April 25, 2025 The Joy MacDermid Bursary, a $5,000 award given annually to a student in financial need enrolled in the Upper Extremity Rehabilitation field, is funded by Hand Therapy Canada. Bansari Patel received the inaugural 2024 Joy MacDermid Bursary earlier this year.
April 07, 2025 Second-year kinesiology student Jason Kennedy was one of dozens of Western students who travelled abroad during Reading Week during the winter term, gaining global perspectives and learning about new cultures through “immersive international experiences.”
February 21, 2025 Inspiring Minds seeks to broaden awareness and impact of graduate student research, while enhancing transferable skills. Students were challenged to describe their research, scholarship or creative activity in 150 or fewer words to share with our community. This feature showcases the work of PhD candidate (Kinesiology) Dennis Osei-Nimo Annor.
February 19, 2025 Western Black Leadership University Experience provides opportunities to develop leadership skills and work with community organizations.
February 12, 2025 In a new study, Western researchers have shown just one 20-minute session of moderate intensity aerobic exercise can improve an athlete’s executive function and concussion symptoms in the early stages of recovery.
February 06, 2025 Thomas Irish, deaf sport athlete and PhD candidate in Western’s School of Kinesiology, credits allies in his education with empowering him as an academic and advocate for the Deaf community.
January 29, 2025 Emma Heaney was inspired to pursue a master's degree in occupational therapy at Western amid her father's battle with ALS. She hopes to help other families manage their daily lives with physical or cognitive impairment.
January 27, 2025 In an international effort, researchers at Western, the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD) and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA) uncovered how specific patterns in brain activity can predict an individual’s sensitivity to pain, expanding opportunities for improved pain management strategies.
January 21, 2025 Distinguished University Professor in the School of Physical Therapy, Joy MacDermid, was recognized with the province’s highest civilian honour, the Order of Ontario.
January 14, 2025 Occupational therapy professor Trish Tucker and post-doc Sophie Phillips are looking at ways to improve activity levels for children in childcare settings.
