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Discovering useful prep for climate calamity
Find out how to prepare your family, community and our city regions to the coming climate shocks of the 21st century when Geography professor Gabor Sass takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Skelton sees ‘possibilities’ in top Rotman role
Anthony Skelton has no hesitations taking over as Acting Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.
Asthma therapy may differ for women
For women depending on steroids to treat severe asthma, their body’s estrogen may not only be preventing the treatment from working effectively, but making the asthma worse, according to a recent Western study.
Vanier’s death turns eyes to legacy, ideas
Jean Vanier’s legacy will continue on in the thousands of people committed to shared community among people with and without disabilities, says the Director of a new Western-based research centre founded in his name.
Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant
Four Western research projects recently shared in more than $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body has announced.
Robillard: Offering insight into speech, stuttering
Stuttering. For many, the word may conjure up childhood memories of Porky Pig or, more recently, the movie The King’s Speech. However, stuttering affects approximately 70 million people worldwide.
Western takes steps to rise to Challenge
Western looks to get the campus community up and moving when the annual Global Challenge kicks off on May 22, leading into 100 dedicated days of wellness.
Study: Opioid crisis burning out doctors
As the opioid crisis take a deadly toll in human lives, the complex needs of patients in chronic pain are also leaving their doctors increasingly exhausted and overwhelmed, a new Western-led study says.
Notable organist finds keys to perfect sound
An assemblage of Braille music sheets pours out from a well-used black leather folder on the organ bench, but it remains untouched – an unspoken reminder that he has committed to memory almost six decades of repertoire. This place, this instrument, is John Vandertuin’s home.
Sass brings sustainable message to community
First, take little steps. That’s how Geography professor Gabor Sass suggests Londoners can start to reduce their carbon footprint, before they stride towards more significant changes.
Project eyes easier prostate cancer diagnosis
For the estimated 21,000 Canadian men diagnosed with prostate cancer annually, the answer to potential treatments may soon be as simple as a urine test, according to one Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry graduate student.
Music Hall celebrates Smoke for lifetime in song
Mary Lou Smoke was surprised enough to learn she was being inducted into the Forest City London Music Hall of Fame. But she never could have imagined the text she received on her way to accept her Lifetime Achievement Award.