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Month: February 2016

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget

Western will have an opportunity to lead the region’s transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing, thanks to a significant investment by the Ontario government, announced Thursday. As part of the 2016 Ontario Budget, the Liberal government r …

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer’s fight

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer’s fight

Robarts Research Institute scientists Marco and Vania Prado will never forget the day they shared the good news with colleague John MacDonald - at a time when the former Robarts Scientific Director, and pre-eminent neurophysiologist, was in palliative care battling...

‘Frightening’ findings foretell ills for ecosystems

‘Frightening’ findings foretell ills for ecosystems

When it comes to determining the causes negatively affecting the biodiversity of our ecosystems, a new interdisciplinary study at Western is putting numbers behind the devastation. And it’s not good. The study’s lead author, recent PhD graduate Beth Hundey...

Six researchers named among nation’s elite

Six researchers named among nation’s elite

Coming to Western from Germany, Sweden, the United States and across Canada, these new Canada Research Chairs are developing HIV vaccines, improving hearing and movement, learning how and why people migrate and immigrate, and exploring the foundations of physics.

Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees

Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees

Western faculty and alumni will compete against the brightest stars in the Canadian music universe after garnering a number of nominations for the 2016 JUNO Awards. Stephan Moccio, BMus’94, had multiple credits, from keyboards to co-writing, on Album of the Year...

‘Hopeful’ resident shares quest for education

‘Hopeful’ resident shares quest for education

Dr. Asa Ahimbisibwe, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry resident, could easily have not become a doctor. Growing up in Uganda, Africa, the young professional always had the world pushing against him, but his desire to obtain an education persisted until he...

Study backs Western’s single-session therapy

Study backs Western’s single-session therapy

A study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research recently reinforced what Western is already doing when it comes to counseling therapy. The study, which included university investigators at Laurier and Waterloo, showed single-session therapy – a one-time...

Goalie research protects bodies, saves goals

Goalie research protects bodies, saves goals

Research by PhD candidate Ryan Frayne at Western’s Wolf Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, looks to shut the pads on knee injuries and cheap goals.

Group finding its voice on violence

Group finding its voice on violence

Talking about gender-based violence is hard. If you’re part of a Muslim community, it is markedly harder and a group of young women in London wants to change this. Nearly two years ago, the London Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration hired more...

New Engineering space will spark new thinking

New Engineering space will spark new thinking

With Engineering’s undergraduate enrolment expected to jump more than 25 per cent in the next couple of years, the timing could not be better to break ground on a new building. With the goal of enhancing teaching and learning spaces, a new 100,000-square-foot building...

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer’s fight

Discovery adds context to Alzheimer’s fight

Robarts Research Institute scientists Marco and Vania Prado will never forget the day they shared the good news with colleague John MacDonald - at a time when the former Robarts Scientific Director, and pre-eminent neurophysiologist, was in palliative care battling...

‘Frightening’ findings foretell ills for ecosystems

‘Frightening’ findings foretell ills for ecosystems

When it comes to determining the causes negatively affecting the biodiversity of our ecosystems, a new interdisciplinary study at Western is putting numbers behind the devastation. And it’s not good. The study’s lead author, recent PhD graduate Beth Hundey...

Six researchers named among nation’s elite

Six researchers named among nation’s elite

Coming to Western from Germany, Sweden, the United States and across Canada, these new Canada Research Chairs are developing HIV vaccines, improving hearing and movement, learning how and why people migrate and immigrate, and exploring the foundations of physics.

Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees

Western alumni, faculty among JUNO nominees

Western faculty and alumni will compete against the brightest stars in the Canadian music universe after garnering a number of nominations for the 2016 JUNO Awards. Stephan Moccio, BMus’94, had multiple credits, from keyboards to co-writing, on Album of the Year...

‘Hopeful’ resident shares quest for education

‘Hopeful’ resident shares quest for education

Dr. Asa Ahimbisibwe, a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry resident, could easily have not become a doctor. Growing up in Uganda, Africa, the young professional always had the world pushing against him, but his desire to obtain an education persisted until he...

Study backs Western’s single-session therapy

Study backs Western’s single-session therapy

A study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research recently reinforced what Western is already doing when it comes to counseling therapy. The study, which included university investigators at Laurier and Waterloo, showed single-session therapy – a one-time...

Goalie research protects bodies, saves goals

Goalie research protects bodies, saves goals

Research by PhD candidate Ryan Frayne at Western’s Wolf Orthopaedic Biomechanics Laboratory, at the Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, looks to shut the pads on knee injuries and cheap goals.

Group finding its voice on violence

Group finding its voice on violence

Talking about gender-based violence is hard. If you’re part of a Muslim community, it is markedly harder and a group of young women in London wants to change this. Nearly two years ago, the London Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration hired more...

New Engineering space will spark new thinking

New Engineering space will spark new thinking

With Engineering’s undergraduate enrolment expected to jump more than 25 per cent in the next couple of years, the timing could not be better to break ground on a new building. With the goal of enhancing teaching and learning spaces, a new 100,000-square-foot building...