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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PhD student’s conservation work in Ecuador enters finals of SSHRC competition
Western anthropology researcher Tamara Britton has called for taking human communities along while conserving vulnerable species
Western professor wants children’s rehab programs to listen to their voices
Gail Teachman’s research finds focus on being ‘normal’ can be detrimental to children with disabilities
New hemp-based biomaterial may solve global microplastic pollution crisis
Western researchers co-develop sustainable packaging substitute for a wide variety of products
Western hosts plant-based culinary training with peer institutions
Nearly half of all foods offered at Western’s dining halls will be vegan by 2024
Engineering grad creates award-winning AI golf app
Eileen Jurczak created a mobile tool to give golfers real-time PGA pro quick fixes and tips while they play
Penny Pexman named vice-president (research)
The London, Ont. native, award-winning researcher and mentor looks forward to ‘catalyzing’ new, interdisciplinary work
Western establishes pioneering $4M endowed chair for urologic cancer research
Chin-Hardie Chair in Urologic Oncology bolsters Western’s leadership in developing life-saving interventions for cancers of the bladder, kidney and prostate
Expert insight: Shading crops with solar panels can improve farming, lower food costs and reduce emissions
This practice of growing crops in the protected shadows of solar panels is called agrivoltaic farming
Western announces four new Distinguished University Professors
Ten Faculty Scholars also named for outstanding academic achievement
Graduate student dreams of global recognition for home country’s folk games
Ivy Osei founded and leads NGO to develop traditional sports in Ghana
‘I want to be a part of that future’: United Nations trip life-changing for students
Twenty-one students from Western Law visited the UN’s New York headquarters in March
Western Law prof completes acclaimed novel trilogy
Randal Graham explores current law and politics through speculative satire in Nether Regions