Using advanced research techniques, including a form of artificial intelligence, a team of researchers has discovered unique patterns of blood plasma proteins in patients with suspected long COVID that could improve patient outcomes. Currently, approx …
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Biology dissertation nabbing attention, top honours
Long before Tim Hain, BSc’04, PhD’16 (Biology), completed his dissertation, his work was gaining considerable traction. Hain successfully defended his PhD dissertation in December 2016. Four months earlier he had published four papers in peer-reviewed journals, which...
Book brings together literature, environment
Joshua Schuster knows most would argue environmentalism, at least in its most activist of forms, is a relatively modern concern. Environmental issues weren’t prominent until the 1960s, when American conservationist Rachel Carson, widely credited for advancing the...
Grant fuels research into family challenges
As populations across the Europe and North America age, governments are faced with a changing set of challenges. Sociology professor Rachel Margolis is part of an international team receiving an almost $1.4-million grant funding a project titled, Care, Retirement and...
PhD candidate forging new frontiers in virtual reality
In a quiet corner of Robarts Research Institute, hidden behind a maze of cubicles and black curtains, researchers are pushing the boundaries of reality. It’s in this curious and creative space that PhD candidate Adam Rankin, BSc’07, MSc’09, is taking medical imaging...
Alumna hunts DNA on Red Planet
Astrobiologist alumna Alexandra Pontefract, PhD’13 (Geology), knows finding DNA on the Red Planet will be no easy feat. But it is possible. What’s more, if DNA is found, it’s not far-fetched to think it would be proof of shared ancestry between Earth and Mars. “There...
Researcher: Complexity of humour is no joke
Rod Martin remembers when humour wasn’t serious business. In the 1970s, psychologists didn’t exactly see humour as a worthwhile topic of study, said Martin, who in July, retired after more than three decades of teaching Clinical Psychology at Western. Such perceptions...
Rapid transit meetings scheduled
Western is looking for feedback from students, faculty, staff and alumni regarding the City of London’s push towards a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) model with a pair of consultation sessions on campus. The first meeting is set for this Thursday (Jan. 5) from noon-2 p.m. in...
Newsmakers: Western News looks back on 2016
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of those who contributed to our campus conversation in the last year. Join us in remembering the names and faces that...
Western researchers outline the global HIV/AIDS fight
Western researchers are trying to understand the complexities of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the aim of eventually finding a cure.
Invention takes a new spin on concussion prevention
Some of the best ideas come from drinks at a bar with friends. Theo Versteegh’s revolutionary idea to mitigate concussion in sport was no different. Almost five years ago, around the time famed hockey player Sidney Crosby suffered his second career-altering...
Team looks to rescue, reunite refugees with their history
With a historically heavy focus on the protagonists of the Salvadoran civil war, the stories of tens of thousands of refugees have fallen by the wayside. But now, thanks to the efforts of Western researchers and their colleagues, that history is being rescued and...
Schulich to lead WHO surgical efforts
The Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has been designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.
Biology dissertation nabbing attention, top honours
Long before Tim Hain, BSc’04, PhD’16 (Biology), completed his dissertation, his work was gaining considerable traction. Hain successfully defended his PhD dissertation in December 2016. Four months earlier he had published four papers in peer-reviewed journals, which...
Book brings together literature, environment
Joshua Schuster knows most would argue environmentalism, at least in its most activist of forms, is a relatively modern concern. Environmental issues weren’t prominent until the 1960s, when American conservationist Rachel Carson, widely credited for advancing the...
Grant fuels research into family challenges
As populations across the Europe and North America age, governments are faced with a changing set of challenges. Sociology professor Rachel Margolis is part of an international team receiving an almost $1.4-million grant funding a project titled, Care, Retirement and...
PhD candidate forging new frontiers in virtual reality
In a quiet corner of Robarts Research Institute, hidden behind a maze of cubicles and black curtains, researchers are pushing the boundaries of reality. It’s in this curious and creative space that PhD candidate Adam Rankin, BSc’07, MSc’09, is taking medical imaging...
Alumna hunts DNA on Red Planet
Astrobiologist alumna Alexandra Pontefract, PhD’13 (Geology), knows finding DNA on the Red Planet will be no easy feat. But it is possible. What’s more, if DNA is found, it’s not far-fetched to think it would be proof of shared ancestry between Earth and Mars. “There...
Researcher: Complexity of humour is no joke
Rod Martin remembers when humour wasn’t serious business. In the 1970s, psychologists didn’t exactly see humour as a worthwhile topic of study, said Martin, who in July, retired after more than three decades of teaching Clinical Psychology at Western. Such perceptions...
Rapid transit meetings scheduled
Western is looking for feedback from students, faculty, staff and alumni regarding the City of London’s push towards a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) model with a pair of consultation sessions on campus. The first meeting is set for this Thursday (Jan. 5) from noon-2 p.m. in...
Newsmakers: Western News looks back on 2016
How will we remember 2016? Probably through one or more of these faces. Western News presents its 7th annual Newsmakers issue, a celebration of those who contributed to our campus conversation in the last year. Join us in remembering the names and faces that...
Western researchers outline the global HIV/AIDS fight
Western researchers are trying to understand the complexities of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) with the aim of eventually finding a cure.
Invention takes a new spin on concussion prevention
Some of the best ideas come from drinks at a bar with friends. Theo Versteegh’s revolutionary idea to mitigate concussion in sport was no different. Almost five years ago, around the time famed hockey player Sidney Crosby suffered his second career-altering...
Team looks to rescue, reunite refugees with their history
With a historically heavy focus on the protagonists of the Salvadoran civil war, the stories of tens of thousands of refugees have fallen by the wayside. But now, thanks to the efforts of Western researchers and their colleagues, that history is being rescued and...
Schulich to lead WHO surgical efforts
The Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has been designated a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.