For Dr. John Murkin, the medical device business is all about “making a better mouse trap.” The Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor is part of a team of Western and Lawson Health Research Institute (LHRI) researchers studying a new technology that...
While some details have yet to be hammered out, one thing’s for sure – the entrepreneurial climate on Western’s campus is going to look a lot different going forward. With new funding from the Ministry of Research and Innovation, the university has revamped and, this...
At his high school graduation, Mark Krammer cleaned up. The 17-year-old Prince Albert, Sask., native took home six awards, including the Governor General’s Scholarship and Medal, Canadian Parents for French Award, Western Communities Foundation Bursary Award and...
The kids at Camp Kintail in Goderich simply know him by his nickname Aragorn, the fictional Ranger from the North in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings triology. But at Western this fall, Ben Congram entered the Faculty of Engineering under a different title –...
A new year brings new looks, as Western ushers in a fresh academic term with numerous changes – both completed and ongoing – across its campus. Topping the list, Western officials are encouraging commuters to turn off their ‘autopilots’ as a major change to how...
This summer, six Western undergraduate students travelled to China to perform research at local universities as part of the Mitacs Globalink Research Award program. The program offers Canadian students the opportunity to hone their research skills by collaborating...
When you reach into your pocket, you can easily tell a button from a coin. But how? Solving this seemingly simple problem is actually amazingly complicated. The long-held scientific explanation is that neurons in the cerebral cortex, which is the part of the brain...
The Western community is mourning the death of Ryan James Doxtator, 41, a Faculty of Social Science student, who died Sunday, Aug. 31, at his London home. Visitation will be held from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3, at Elliott-Madill Funeral Home, 22424...