Rachel Radyk, Head and Heart fellowship recipient When Rachel Radyk was a teenager, her voice as an AnishinaabeKwe was not always heard. She recalls being dissuaded by a guidance co …
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Abelson: ‘It’s the world according to Trump’
He just doesn’t get it – and may never will. In U.S. President Donald Trump, Political Science professor Don Abelson – one of Canada’s leading experts in American politics, U.S. foreign policy, and think tanks – sees a leader rooted in his narcissism, increasingly...
Suicide risk linked to push for perfection
People who believe they must be perfect – and who ultimately can’t deal with the thought of being flawed – are at much greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide, according to a recent Western co-authored study.
Time for mortgage insurance deductibles hasn’t come
The rise in house prices – especially in Toronto and Vancouver – has coincided with a build-up of risks in the mortgage market and homeowners taking on too much debt relative to their income.
Foltin joins elite scholars, Nobel laureates at Lindau
What would you ask a Nobel laureate? Economics PhD student Zinaida Foltin is working on that answer right now as one of a handful of scholars attending the Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences.
Postdoc bringing historic neighbourhood to life
By the time Mark Tovey is finished, you will be able to take a stroll in one of London’s foundational neighbourhoods, virtually guided by its residents sharing stories of their community in their own words.
I am Adrian Owen. Ask me anything.
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen, along with some of his team from the Brain and Mind Institute, took on the best questions the Internet could muster during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit Tuesday afternoon.
Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto
In just one day on the job, in less than two minutes, Kyle Ashley had issued six tickets – at $150 a pop – to drivers stopped or parked in bike lanes nearby the Eaton Centre along Toronto’s Shuter Street.
Brock honours Kanatawakhon-Maracle
Anthropology professor David Kanatawakhon-Maracle, a scholar who has made it his life’s work to teach the Mohawk language, received an honorary degree during Brock University’s Spring Convocation, last week.
Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success
Individuals in polyamorous relationships report more commitment and investment with their primary partners and report more time spent on sex with their secondary partners, a new study authored by Western researchers has found.
Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’
Award-winning BBC medical reporter Fergus Walsh was intrigued enough by a Western-led sleep study to spend three days volunteering himself as one of the first participants in what could be the largest study of its kind ever.
Western-led sleep study to put misconceptions to rest
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen is looking to understand better why the brain craves sleep and what happens when we don’t sleep well or don’t sleep enough.
Performance app moves athletes beyond training
This self-admitted “serial entrepreneur” might just have logged an idea worth pausing for. About four years ago, Ronen Benin, HBA'12, a former national level swimmer and coach, developed a digital log/journal to help his younger brother, Daniel Benin, BMOS’15, then a...
Abelson: ‘It’s the world according to Trump’
He just doesn’t get it – and may never will. In U.S. President Donald Trump, Political Science professor Don Abelson – one of Canada’s leading experts in American politics, U.S. foreign policy, and think tanks – sees a leader rooted in his narcissism, increasingly...
Suicide risk linked to push for perfection
People who believe they must be perfect – and who ultimately can’t deal with the thought of being flawed – are at much greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide, according to a recent Western co-authored study.
Time for mortgage insurance deductibles hasn’t come
The rise in house prices – especially in Toronto and Vancouver – has coincided with a build-up of risks in the mortgage market and homeowners taking on too much debt relative to their income.
Foltin joins elite scholars, Nobel laureates at Lindau
What would you ask a Nobel laureate? Economics PhD student Zinaida Foltin is working on that answer right now as one of a handful of scholars attending the Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences.
Postdoc bringing historic neighbourhood to life
By the time Mark Tovey is finished, you will be able to take a stroll in one of London’s foundational neighbourhoods, virtually guided by its residents sharing stories of their community in their own words.
I am Adrian Owen. Ask me anything.
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen, along with some of his team from the Brain and Mind Institute, took on the best questions the Internet could muster during an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit Tuesday afternoon.
Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto
In just one day on the job, in less than two minutes, Kyle Ashley had issued six tickets – at $150 a pop – to drivers stopped or parked in bike lanes nearby the Eaton Centre along Toronto’s Shuter Street.
Brock honours Kanatawakhon-Maracle
Anthropology professor David Kanatawakhon-Maracle, a scholar who has made it his life’s work to teach the Mohawk language, received an honorary degree during Brock University’s Spring Convocation, last week.
Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success
Individuals in polyamorous relationships report more commitment and investment with their primary partners and report more time spent on sex with their secondary partners, a new study authored by Western researchers has found.
Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’
Award-winning BBC medical reporter Fergus Walsh was intrigued enough by a Western-led sleep study to spend three days volunteering himself as one of the first participants in what could be the largest study of its kind ever.
Western-led sleep study to put misconceptions to rest
Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen is looking to understand better why the brain craves sleep and what happens when we don’t sleep well or don’t sleep enough.
Performance app moves athletes beyond training
This self-admitted “serial entrepreneur” might just have logged an idea worth pausing for. About four years ago, Ronen Benin, HBA'12, a former national level swimmer and coach, developed a digital log/journal to help his younger brother, Daniel Benin, BMOS’15, then a...