Worldwide, millions of stroke survivors undergo prolonged cardiac monitoring, leading to the discovery of atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeats, in up to 1.5 million of these patients each year. A new study, published in The Lancet Neurology, des …
Graduate students from across North America will hit all the right notes on campus as Western plays host to the annual Graduate Symposium on Music, Aug.16-17. It is an annual event that takes flight thanks to the commitment of students, who have run it from its inception two decades ago.
For the first – and only – time, the public stepped inside an advanced containment facility which will soon be home to Western’s world-renowned infectious diseases research teams.
Brescia University College professor Heather Kirk is exploring the gossip – and slander-driven characterization of tragic heroines early 17th Century French tragedies. The research is an effort to understand better the historical roots and reasons behind stereotypes that remain today.
From afar, the windows of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) appear as vivid as all outdoors. Fluffy clouds scud across a bright blue sky. But approach it as a bird might But approach it as a bird might and it’s soon apparent that the expanse of windows is a solid object that sports an array of dots – enough dots to persuade feathered wildlife that this is an obstacle to fly around. Not through.
Most of us strive to leave a legacy for a few generations. A team led by Chemistry professor Jamie Noël, however, is working towards a million-year legacy.
A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will allow researchers to explore Canadian waters in previously unimaginable detail, offering up a deeper understanding of everything from conservation efforts to animal habitats to the impacts of climate change.
Researchers are seeking the public’s help in locating fragments of a fireball that shone as bright as the full moon observed by Western’s All-Sky Camera Network across at 2:44 a.m. ET this morning.
For the first time, the cerebellum’s involvement in cognition can now be examined in comprehensive detail thanks to a newly released map by Western researchers.
A new method that limits the number of blood transfusions needed during heart surgery showed no additional risk to patients when it came to kidney injury, a common outcome of the surgery, according to a recent study.
After calling Western home for almost a century, a one-of-a-kind notebook that includes the earliest known records of endangered Australian Aboriginal languages has journeyed half a world away to join in a revival of that country’s Aboriginal identity.
Political Science professor Laura Stephenson’s C-Dem project headed a list of 97 Western projects and research areas which will collectively receive $8.4 million in SSHRC grants.
Health researchers at Western were awarded more than $8 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the latest Project Grant competition, announced this week.
Graduate students from across North America will hit all the right notes on campus as Western plays host to the annual Graduate Symposium on Music, Aug.16-17. It is an annual event that takes flight thanks to the commitment of students, who have run it from its inception two decades ago.
For the first – and only – time, the public stepped inside an advanced containment facility which will soon be home to Western’s world-renowned infectious diseases research teams.
Brescia University College professor Heather Kirk is exploring the gossip – and slander-driven characterization of tragic heroines early 17th Century French tragedies. The research is an effort to understand better the historical roots and reasons behind stereotypes that remain today.
From afar, the windows of the Western Interdisciplinary Research Building (WIRB) appear as vivid as all outdoors. Fluffy clouds scud across a bright blue sky. But approach it as a bird might But approach it as a bird might and it’s soon apparent that the expanse of windows is a solid object that sports an array of dots – enough dots to persuade feathered wildlife that this is an obstacle to fly around. Not through.
Most of us strive to leave a legacy for a few generations. A team led by Chemistry professor Jamie Noël, however, is working towards a million-year legacy.
A new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) will allow researchers to explore Canadian waters in previously unimaginable detail, offering up a deeper understanding of everything from conservation efforts to animal habitats to the impacts of climate change.
Researchers are seeking the public’s help in locating fragments of a fireball that shone as bright as the full moon observed by Western’s All-Sky Camera Network across at 2:44 a.m. ET this morning.
For the first time, the cerebellum’s involvement in cognition can now be examined in comprehensive detail thanks to a newly released map by Western researchers.
A new method that limits the number of blood transfusions needed during heart surgery showed no additional risk to patients when it came to kidney injury, a common outcome of the surgery, according to a recent study.
After calling Western home for almost a century, a one-of-a-kind notebook that includes the earliest known records of endangered Australian Aboriginal languages has journeyed half a world away to join in a revival of that country’s Aboriginal identity.
Political Science professor Laura Stephenson’s C-Dem project headed a list of 97 Western projects and research areas which will collectively receive $8.4 million in SSHRC grants.
Health researchers at Western were awarded more than $8 million in funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the latest Project Grant competition, announced this week.