Three Western students reflected their best work in developing a winning commercialization strategy for a mirror box used in lower-extremity therapy, earning them one of the top spots in the annual Proteus Innovation Competition. The competition – a partnership...
Month: March 2017
Stamp celebrates alumna’s operatic career
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection celebrating two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing Canadian opera to the world stage.
Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150
What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...
Copyright awareness needed ahead of review
Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
Alumna artist receives Governor General’s honour
Shelley Niro can’t see herself doing anything other than making art. “It’s such a deep need to create,” said Niro, MFA’97. “Art is creative. You get your mind going. You get your brain going on something. If nobody did art, if nobody decided to make something new,...
Athletics set to revamp in prep for new director
From funding levels for varsity teams and recreation clubs, to the importance of sponsorship and licensing, Western’s athletics program is getting a long overdue check-up in preparation for its soon-to-be announced athletic director. Following a pair of town hall...
NASA discovery may confirm signs of life in outer space
Earth occupies what planetary scientists sometimes call the “Goldilocks Zone.” Its distance from the sun means it is neither too hot, nor too cold to support liquid water – a key ingredient for life. Astronomers are perpetually on the lookout for planets that, like...
University College renovations well underway
It may not look like it from the outside, but Western’s iconic University College is in the middle of a major overhaul. Built in 1922, University College was one of the first buildings to grace Western’s campus and is currently home to the Faculty of Arts &...
Stamp celebrates alumna’s operatic career
Adrianne Pieczonka, BMus’85, DMus’12, will appear on a Canadian stamp, part of a collection celebrating two Canadian-penned operas and three individuals credited with bringing Canadian opera to the world stage.
Time capsule to commemorate Canada 150
What you ate for lunch today. The stress you feel over an exam you’re about to take. Your hopes and dreams for the future. Would this information be of interest, or importance, to the people living 50 years from now? From a historical perspective, Josh Morgan,...
Copyright awareness needed ahead of review
Tom Adam wants you to understand, use and advocate for copyright in the academic setting. With Fair Dealing Week (Feb. 20-24) just behind us, and a a statutory review of the Canadian Copyright Act coming this fall, it’s critical to remember the importance and the...
Postdoc fellow tuning in to rhythmic patterns in brain, music
When you’re speaking with Molly Henry, she’s taking note of the rhythms in the conversation you are having. Henry, a postdoctoral fellow at Western’s Brain and Mind Institute (BMI), is interested in how synchronization between brain rhythms and environmental rhythms –...
Zooming in, expanding out: professor builds business out of imaging research
Jeff Carson saw a picture-perfect opportunity to spin his lab work into a new company. The Medical Biophysics professor, whose research focuses on biomedical imaging applications, including photoacoustic tomography to detect breast cancer, recently applied his skills...
Alumna artist receives Governor General’s honour
Shelley Niro can’t see herself doing anything other than making art. “It’s such a deep need to create,” said Niro, MFA’97. “Art is creative. You get your mind going. You get your brain going on something. If nobody did art, if nobody decided to make something new,...
Athletics set to revamp in prep for new director
From funding levels for varsity teams and recreation clubs, to the importance of sponsorship and licensing, Western’s athletics program is getting a long overdue check-up in preparation for its soon-to-be announced athletic director. Following a pair of town hall...
NASA discovery may confirm signs of life in outer space
Earth occupies what planetary scientists sometimes call the “Goldilocks Zone.” Its distance from the sun means it is neither too hot, nor too cold to support liquid water – a key ingredient for life. Astronomers are perpetually on the lookout for planets that, like...
University College renovations well underway
It may not look like it from the outside, but Western’s iconic University College is in the middle of a major overhaul. Built in 1922, University College was one of the first buildings to grace Western’s campus and is currently home to the Faculty of Arts &...