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University of Western Ontario
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Western Ontario, University of
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1878 - present
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Western Ontario, University of D.B. Weldon Library, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.

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university, London, Ontario, Canada
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University of Western Ontario, Public university in London, Ontario, Canada, founded in 1878. It has faculties of applied health sciences, arts, business administration, dentistry, education, engineering, graduate studies, journalism, law, library science, medicine, music, nursing, science, and social science as well as a graduate school of journalism.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.