Hearing begins as physics but is shaped by experience. The brain doesn’t simply receive sound – it learns how to interpret it, using brain plasticity to map voices in space, filter noise and make sense of the auditory world, much like learning to …
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Western grads receive Governor General’s Gold Medal
Prestigious medal awarded for academic excellence at the graduate level
In photos: Western celebrates fall convocation
Six fall convocation ceremonies were held at Alumni Hall
Western students win international undergraduate competition
The Global Undergraduate Awards name both global and regional winners from Western
Western launches Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory
New research centre will transform understanding of damaging winds, hail and flash floods in Canada
Expert explainer: How the Electoral College works in U.S. presidential elections
Professor Matthew Lebo explains the U.S. system for voting for president
Author and lawyer joins Western as 2024-25 writer-in-residence
Saeed Teebi hopes to build connections, community
Eating asteroids? Western research team creates possible food for space travel
Open-source bioreactor developed to turn plastic into protein serves as prototype
Western engineering students build bridge for rural Eswatini community
Footbridge over the Phongolane River eliminates dangerous crossing, connects locals to essential services during rainy season
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Gynaecological surgery to address abnormal bleeding associated with future hysterectomy
Western’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies launches its first research centre
Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies empowers and educates on digital technology impacts
Homecoming in photos: Western is purple and proud
Western students, alumni flood campus for vibrant array of Homecoming activities
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Office of Indigenous Initiatives fosters space for community connections, meaningful practices