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Page from first book printed in England now housed at Western

Page from first book printed in England now housed at Western

As a special collections librarian, Deborah Meert-Williston is always on the lookout for rare works. Last fall, she spied something big: a page from one of the first books printed in England by William Caxton, in 1476. The leaf, from the first edition of G …

Funding helps Engineering professor CREATE opportunities

Funding helps Engineering professor CREATE opportunities

MONTREAL, Quebec — Western Engineering professor Xianbin Wang, a Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communications, has been named among 15 initiatives receiving a portion of $24 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.

Technology teamup targets liver cancer

Technology teamup targets liver cancer

Western has teamed up with the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) and Claron Technology Inc. in developing hardware and original software modules in the treatment of liver cancer in developing countries.

Researchers explore childhood development and sleep patterns

Researchers explore childhood development and sleep patterns

Be it the stress of poor work-life balance and everyday living or the seemingly endless stream of technological advancement unleashed globally on a daily basis, sleep patterns have become neglected for some and nightmarish for others over the past 20 years. And it’s not adults but children that are most likely to be affected.

Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’

Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’

As the London community mourns the death of local community leader Don Smith, co-founder of global construction giant EllisDon, the Western community remembers a man who, literally, helped build the university from the ground up. Smith died Tuesday at the age of 89.

Funding helps Engineering professor CREATE opportunities

Funding helps Engineering professor CREATE opportunities

MONTREAL, Quebec — Western Engineering professor Xianbin Wang, a Canada Research Chair in Wireless Communications, has been named among 15 initiatives receiving a portion of $24 million in funding through the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.

Technology teamup targets liver cancer

Technology teamup targets liver cancer

Western has teamed up with the Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC) and Claron Technology Inc. in developing hardware and original software modules in the treatment of liver cancer in developing countries.

Researchers explore childhood development and sleep patterns

Researchers explore childhood development and sleep patterns

Be it the stress of poor work-life balance and everyday living or the seemingly endless stream of technological advancement unleashed globally on a daily basis, sleep patterns have become neglected for some and nightmarish for others over the past 20 years. And it’s not adults but children that are most likely to be affected.

Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’

Smith remembered as one who ‘literally helped build Western’

As the London community mourns the death of local community leader Don Smith, co-founder of global construction giant EllisDon, the Western community remembers a man who, literally, helped build the university from the ground up. Smith died Tuesday at the age of 89.