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Month: December 2019

Newsmakers 2019: Changing Campus

Newsmakers 2019: Changing Campus

Today, Western News presents its 10th annual Newsmakers of the Year – a celebration of some of the people, places and things that shaped the year at this institution. Before we start looking ahead to 2020, join us as we take one last look at 2019. Vi …

Research looks to get kids up and running

Research looks to get kids up and running

Rethinking how kids go about their day care days, as well as empowering those charged with caring and educating them, may go a long way toward getting kids much-needed physical activity, according to a Western researcher.

Alumna turns to contest to keep presses rolling

Alumna turns to contest to keep presses rolling

Tara de Ryk admits the idea seemed, even to her, to be a bit ‘loonie’ – keep her Saskatchewan weekly newspaper alive by selling the business for the price of a well-written editorial and a dollar.

Military, medicine partnership grows at Schulich

Military, medicine partnership grows at Schulich

A new office connecting the Canadian Armed Forces and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will help train military doctors and strengthen existing research and partnerships. The Office of Military Academic Medicine aims to make Schulich a world leader in...

McKenzie more than just a dreamer

McKenzie more than just a dreamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4S91gJKQoE&feature=youtu.be Live From Westminster is a concert series where faculty, staff and students are invited to perform live in the Western News newsroom. Admittedly crowded and low-tech, the performances look to showcase...

New audio dome paints research soundscape

New audio dome paints research soundscape

“For too long, auditory research has involved people listening to single sounds in sound booths – and that’s just not how we listen in the real world. Enter the Brain and Mind Institute’s new virtual acoustic space that’s helping neuroscientists at Western understand how our brains process sounds.

Research looks to get kids up and running

Research looks to get kids up and running

Rethinking how kids go about their day care days, as well as empowering those charged with caring and educating them, may go a long way toward getting kids much-needed physical activity, according to a Western researcher.

Alumna turns to contest to keep presses rolling

Alumna turns to contest to keep presses rolling

Tara de Ryk admits the idea seemed, even to her, to be a bit ‘loonie’ – keep her Saskatchewan weekly newspaper alive by selling the business for the price of a well-written editorial and a dollar.

Military, medicine partnership grows at Schulich

Military, medicine partnership grows at Schulich

A new office connecting the Canadian Armed Forces and the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will help train military doctors and strengthen existing research and partnerships. The Office of Military Academic Medicine aims to make Schulich a world leader in...

McKenzie more than just a dreamer

McKenzie more than just a dreamer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4S91gJKQoE&feature=youtu.be Live From Westminster is a concert series where faculty, staff and students are invited to perform live in the Western News newsroom. Admittedly crowded and low-tech, the performances look to showcase...

New audio dome paints research soundscape

New audio dome paints research soundscape

“For too long, auditory research has involved people listening to single sounds in sound booths – and that’s just not how we listen in the real world. Enter the Brain and Mind Institute’s new virtual acoustic space that’s helping neuroscientists at Western understand how our brains process sounds.