2024
Black Health Education Collaborative launches educational tool on racism and Black health in Canada
March 22, 2024
The Black Health Primer aims to address gaps in education and training on Black health and anti-Black racism in medicine and public healthSupport 'hub' for Black doctors aims to bridge gaps in London health care, rebuild patient trust
March 21, 2024
London is 1 of 5 Ontario cities the support hub is expanding toThe Impact Project: How to make health care truly inclusive.
March 18, 2024
Explore how the Western community is collectively contributing to meaningful change in the world, today.Support learners and colleagues during the Holy Month of Ramadan
March 12, 2024
Ramadan starts the evening of Sunday, March 10 - and ends Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Visit our page on some ways we can support learners and colleagues during the Holy Month of RamadanAdvocating for gender justice
March 11, 2024
Inspired by their advocacy work at Western, Ziyana Kotadia, BA’23, and fourth-year international relations student Aisha Imana are championing gender justice and equality at the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women.Breaking barriers: Celebrating the pioneering women who pursued their medical dreams
March 08, 2024
Dr. Marie Jeanne Ferrari, BA’55, MD’59, may be a reluctant pioneer, but she stands as an example to a new generation of women in medicine who recognize her contributionsNeuroscience student works to further Alzheimer’s research and diversify student voices at Western
March 01, 2024
When he was a child growing up, Onyedikachi (Dika) Ojiakor would often be found reading his parents’ books, motivated by a curiosity to learn something new.Study finds children in marginalized communities more likely to experience cardiac arrests
February 28, 2024
A new study shows children living in marginalized communities are at a higher risk of experiencing paediatric out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (POHCA) – a rare, life-threatening event occurring outside a hospital setting in which a child’s heart suddenly stops beating.Western wraps up Black History Month welcoming Michaëlle Jean
February 26, 2024
Canada’s 27th Governor General to deliver lecture on Feb. 29Margaret Mutumba turns advocacy into action
February 15, 2024
Director of Western's Frugal Biomedical Innovations is committed to promoting health-care equity in neglected populationsBlack Student Scholarships at Western provide life-changing support
February 12, 2024
Recipients of three scholarships named in honour of notable Black Londoners recognized at Feb. 8 ceremonyMedicine combines love of science with helping people for Barton-Forbes
February 09, 2024
In recognition of International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes, associate scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and associate professor in the Department of Paediatrics at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, shares her journey and advice for young women who are considering a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).Staff and students taking critical roles in enhancing the Black experience on campus
February 07, 2024Meet the students behind podcast on Black community and health care
February 05, 2024
Students lead Black Aspiration Podcast, part of project by Western professor Cornel GreyNicole Redvers brings Indigenous perspectives to WHO advisory group appointment
January 09, 2024
The associate professor in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry knows her community – and indeed Indigenous communities around the world – have suffered its effects at three to four times the global rate. Now, Redvers has been appointed to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Embedding Ethics in Health and Climate Change Policy. As one of 13 members, she will help deliver a range of tools, materials and evidence-based insights to address this worldwide challenge.