Researchers at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have shown for the first time the molecular mechanisms at work that cause cannabidiol (CBD) to block the psychiatric side-effects …
Month: September 2019
Innovators, champions among honorary degrees
Life-saving and game-changing innovators, award-winning artists and international sporting champions stand among seven distinguished individuals to receive honorary degrees when Western hosts its 314th Convocation this fall.
Alumnus targets public health via social media
As celebrity gossip and jokes long dominated social media in Tanzania, Sajjad Fazel, MPH’18, was convinced social media could be used for social good.
Finding ways to share stories
From an early 20th century businessman-turn-author, to a performer who will rock you, to a legendary country outlaw, Visiting Elder Myrna Kicknosway shares some favourite stories when she takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Graffiti incident being investigated
On Thursday, Campus Community Police Service received a report of graffiti, including images of swastikas, drawn on a stall wall inside a men’s washroom in The D.B. Weldon Library. Western strongly condemns anti-Semitism, and hatred of any kind, on our campus. These...
Student research eyes probiotic food access
Non-dairy alternatives for the creation of a life-sustaining probiotic yogurt may offer a new affordable option to African communities that have come to depend on the product, all thanks to the work of a group of seven student researchers.
THE reveals world university rankings
“Relatively small declines” in three heavily weighted metrics were enough to put Western out of the Top 200 in the Times Higher Education magazine’s World University Rankings, according to 2020 data released this week.
Student team takes research to new heights
It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.
Western to help launch Junior Astronauts
Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the interstellar opportunities this mission provides.
Presidents: Postsecondary teamwork key to future
Co-operation, collaboration and community are key to the future of postsecondary education in – and beyond – London, according to the presidents of Western University and Fanshawe College during a Canadian Club of London breakfast forum this morning.
Fulbright scholar to link synchrotron tech, mining
Mining has advanced light years beyond the pickaxe and shovel. Just how much farther it can develop is a question Earth Sciences professor Neil Banerjee is looking to illuminate.
Western emerging generation among New College
Two Western scholars – Lauren Flynn of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering and Janice Forsyth of Sociology – were named among the newest members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists.
Western elite named among Royal Society Fellows
Two Western scholars and one professor emerita – Joy MacDermid of Physical Therapy, Ravi Menon of Medical Biophysics, and Ann Chambers of Oncology, Medical Biophysics and Pathology – have been named among the new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC).