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‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

For Michelle Hamilton, public history wields a special kind of power. It preserves the past, informs the present and has the potential to influence the future. This is the driving force behind her latest project.

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.

Black Fly lands on way to ‘create conversation’

Black Fly lands on way to ‘create conversation’

An innovative London-based spirits company, the first to be awarded a distillery license in Ontario in more than a century, has become the first in Canada to affix single-use breathalyzers to its highly popular mixed drinks. Western alumnus Rob Kelly, BA’87, is the...

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Two weeks after Western Law professor Randal Graham’s first work of fiction, Beforelife, was released, he was sitting upstairs in his home, writing, when he got an unexpected home visit. “It was one of the editors of ECW Press, she was freaking out because she had...

Project develops understanding of photography, family

Project develops understanding of photography, family

Thy Phu wants you to see beyond the photograph. She wants you to consider not only what is pictured, but what is missing – and why. She wants you to think about who is taking the photo and the power that comes with selecting the image that resides in the frame. This...

More water doesn’t always slow kidney disease: study

More water doesn’t always slow kidney disease: study

A new study of water intake among people with chronic kidney disease is literally a “glass-half-full scenario,” said Dr. William Clark. Clark, professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and a Lawson Health Research Institute scientist, said standard...

Scientists hold key to winning fight against ‘fake news’

Scientists hold key to winning fight against ‘fake news’

On March 27, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly rode a rocket to the International Space Station. Waving up at him from Earth was Mark Kelly, his moustachioed twin brother. While they were 400 vertical kilometres apart, NASA scientists studied how the human body reacts to...

Medical innovation put to the test amid chaos, violence

Medical innovation put to the test amid chaos, violence

*Posted May 14th on his personal blog* A few days ago, I wrote about our first day of field trials for an open source 3D-printed tourniquet in Gaza. The Glia team worked overtime to address and fix the problems we identified. Thanks to help from the 3D printing,...

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

‘Hear, Here’ dials up history around city

For Michelle Hamilton, public history wields a special kind of power. It preserves the past, informs the present and has the potential to influence the future. This is the driving force behind her latest project.

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western celebrates 311th Convocation

Western continues to celebrate its 311th Convocation alongside hundreds of freshly minted graduates and their families and friends this week. Ceremonies, featuring addresses by the following honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days.

Black Fly lands on way to ‘create conversation’

Black Fly lands on way to ‘create conversation’

An innovative London-based spirits company, the first to be awarded a distillery license in Ontario in more than a century, has become the first in Canada to affix single-use breathalyzers to its highly popular mixed drinks. Western alumnus Rob Kelly, BA’87, is the...

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Law professor’s novel garnering honours

Two weeks after Western Law professor Randal Graham’s first work of fiction, Beforelife, was released, he was sitting upstairs in his home, writing, when he got an unexpected home visit. “It was one of the editors of ECW Press, she was freaking out because she had...

Project develops understanding of photography, family

Project develops understanding of photography, family

Thy Phu wants you to see beyond the photograph. She wants you to consider not only what is pictured, but what is missing – and why. She wants you to think about who is taking the photo and the power that comes with selecting the image that resides in the frame. This...

More water doesn’t always slow kidney disease: study

More water doesn’t always slow kidney disease: study

A new study of water intake among people with chronic kidney disease is literally a “glass-half-full scenario,” said Dr. William Clark. Clark, professor at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and a Lawson Health Research Institute scientist, said standard...

Scientists hold key to winning fight against ‘fake news’

Scientists hold key to winning fight against ‘fake news’

On March 27, 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly rode a rocket to the International Space Station. Waving up at him from Earth was Mark Kelly, his moustachioed twin brother. While they were 400 vertical kilometres apart, NASA scientists studied how the human body reacts to...

Medical innovation put to the test amid chaos, violence

Medical innovation put to the test amid chaos, violence

*Posted May 14th on his personal blog* A few days ago, I wrote about our first day of field trials for an open source 3D-printed tourniquet in Gaza. The Glia team worked overtime to address and fix the problems we identified. Thanks to help from the 3D printing,...