To further strengthen Western’s long-standing partnership with Makerere University, a delegation led by President Alan Shepard signed a memorandum of understanding today in Kampala with Uganda’s largest and oldest institution of higher learning. …
Jeff Renaud
‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth
Western astronomer calculates paths of all known asteroids to rule out planetary impact
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
Researchers use MRI to show how health of placenta may influence childhood cognition, behaviour
Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula
Western astrophysicists in team examining James Webb images from distant space system
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
Astrobiologist Catherine Neish finds Titan may not have enough amino acids for life to emerge
Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions
Sarah Gallagher and international researchers examine Hubble Space Telescope images of galactic encounters
Northern Tornadoes Project finds 2023 had fewer and milder tornadoes in Canada
Western project documents 86 tornadoes in 2023, down from record-breaking 129
“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company
Headquartered in London, it was best-known for licensed trading card sets
Discovery changes understanding of water’s history on the Moon
Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated
New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen partners with U.K. science museum in research driven by immersive video games
Western, international researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history
Ancient genomes help trace demographic shifts, shared ancestry of modern communities
Western-led team designs prototype to analyze minerals in Martian rocks
Working with industry partner, Earth sciences professor Roberta Flemming successfully tested miniaturized device
‘Zero chance’ infamous Apophis collides with another asteroid, redirects to Earth
Western astronomer calculates paths of all known asteroids to rule out planetary impact
New study links placental oxygen levels to fetal brain development
Researchers use MRI to show how health of placenta may influence childhood cognition, behaviour
Researchers find destruction of oceans’ worth of water per month in Orion Nebula
Western astrophysicists in team examining James Webb images from distant space system
Funding for Western nuclear energy projects fuels a safe future
Researchers Hamidreza Abdolvand and Samantha Gateman are studying safe production and used fuel storage for small modular reactors
Saturn’s largest moon most likely non-habitable: Western study
Astrobiologist Catherine Neish finds Titan may not have enough amino acids for life to emerge
Hubble traces “string of pearls” star clusters in galaxy collisions
Sarah Gallagher and international researchers examine Hubble Space Telescope images of galactic encounters
Northern Tornadoes Project finds 2023 had fewer and milder tornadoes in Canada
Western project documents 86 tornadoes in 2023, down from record-breaking 129
“Sweet smell of gum”: Western prof collecting stories of the iconic O-Pee-Chee Company
Headquartered in London, it was best-known for licensed trading card sets
Discovery changes understanding of water’s history on the Moon
Western cosmochemist finds early lunar crust had more water than previously estimated
New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen partners with U.K. science museum in research driven by immersive video games
Western, international researchers reconstruct Balkan genomic history
Ancient genomes help trace demographic shifts, shared ancestry of modern communities
Western-led team designs prototype to analyze minerals in Martian rocks
Working with industry partner, Earth sciences professor Roberta Flemming successfully tested miniaturized device