A team of Western researchers has developed a simple test – faster and more accurate than any approved thus far in Canada – to determine who has developed COVID-19 antibodies.
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Unlocking Canada’s competitiveness in 2021 and beyond
Former Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz believes the Canadian economy will rebound, although some sectors will continue to struggle.
Combined forces help combat the pain and disability of arthritis
Professor Joy MacDermid and fellow Bone and Joint Institute collaborators recognized by Arthritis Society
How do social media and loss of sleep affect young people’s mental health?
Research shows teen girls with sleep problems are especially prone to anxiety and depression.
Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 77 tornadoes in Canada for 2020
The team conducted 409 investigations, thanks in part to reports from everyday Canadians.
Activist author Desmond Cole challenges journalists, media and status quo
Advocacy and activism can be exhausting but it’s less soul-searing than the systemic racism endured every day by Canadians who are Black, Indigenous and People of Colour.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
Using Statistics Canada data, professor Rachel Margolis found a policy change to parental benefits in Quebec led to a 6-per-cent decrease in separation and divorce among heterosexual couples.
In-person classes delayed to February 21: COVID-19 update
Western delays in-person instruction to February 21, following Reading Week. Virtual classes go ahead as planned.
Alumnus Frank Worrell named psychology association president
His mother’s demand that he aim high led Worrell to Western, and to the top of the American Psychological Association.
Scholarships launched in memory of Iranian students
Chemistry student Hadis Hayatdavoudi and three other Western students aboard Flight PS752 will be remembered through scholarships.
High-tech lighting can kill COVID-19 on surfaces: ImPaKT research
A lighting system, designed by Western alumni and tested by ImPaKT researchers, can decontaminate high-touch surfaces.
Notable Western researchers, scholars, alumni appointed to Orders of Canada and Ontario
A combat surgeon and English professor emeritus are among several Western-connected Canadians to be celebrated with top national and provincial honours.
Abe Oudshoorn, Betty Anne Younker, alumni make Mayor’s Honour List
More than half the recipients have Western connections
Province-wide shutdown for Ontario: COVID-19 update
What the province-wide shutdown – effective Saturday, December 26 – means for Western’s academic and campus operations.
Report tells stories of Indigenous resilience through COVID-19
Narratives of strength and hope during COVID-19 are the focus of a new report on Indigenous health.
Christy R. Bressette to lead Indigenous Initiatives at Western
New research underscores the importance of the measles vaccine
Study shows the measles virus can potentially compromise the body’s ability to fight other infections.
The year that was … completely unpredictable
2020 at Western will forever be known as a watershed.
Year in review: Western research addresses One Big Problem
Every faculty at Western brought some new research insight to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Year in review: Faster-than-fast research capability
We are speed. Western became the first Canadian university with a 5G research network.