It is a common hack to stretch a balloon out to make it easier to inflate. When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string. Noah Stocek, a PhD student collaborating with Western physicist Giovanni Fanchini, has developed a n …
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Program aims to help first-year Indigenous students thrive and connect with language, culture
Grants from Parr Centre for Thriving to also support new students’ mental health, wellness
Western teams lead pioneering research in small modular reactors
Engineering teams explore safe, efficient and scalable nuclear power generation
Western to stop selling plastic bottled water by new year
Free, accessible water available across campus at more than 200 refill stations
Food insecurity doubles rate of severe hypoglycemia in diabetic adults: Study
Rising cost of living makes findings alarming for diabetes patients, says Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor
New registrar focused on building community, ‘exceptional’ student experience
Marisa Modeski, who joined Western in May, outlines her vision and reflects on her approach
Researchers earn Canadian Academy of Health Sciences honours
From work on the brain to children’s mental health, research recognized for impact on patient care
Expert insight: World’s largest radio telescope brings new research opportunities
Canadian researchers will have access to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in South Africa and Australia
Riverfest returns to Western campus, with focus on water justice
Multimedia art exhibit, coffee house, water walk among events to celebrate Antler River
Western researcher launches land-inspired opera set in a canoe
Spy Dénommé-Welch wrote story, co-composed music for Canoe, which premieres Sept. 12
Expert insight: Agrivoltaics is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for
Placing vertical solar panels on farming land allows for energy production and higher yields
Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths
Aggressive energy policies needed to decrease carbon emissions and minimize loss of lives, says new study
Western takes animal and plant research to the field in globe-spanning trips
Immersive wilderness expeditions introduce biology students to nature, scientific principles
Program aims to help first-year Indigenous students thrive and connect with language, culture
Grants from Parr Centre for Thriving to also support new students’ mental health, wellness
Western teams lead pioneering research in small modular reactors
Engineering teams explore safe, efficient and scalable nuclear power generation
Western to stop selling plastic bottled water by new year
Free, accessible water available across campus at more than 200 refill stations
Food insecurity doubles rate of severe hypoglycemia in diabetic adults: Study
Rising cost of living makes findings alarming for diabetes patients, says Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor
New registrar focused on building community, ‘exceptional’ student experience
Marisa Modeski, who joined Western in May, outlines her vision and reflects on her approach
Researchers earn Canadian Academy of Health Sciences honours
From work on the brain to children’s mental health, research recognized for impact on patient care
Expert insight: World’s largest radio telescope brings new research opportunities
Canadian researchers will have access to the Square Kilometre Array Observatory in South Africa and Australia
Riverfest returns to Western campus, with focus on water justice
Multimedia art exhibit, coffee house, water walk among events to celebrate Antler River
Western researcher launches land-inspired opera set in a canoe
Spy Dénommé-Welch wrote story, co-composed music for Canoe, which premieres Sept. 12
Expert insight: Agrivoltaics is the silver bullet Alberta’s Conservatives have wished for
Placing vertical solar panels on farming land allows for energy production and higher yields
Climate-changing human activity may cause 1 billion deaths
Aggressive energy policies needed to decrease carbon emissions and minimize loss of lives, says new study
Western takes animal and plant research to the field in globe-spanning trips
Immersive wilderness expeditions introduce biology students to nature, scientific principles