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Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than people with more education
Americans with university degrees or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University.
Reimagined lab work changes engineering courses
Engineering students will face demanding, ‘re-imagined’ labs, often using materials they have at home.
Feds fund innovative Western research
Researchers looking to develop green technologies, understand consumer decision-making and improve learning outcomes for children with autism are among those benefiting from new federal funding.
‘Smart walker’ helps prevent falls
Wagner Souza, has combined experience with neuroscience to create ‘smart’ medical devices, including a fall-prevention walker.
Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
Western has recruited some of the top PhD graduates, medical students and residents from across the country to be part of the sixth cohort of its Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program.
‘Perfect fit’ opens door to new opportunities
It was quite the finish to Ian Villamagna’s PhD career at Western.
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
Western will continue to build on more than a half century of neuroscience research excellence thanks to the recent approval of the Western Institute for Neuroscience.
Homegrown idea looks to solve ventilator shortage
A homegrown idea to create a 3-D printed ventilator might be the answer to a global problem first exposed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rapid Research Fund backs Western-led ideas
Western researcher-led projects have been named among 15 initiatives provincewide as part of the government’s $20-million Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.
University investment pushes pandemic research forward
Western-led research to aid humanity in its resilience and recovery efforts during the current and future disease outbreaks got a recent boost thanks to university backing of 13 projects, Research Western announced this week.
Silvia Penuela, Matthew Teeter named Young Innovators
Anatomy and Cell Biology professor Silvia Penuela and Medical Biophysics and Surgery professor Matthew Teeter have been named recipients of a Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards.
Isolation reshapes how kids play, stay active
This indefinite span of COVID-19 isolation can be more than a month-long stretch on the couch for kids if parents and guardians are willing to lead the way, according to Western experts in children’s physical activity.
Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than people with more education
Americans with university degrees or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University.
Reimagined lab work changes engineering courses
Engineering students will face demanding, ‘re-imagined’ labs, often using materials they have at home.
Feds fund innovative Western research
Researchers looking to develop green technologies, understand consumer decision-making and improve learning outcomes for children with autism are among those benefiting from new federal funding.
‘Smart walker’ helps prevent falls
Wagner Souza, has combined experience with neuroscience to create ‘smart’ medical devices, including a fall-prevention walker.
Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
Western has recruited some of the top PhD graduates, medical students and residents from across the country to be part of the sixth cohort of its Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program.
‘Perfect fit’ opens door to new opportunities
It was quite the finish to Ian Villamagna’s PhD career at Western.
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
Western will continue to build on more than a half century of neuroscience research excellence thanks to the recent approval of the Western Institute for Neuroscience.
Homegrown idea looks to solve ventilator shortage
A homegrown idea to create a 3-D printed ventilator might be the answer to a global problem first exposed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rapid Research Fund backs Western-led ideas
Western researcher-led projects have been named among 15 initiatives provincewide as part of the government’s $20-million Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.
University investment pushes pandemic research forward
Western-led research to aid humanity in its resilience and recovery efforts during the current and future disease outbreaks got a recent boost thanks to university backing of 13 projects, Research Western announced this week.
Silvia Penuela, Matthew Teeter named Young Innovators
Anatomy and Cell Biology professor Silvia Penuela and Medical Biophysics and Surgery professor Matthew Teeter have been named recipients of a Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards.
Isolation reshapes how kids play, stay active
This indefinite span of COVID-19 isolation can be more than a month-long stretch on the couch for kids if parents and guardians are willing to lead the way, according to Western experts in children’s physical activity.