New strategies for teachers and parents on how to teach writing to children in Grade One effectively.
Research
ImPaKT team expands COVID-19 research to target variants of concern
World-class researchers working to re-engineer vaccine to protect against current, emerging variants.
Indigenous health training is a journey, not a check-box
New research shows cultural training programs need more than just filling knowledge gaps
Expert insights: Should cop shows be cancelled or rebooted?
Examining how police procedural television shows influence public’s perception of law and order.
El Salvador research project receives major grant
Western researcher leads collaborative project to document civil war memories.
12 Western scientists and scholars named Canada Research Chairs
From climate change to neuroscience, scope of Western research expertise grows
Migration impacts Ghana women’s health: study
Raising income, economic outlook will break down barriers to reproductive health
Expert insights: Sit less, move more
Reducing sedentary behaviour to improve health and quality of life for long-term care residents
Expert insights: Why many Canadians don’t seem to care about the lasting effects of residential schools
The importance of understanding the harms and violence that continue to impact Indigenous people across Canada
Training the brain to recognize voices
New research from Brain and Mind Institute and UCL suggests people may need to concentrate on the art of conversation more than ever following pandemic lockdowns.
Expert explainer: Mental health in the pandemic’s next phase
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Arlene MacDougall provides strategies on how to manage anxiety as the country moves into the next phase of the pandemic.
Amplifying the voices and needs of parasport participants
A Western-led online platform invites persons with disabilities participating in sport and physical activity to share their lived experiences to inform how to improve accessibility in a post-COVID world.
Xenon-aided MRIs snap sharper images of lungs
An innovative study shows the inert gas has potential to revolutionize the detection of lung ailments
Research sheds light on origins, age of massive impact crater
The Hiawatha crater could be young – as craters go – having formed between 11,700 and 2.6 million years ago
Expert insights: Tennis players’ struggles during COVID-19
The pandemic has disrupted people’s lives globally, including professional tennis players whose revenue streams are impacted due to cancelled or postponed tournaments.
Expert insights: Activist hedge funds joins fight against climate change
Engine No. 1’s win over Exxon Mobil could signal a big shift in how hedge funds view sustainability.
Expert insights: Reconsider COVID-19 vaccination passports
Researchers encourage public debate about the long-term societal impact of vaccine passports.
New tool helps ‘tune’ cochlear implants to improve hearing
Researchers have designed a mathematical tool to help program cochlear implants with precision for each patient’s unique anatomy.
Space grant helps Western expand Moon research
The investment will add to our understanding of the Moon’s geology and geophysics, in advance of plans to land a rover on the Moon within five years.
Scholarship@Western reaches 10 million downloads
The free-to-all electronic repository includes research in more than 1,100 disciplines