Western University

@WesternU

#WesternU combines research excellence with a transformational student experience to create a meaningful impact in #LdnOnt and beyond. #PurpleAndProud 💜

London, Ontario, Canada

Joined February 2009

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Western Mustangs@WesternMustangs · Jul 23

Twin sisters Chloe and Sophie Coutts, whose journey with the both the #WesternMustangs Cross Country and Western Mustangs Varsity Track & Field teams helped make history this past season, are now competing at the #FISU World University Summer Games as part of the Canadian team.…

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 23

Featured in @TorontoStar: A year later, researchers from #WesternU's Northern Tornadoes Project suspect fire-induced tornadoes could be to blame for some of the damage caused during wildfires in Jasper last July. brnw.ch/21wUmB2

WesternU's tweet card. Outside the town's limits, what happened in the nearly 330 square kilometres of singed forest has interested researchers

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TELUS Spark Science Centre@TELUS_Spark · Jul 22

Spark had the best rainy day with @WesternU’s Canadian Severe Storm Lab. Guests got to learn how the Northern Hail Project team tracks down the perfect #storm to get all the hail data! They also showed off their cool storm-chasing vehicles and surveillance drones. ⛈️

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 22

Fostering a strong sense of connection and collective impact helped rank #WesternU among Canada's best employers for workplace culture. @Forbes ranked the top 200 organizations with a reputation for “fostering exceptional internal culture.” #LdnOnt #CdnPSE news.westernu.ca/2025/07/forbes…

WesternU's tweet card. Western has been named one of Canada’s best employers for company culture, according to the 2025 Forbes’ list ranking 200 organizations across the country.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 21

A new @westernuEng study used machine learning to re-examine historical earthquake data from @YellowstoneNPS over a 15-year period. The team detected and designated 10 times more earthquakes than previously recorded. news.westernu.ca/2025/07/yellow…

WesternU's tweet card. Researchers used machine learning to examine 15 years of earthquake data from Yellowstone park and detected more seismic events than previously recorded.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 21

Eighteen @WesternMustangs student-athletes and two staff members are representing Canada at the 2025 FISU Summer World University Games, one of the world’s largest multi-sport events. #WesternU news.westernu.ca/2025/07/2025-f…

WesternU's tweet card. Western Mustangs student-athletes, retired coach and sports medicine fellow head to Germany for 2025 FISU Summer World University Games.

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Western Music@westernuMusic · Jul 21

This week, @WesternU welcomes the Junges Vokalensemble Hannover and their conductor, Prof. Klaus-Jürgen Etzold, from Germany for a choral concert in culmination of a three-day residency as part of a #UNESCO City of Music exchange. events.westernu.ca/events/music/2… @LDNMusicOffice 1/2

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 21

Calgary has a long history of intense hailstorms, and this summer is no different. @weathernetwork spoke with #WesternU hail researcher Matthew Woodward, who is on the ground documenting damage from a recent storm for @westernuCSSL. brnw.ch/21wUjmq

WesternU's tweet card. Researchers from Western University are closely examining the damage caused by a hailstorm in Calgary on July 13 to improve preparations for this recurring type of event. Connor O'Donovan reports.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 21

#WesternU researchers were awarded more than $31.6 million in grants from @SSHRC_CRSH @NSERC_CRSNG to drive innovative work across disciplines. From food security to surgical robots, their projects are improving lives in Canada and around the world. news.westernu.ca/2025/07/wester…

WesternU's tweet card. Western researchers were awarded more than $31.6 million in federal government grants for their innovative work across faculties.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 19

Featured by @CNN: #WesternU's Elizabeth Greene shares observations on several unusually large shoes discovered at an ancient Roman fort just south of the Scottish border. brnw.ch/21wUh0d

WesternU's tweet card. Archaeologists in northern Britain discovered 13-inch shoes at the ancient Roman Magna Fort, raising questions about the towering soldiers who defended the empire.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 18

More than 500 trombonists are @WesternuMusic for the International Trombone Festival. 🎶 #WesternU is the first Canadian host of @inttrbfestival, which brings global trombonists together to celebrate the instrument's power and range, from funk to salsa. news.westernu.ca/2025/07/intern…

WesternU's tweet card. The 2025 International Trombone Festival attracted a global community of trombonists to Western University - the first time the event has come to Canada.

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Western Alumni@westernuAlumni · Jul 17

#WesternHoco is approaching! Connect with your classmates now and start planning how you will celebrate Western Alumni's longest-running tradition this September. Learn more: alumni.westernu.ca/events/homecom… #WesternU #PurpleAndProud

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 18

🌊 Featured in @ConversationCA: What can Canada learn from the deadly Texas floods? Gordon McBean, #WesternU professor emeritus, shares how climate planning must evolve as extreme weather worsens. #ClimateAction #FloodResilience news.westernu.ca/2025/07/canada…

WesternU's tweet card. The critical challenge for communicating flash floods in Canada, like those in Texas, is ensuring that early warnings reach vulnerable populations.

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CTV London@CTVLondon · Jul 17

Over 600 trombonists converge at Western for the International Trombone Festival ctvnews.ca/london/article…

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London Free Press@LFPress · Jul 16

The low, brassy rumble of a few hundred trombones will echo across Western University this week as musicians from around the world gather for the International Trombone Festival. tinyurl.com/2f7f7w8j #ldnont @inttrbfestival @WesternU

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 16

#WesternU profs Drs. Benjamin Chin-Yee and David D'Souza recently spoke with CBC News about the virtues of discussing health concerns with medical professionals rather than relying on AI tools for information & advice. @SchulichMedDent brnw.ch/21wUcqH

WesternU's tweet card. ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools can sometimes answer patient questions accurately, but Canadian medical researchers caution that the information needs to be carefully checked before...

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Western Engineering@westernuEng · Jul 15

Are you an undergraduate student entering your 3rd year of any program or 4th year HBA double degree of study at #WesternU? Looking to sharpen your creative problem-solving skills? Apply for the RBC Design Thinking Program in partnership with @RBC : eng.uwo.ca/rbcdt/

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 15

From farmworkers to transit users to Indigenous communities, the newest #VanierScholars and #BantingFellows at #WesternU are driving impactful research that matters to people across the country. @CIHR_IRSC @NSERC_CRSNG @SSHRC_CRSH news.westernu.ca/2025/07/vanier…

WesternU's tweet card. Western is celebrating its five newest Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship recipients, two new Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients and their research.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 14

Six #WesternU professors across five faculties are receiving Western Research Excellence Awards. The university honours two Outstanding Emerging Scholars, two Outstanding Scholars and awards two Hellmuth Prizes for Achievement in Research each year. news.westernu.ca/2025/07/wester…

WesternU's tweet card. Winners of the 2025 Western Research Excellence Awards are Taylor Schmitz, Luke Stark, Elizabeth Green, Ryan Stevenson, Lisa Saksida and Shannon Stewart.

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Western University@WesternU · Jul 13

From mousing duties to tourist fame 🐈‍⬛, the informal cat colony outside Canada’s Parliament has become a piece of history. #WesternU professor Alan MacEachern shares insights in a @nytimes story about Coal, the last surviving member who recently passed.brnw.ch/21wU6Tj

WesternU's tweet card. For decades, a semiofficial feline assembly outside Parliament was a major tourist attraction.

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