Researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute are examining whether the use of a daily probiotic can improve outcomes in patients who undergo total knee replacement surgery. There are more than 70,000 knee replacement surgeries in Canada e …
Research
Fulbright award turns up heat on plant study
By the time you read this, Joseph Stinziano will already be in Albuquerque, N.M., honing in on the secrets of boechera depauperata – a heat-tolerant plant that can thrive in temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Stinziano, a PhD candidate in Biology, will spend...
Diet discovery shifts thinking on prehistoric cave bear
Newly discovered information into the inflexible diet of one group of prehistoric bears has scientists rethinking how the creatures lived and what caused the large mammals’ extinction some 25,000 years ago.
Teamwork brews up success for press
If anyone were to tout the benefits of opening yourself up to new voices, it would be Alan Kalbfleisch. Last summer, at the halfway point of earning his master’s degree in Engineering, Kalbfleisch satisfied his interest in learning more about business by taking the...
Tea company’s success reaching a boil
For co-founder Shawn Slade, Booch Organic Kombucha is a nod to yesteryear when health-promoting products were available at the corner store. Even its branding – with its stubby brown bottle and stylized cursive lettering – evokes the idea of grandpa’s old cough...
Lecture turns spotlight to long-ignored trial
The story had all the right ingredients – two high-profile names pitted against one another; calls of defamation and slander; a resultant court case that ended in a $260,000 payout. But the trial went largely uncovered as it unfolded. This month’s Faculty of...
Minister: Survey’s reinstatement ‘a crucial step’
Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan said those who drive innovation through knowledge and ideas, in particular university professors and researchers, are among Canada’s greatest assets and the reason for the return of a Statistics Canada survey to support the...
Feds applaud BrainsCAN potential to lead the world
It is important to support and celebrate research and innovation, but at the end of the day, what matters most is the impact...
New discovery shatters beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study led by Western all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades. The...
Shrubsole tapped for top spot
Geography professor Dan Shrubsole was recently named President of the Canadian Association of Geographers for a two-year term at its Annual Meeting held in Halifax.
Feds back brain research with record-breaking investment
An unprecedented federal research funding push will position Western to radically transform humankind’s understanding of brain disorders. On Tuesday, Western’s BrainsCAN: Brain Health For Life initiative received a $66-million investment from the Canada First Research...
Study explores female athletes, concussions
While research surrounding sport-related concussions has gained momentum, females in less contact-heavy sports have received much less attention than their male counterparts. Western researchers see that as a significant oversight.
Western, Canada continue run among global elite
Canadian universities remained relatively stable in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings, released Tuesday, as experts called “investment in higher education” the key differentiating factor between institutions on the rise (South Korea, Russia, the...
Fulbright award turns up heat on plant study
By the time you read this, Joseph Stinziano will already be in Albuquerque, N.M., honing in on the secrets of boechera depauperata – a heat-tolerant plant that can thrive in temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius. Stinziano, a PhD candidate in Biology, will spend...
Diet discovery shifts thinking on prehistoric cave bear
Newly discovered information into the inflexible diet of one group of prehistoric bears has scientists rethinking how the creatures lived and what caused the large mammals’ extinction some 25,000 years ago.
Teamwork brews up success for press
If anyone were to tout the benefits of opening yourself up to new voices, it would be Alan Kalbfleisch. Last summer, at the halfway point of earning his master’s degree in Engineering, Kalbfleisch satisfied his interest in learning more about business by taking the...
Tea company’s success reaching a boil
For co-founder Shawn Slade, Booch Organic Kombucha is a nod to yesteryear when health-promoting products were available at the corner store. Even its branding – with its stubby brown bottle and stylized cursive lettering – evokes the idea of grandpa’s old cough...
Lecture turns spotlight to long-ignored trial
The story had all the right ingredients – two high-profile names pitted against one another; calls of defamation and slander; a resultant court case that ended in a $260,000 payout. But the trial went largely uncovered as it unfolded. This month’s Faculty of...
Minister: Survey’s reinstatement ‘a crucial step’
Canadian Minister of Science Kirsty Duncan said those who drive innovation through knowledge and ideas, in particular university professors and researchers, are among Canada’s greatest assets and the reason for the return of a Statistics Canada survey to support the...
Feds applaud BrainsCAN potential to lead the world
It is important to support and celebrate research and innovation, but at the end of the day, what matters most is the impact...
New discovery shatters beliefs about Earth’s origin
A new study led by Western all-star cosmochemist Audrey Bouvier proves the Earth and other planetary objects formed in the early years of the Solar System share similar chemical origins – a finding at odds with accepted wisdom held by scientists for decades. The...
Shrubsole tapped for top spot
Geography professor Dan Shrubsole was recently named President of the Canadian Association of Geographers for a two-year term at its Annual Meeting held in Halifax.
Feds back brain research with record-breaking investment
An unprecedented federal research funding push will position Western to radically transform humankind’s understanding of brain disorders. On Tuesday, Western’s BrainsCAN: Brain Health For Life initiative received a $66-million investment from the Canada First Research...
Study explores female athletes, concussions
While research surrounding sport-related concussions has gained momentum, females in less contact-heavy sports have received much less attention than their male counterparts. Western researchers see that as a significant oversight.
Western, Canada continue run among global elite
Canadian universities remained relatively stable in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University rankings, released Tuesday, as experts called “investment in higher education” the key differentiating factor between institutions on the rise (South Korea, Russia, the...