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Month: April 2012

Study: ‘Undecideds’ not necessarily impartial

Study: ‘Undecideds’ not necessarily impartial

As the U.S. presidential election approaches, political analysts are paying a lot of attention to undecided voters. New research by a team of psychologists from Canada, Italy and Switzerland shows these undecideds are not impartial, but instead reveal a pr …

Morrow: Guns and gals an interesting sight

Morrow: Guns and gals an interesting sight

I couldn’t believe my eyes, yesterday, when I was on campus in the Spoke Cafe – across the room from me was an arcade ‘game’ entitled Big Buck Hunter, Open Season.

Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd

Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.

Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data

Computer Science professor Mark Daley said with terabytes of research information rolling in on a daily basis “everyone is drowning in data nowadays.” But a $65-million donation of analytics software from IBM Canada, announced Wednesday, might just be the life preserver data junkies need.

Budget rollout meets with Senate approval

Budget rollout meets with Senate approval

In the wake of a provincial budget that, among widespread cuts, spared post-secondary education, and a federal budget that promises significant investment in research and development at Canadian universities, Western is modestly moving on to year two of its current four-year budget cycle.

Getting the fastest education on four wheels

Tyler Ouellet and Jordan Dil have put hundreds of hours into one particular extracurricular activity on campus this past year. There’s no pay, they get greasy and, at times, don’t get home until after midnight. And they wouldn’t change a thing.

Campus Digest, April 19

Western neuroscientist wins Grammy award While she didn’t share the stage with Bruce Springsteen or Adele at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Jessica Grahn is now a Grammy winner. Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation...

Solar innovations see the light thanks to NSERC grant

We could power the planet for a year if we managed to collect all of the solar power from one hour of sunshine on Earth. Admittedly, Chemistry professor Zhifeng Ding isn’t quite there yet. But thanks to a Strategic Project Grant of $517,255 over three years from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), his work to develop more practical solar cells got a major boost.

Professor unearths innovation shift to developing world

While home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise across the globe, developed countries seem to be opting for more hospital visits, which could place the developing world at the centre of research innovations surrounding kidney disease treatment, according to Western professor Arsh Jain.

Morrow: Guns and gals an interesting sight

Morrow: Guns and gals an interesting sight

I couldn’t believe my eyes, yesterday, when I was on campus in the Spoke Cafe – across the room from me was an arcade ‘game’ entitled Big Buck Hunter, Open Season.

Courting a superpower: Western attempts to stand out from the crowd

Led by Janice Deakin, provost and vice-president (academic), a 22-person delegation from Western University travels to China for the next 10 days on what many consider the university’s most ambitious internationalization trip yet. While a number of events are planned for across the country, success, all agree, rests in the number and quality of relationships built.

Big Blue’s gift to bring order to data

Computer Science professor Mark Daley said with terabytes of research information rolling in on a daily basis “everyone is drowning in data nowadays.” But a $65-million donation of analytics software from IBM Canada, announced Wednesday, might just be the life preserver data junkies need.

Budget rollout meets with Senate approval

Budget rollout meets with Senate approval

In the wake of a provincial budget that, among widespread cuts, spared post-secondary education, and a federal budget that promises significant investment in research and development at Canadian universities, Western is modestly moving on to year two of its current four-year budget cycle.

Getting the fastest education on four wheels

Tyler Ouellet and Jordan Dil have put hundreds of hours into one particular extracurricular activity on campus this past year. There’s no pay, they get greasy and, at times, don’t get home until after midnight. And they wouldn’t change a thing.

Campus Digest, April 19

Western neuroscientist wins Grammy award While she didn’t share the stage with Bruce Springsteen or Adele at the 54th annual Grammy Awards, Jessica Grahn is now a Grammy winner. Grahn, a neuroscientist at Western, has been awarded a grant from the Grammy Foundation...

Solar innovations see the light thanks to NSERC grant

We could power the planet for a year if we managed to collect all of the solar power from one hour of sunshine on Earth. Admittedly, Chemistry professor Zhifeng Ding isn’t quite there yet. But thanks to a Strategic Project Grant of $517,255 over three years from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), his work to develop more practical solar cells got a major boost.

Professor unearths innovation shift to developing world

While home-based dialysis treatments are on the rise across the globe, developed countries seem to be opting for more hospital visits, which could place the developing world at the centre of research innovations surrounding kidney disease treatment, according to Western professor Arsh Jain.