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Month: January 2014
King hopes donation inspires alumni ‘to give back’
Darryl King never expected to see his name on a building at King’s University College. In fact, he wasn’t even sure he would be accepted into the Western affiliate.
Research targets relief for crippling condition
Research led by Surgery and Biochemistry professor Dr. David O’Gorman has discovered a potential new therapeutic treatment for Dupuytren’s disease, a debilitating condition that causes hand tissues to contract and fingers to curl permanently onto the palm of the hand.
Program puts high school hands on science
Western Biochemistry professor Chris Brandl had a strong feeling his idea would catch on.
Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects
Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORFRI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants last month at Robarts Research Institute.
Flu fight heads into New Year
With classes returning in the heart of flu season, the Western community is turning its attention to prevention.
Research eyes Huntington’s, Parkinson’s treatment
Western researchers have discovered a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Western to resume full operations Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Stormy stars? NASA’s Spitzer probes weather on brown dwarfs
Swirling, stormy clouds may be ever-present on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs. New observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that most brown dwarfs are roiling with one or more planet-size storms akin to Jupiter’s ‘Great Red Spot.’
University to resume classes Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Western running on normal schedule today (6 a.m.)
All activities remain as scheduled. Crews have been clearing snow from campus roads and walkways overnight.
Classes cancelled through Tuesday; university remains open
Due to unprecedented and dangerous wind chill temperatures and blowing snow being forecast, Western has cancelled classes for Tuesday. The university will remain open and continue to provide services on campus.
Western-authored paper named to ‘Best of’ list
A paper authored by Lisa Archibald and Janis Cardy, both Communication Sciences and Disorders professors at Western, and Marc Joanisse and Daniel Ansari, both Psychology professors at Western, was named among the Top 100 most talked-about academic papers of the year, according to The Altmetric 2013 Top 100.
King hopes donation inspires alumni ‘to give back’
Darryl King never expected to see his name on a building at King’s University College. In fact, he wasn’t even sure he would be accepted into the Western affiliate.
Research targets relief for crippling condition
Research led by Surgery and Biochemistry professor Dr. David O’Gorman has discovered a potential new therapeutic treatment for Dupuytren’s disease, a debilitating condition that causes hand tissues to contract and fingers to curl permanently onto the palm of the hand.
Program puts high school hands on science
Western Biochemistry professor Chris Brandl had a strong feeling his idea would catch on.
Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects
Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORFRI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants last month at Robarts Research Institute.
Flu fight heads into New Year
With classes returning in the heart of flu season, the Western community is turning its attention to prevention.
Research eyes Huntington’s, Parkinson’s treatment
Western researchers have discovered a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
Western to resume full operations Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Stormy stars? NASA’s Spitzer probes weather on brown dwarfs
Swirling, stormy clouds may be ever-present on cool celestial orbs called brown dwarfs. New observations from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope suggest that most brown dwarfs are roiling with one or more planet-size storms akin to Jupiter’s ‘Great Red Spot.’
University to resume classes Wednesday morning
Following the cancellation of classes today and this evening, Western will be fully operational as of Wednesday morning.
Western running on normal schedule today (6 a.m.)
All activities remain as scheduled. Crews have been clearing snow from campus roads and walkways overnight.
Classes cancelled through Tuesday; university remains open
Due to unprecedented and dangerous wind chill temperatures and blowing snow being forecast, Western has cancelled classes for Tuesday. The university will remain open and continue to provide services on campus.
Western-authored paper named to ‘Best of’ list
A paper authored by Lisa Archibald and Janis Cardy, both Communication Sciences and Disorders professors at Western, and Marc Joanisse and Daniel Ansari, both Psychology professors at Western, was named among the Top 100 most talked-about academic papers of the year, according to The Altmetric 2013 Top 100.