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Western study uncovers toll of economic abuse on rural women

Western study uncovers toll of economic abuse on rural women

Blocked from pursuing their careers and left without any source of income. Isolated from friends, coworkers and community. Low credit scores or resumé gaps that dog them for years after the abuse.  A new study from Western researchers highlights the t …

Retired Engineering professor hits books … again

Retired Engineering professor hits books … again

Mike Bartlett has a back-to-school story for the ages, specifically, for all his ages. Newly retired as a Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, Bartlett is returning to the classroom in September – this time as a student.

Med school admission changes open new doors

Med school admission changes open new doors

When Gabby Schoettle was 8 years old, her mother died of metastatic breast cancer. Soon afterward, her father became ill and was unable to work. The health-care providers who showed her compassion throughout this tragic journey left a lasting impact on her.

Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work

Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work

During her lifetime, ground-breaking botanist Kate Crooks received international acclaim for her work. But the whereabouts of those labours today – 500 pages of plant samples Crooks collected and pressed in the 1860s – remain a puzzle that Anna Soper, MLIS’16, is determined to solve.

Taking her picks beyond Broadway

Taking her picks beyond Broadway

Discover there are some seriously incredible selections beyond the Original Broadway Cast recording of ‘Hamilton’ when Social Psychology doctoral candidate Jaclyn Siegel takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Player safety at heart of student’s further research

Player safety at heart of student’s further research

Her work has already provided new insights into brain injuries suffered by young female athletes. Now, thanks to one of the province’s most competitive scholarships, Alexandra Harriss looks to head off those injuries sooner, perhaps even changing how the most popular sport on the planet is played and coached.

Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction

Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction

A recent art exhibition curated by a Western alumnus was one of several community catalysts credited with leading to one Ontario city to open a residential addiction withdrawal and treatment centre this fall.

Study eyes role of ‘translator’ in disease

Study eyes role of ‘translator’ in disease

While errors in the genetic code dominate disease study, even a properly written code might lead to complications thanks to information getting ‘lost in translation’ as the body constructs its basic building blocks.

Depression drives substance use during pregnancy

Depression drives substance use during pregnancy

The discovery that depression is the single largest driver of substance use during pregnancy – more important than education, income, or age – highlights the need for greater supports for the mental health of mothers-to-be, according to Western researchers.

Western takes first steps toward the Moon

Western takes first steps toward the Moon

A team comprised of Western faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students is conducting an analogue Moon mission over the next two weeks.

New centre takes aim at water solutions

New centre takes aim at water solutions

Western recently launched the WesternWater Centre, a Western Engineering-based group charged with generating real-life solutions for the management and treatment of water supplies.

Retired Engineering professor hits books … again

Retired Engineering professor hits books … again

Mike Bartlett has a back-to-school story for the ages, specifically, for all his ages. Newly retired as a Civil and Environmental Engineering professor, Bartlett is returning to the classroom in September – this time as a student.

Med school admission changes open new doors

Med school admission changes open new doors

When Gabby Schoettle was 8 years old, her mother died of metastatic breast cancer. Soon afterward, her father became ill and was unable to work. The health-care providers who showed her compassion throughout this tragic journey left a lasting impact on her.

Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work

Alumna searches for botanist’s trailblazing work

During her lifetime, ground-breaking botanist Kate Crooks received international acclaim for her work. But the whereabouts of those labours today – 500 pages of plant samples Crooks collected and pressed in the 1860s – remain a puzzle that Anna Soper, MLIS’16, is determined to solve.

Taking her picks beyond Broadway

Taking her picks beyond Broadway

Discover there are some seriously incredible selections beyond the Original Broadway Cast recording of ‘Hamilton’ when Social Psychology doctoral candidate Jaclyn Siegel takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

Player safety at heart of student’s further research

Player safety at heart of student’s further research

Her work has already provided new insights into brain injuries suffered by young female athletes. Now, thanks to one of the province’s most competitive scholarships, Alexandra Harriss looks to head off those injuries sooner, perhaps even changing how the most popular sport on the planet is played and coached.

Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction

Art exhibition helps inspire action on addiction

A recent art exhibition curated by a Western alumnus was one of several community catalysts credited with leading to one Ontario city to open a residential addiction withdrawal and treatment centre this fall.

Study eyes role of ‘translator’ in disease

Study eyes role of ‘translator’ in disease

While errors in the genetic code dominate disease study, even a properly written code might lead to complications thanks to information getting ‘lost in translation’ as the body constructs its basic building blocks.

Depression drives substance use during pregnancy

Depression drives substance use during pregnancy

The discovery that depression is the single largest driver of substance use during pregnancy – more important than education, income, or age – highlights the need for greater supports for the mental health of mothers-to-be, according to Western researchers.

Western takes first steps toward the Moon

Western takes first steps toward the Moon

A team comprised of Western faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students is conducting an analogue Moon mission over the next two weeks.

New centre takes aim at water solutions

New centre takes aim at water solutions

Western recently launched the WesternWater Centre, a Western Engineering-based group charged with generating real-life solutions for the management and treatment of water supplies.