter King vividly recalls being a high school student and touring Western’s Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory (BLWTL) in the late 1960s. Little did he know, that spark of interest generated what ...
Both the newly constructed Amit Chakma Engineering Building and historic University College received top honours from the Don Smith Commercial Building Awards.
Western engineers and computer scientists have developed technologies to assess damage and degradation of existing infrastructure in cities, which can ultimately influence key decisions on maintenance ...
The most reliable predictor of a relationship’s success is partners’ belief that the other person is fully committed, a Western University-led international research team has found. Other important ...
A Western University flood-control expert has developed the first Canada-wide maps showing how floodplains – including low-lying areas of major cities like Vancouver and Montreal – may become ...
Recipients of the Western University 2023 Awards for Excellence in Teaching include a collaborative team who redesigned a climate change action course.