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Month: March 2019
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Eleven winners, representing three different faculties, have been awarded Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning in their students.
Discovery unlocks spine disease mysteries
Sufferers of a common spine disease affecting one-third of North American men over 50 may find hope in new therapies and treatments thanks to a breakthrough from an interdisciplinary team of scientists and medical practitioners from the Bone and Joint Institute.
University Drive Bridge reopens to traffic March 8
University Drive Bridge will reopen to motorists on Friday, March 8 – just in time for the university to play host to its annual March Break Open House on March 9, Western officials announce today.
Bringing an alumnus along for the ride
Discover what ‘Elements’ – including tunes penned and sung by Western alumnus Stephan Moccio – usher her into Juno weekend when Don Wright Faculty of Music Dean Betty Anne Younker takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Playing games with the future of music
The future of music won’t be contained to the concert stage – it will be on screens in the games being played by millions around the globe. And if the music industry is going to thrive in the future, it needs to embrace this new performance arena, according to a Western professor.
Students take ‘Action!’ in NSERC contest
Postsecondary students across the country, including two from Western, are getting out of the labs and behind the camera for the annual Science, Action! initiative, sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to highlight how research improves our daily lives.
Companies picking up speed at Western Accelerator
A second cohort of entrepreneurial souls learning how to embrace calculated risk in an effort to create meaningful, sustainable value in the world have been chosen to participate in the Western Accelerator.
Publisher, university clash stokes debate
The decision by one of the world’s largest university systems to end its relationship with the world’s largest scholarly publisher is just as much a clash over universal open access as it is about unsustainable costs, according to postsecondary libraries officials.
This list will spark joy – we promise
It’s the most wonderful time of year all year ’round when Digital Engagement Officer Meghan Cocurullo takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
CulturePlex explores global reach of ‘Gabo’
The continued, universal appeal of Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez – who would have turned 92 on March 6 – is evident in the latest DataPoints publications of the CulturePlex Lab.
Pre-frontal activity can be recipe for obesity
New Western research suggests there’s a link between obesity and the level of activity in a person’s prefrontal cortex. People with less activity in this brain region are more vulnerable to the lure of high-calorie foods rich in sugar and fats.
Project gives kids new view of London art
Juan Bello is counting on the natural curiosity of kids, combined with their love of the latest tech, to spark an excitement for art inside of them.
Western celebrates top teaching talent
Eleven winners, representing three different faculties, have been awarded Western’s highest honours for inspiring active and deep learning in their students.
Discovery unlocks spine disease mysteries
Sufferers of a common spine disease affecting one-third of North American men over 50 may find hope in new therapies and treatments thanks to a breakthrough from an interdisciplinary team of scientists and medical practitioners from the Bone and Joint Institute.
University Drive Bridge reopens to traffic March 8
University Drive Bridge will reopen to motorists on Friday, March 8 – just in time for the university to play host to its annual March Break Open House on March 9, Western officials announce today.
Bringing an alumnus along for the ride
Discover what ‘Elements’ – including tunes penned and sung by Western alumnus Stephan Moccio – usher her into Juno weekend when Don Wright Faculty of Music Dean Betty Anne Younker takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Playing games with the future of music
The future of music won’t be contained to the concert stage – it will be on screens in the games being played by millions around the globe. And if the music industry is going to thrive in the future, it needs to embrace this new performance arena, according to a Western professor.
Students take ‘Action!’ in NSERC contest
Postsecondary students across the country, including two from Western, are getting out of the labs and behind the camera for the annual Science, Action! initiative, sponsored by the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), to highlight how research improves our daily lives.
Companies picking up speed at Western Accelerator
A second cohort of entrepreneurial souls learning how to embrace calculated risk in an effort to create meaningful, sustainable value in the world have been chosen to participate in the Western Accelerator.
Publisher, university clash stokes debate
The decision by one of the world’s largest university systems to end its relationship with the world’s largest scholarly publisher is just as much a clash over universal open access as it is about unsustainable costs, according to postsecondary libraries officials.
This list will spark joy – we promise
It’s the most wonderful time of year all year ’round when Digital Engagement Officer Meghan Cocurullo takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
CulturePlex explores global reach of ‘Gabo’
The continued, universal appeal of Nobel-winning novelist Gabriel García Márquez – who would have turned 92 on March 6 – is evident in the latest DataPoints publications of the CulturePlex Lab.
Pre-frontal activity can be recipe for obesity
New Western research suggests there’s a link between obesity and the level of activity in a person’s prefrontal cortex. People with less activity in this brain region are more vulnerable to the lure of high-calorie foods rich in sugar and fats.
Project gives kids new view of London art
Juan Bello is counting on the natural curiosity of kids, combined with their love of the latest tech, to spark an excitement for art inside of them.