Western engineers have created a new static, four-legged walker that can be constructed from materials and fasteners commonly available from hardware stores like wooden dowels and screws. The joints are all 3D-printed and the entire design is completely op …
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Burley: Live a full and balanced life
It all goes much too quickly, Stephen Burley warned graduates at the Thursday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking
Be prepared to shape yourself into entrepreneurial, resilient, confident agents of change, Kevin Lynch told graduates during the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4aCWcA1WsQ As Andrew Nelson slices his way through half a millennium of history, he is unlocking secrets of Small Wonders. Led by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York and Rijksmuseum in...
Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts
In the last 25 years, the rate and number of child deaths around the world has been cut by more than one half. While this progress is impressive, child deaths, as well as maternal deaths, remain a huge issue for developing countries, including Rwanda and Burundi....
Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’
Debra Dawson never imagined the possibilities. “I never had to do what I did; I wanted to do it. And there’s a difference,” said the Director of Western’s Teaching Support Centre. “There are so many multiple opportunities at a university like this. The things I’ve...
Senate, research reports rolled out
As university Senate heads into its summer break, the Western community can look forward to transitioning from ‘fact-finding’ to ‘action-taking’ after more than a year of governing body introspection. Officially, four committees were addressing issues that arose from...
Zecevic named GSA fellow
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named among the newest cohort of international fellows for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
Pregnancy lab celebrates decades of life-changing research
Michelle Mottola was her own first guinea pig. Her pregnancy with her youngest daughter was the first test in the R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise and Pregnancy Lab, that has since led to national guidelines on exercise and pregnancy. Recently, the Kinesiology...
LAB*B helps take youth ideas to action
At any given time, conversations can range from the next big entrepreneur, a collaboration on an arts project, a potential business startup or even a community initiative around mental health. And that’s exactly what former Western student Harpreet Zingh, and Harman...
Richard Ivey Building takes top design honours
The Richard Ivey Building was recently presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture, the top honour presented by the Ontario Association of Architects.
Research could remove patients from transplant list
By curing the hepatitis C disease, almost one-third of patients on the active liver transplant waiting list can be removed, said a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor, saving thousands of dollars and opening up positions for those in dire need for a...
New test to stop bacteria at factory door
What began as a conversation between parents at a hockey game could very well lead to the faster detection of a deadly E. coli bacteria, with the potential to drastically improve food safety around the world. “One of my original partners, Michael Brock, our sons...
Burley: Live a full and balanced life
It all goes much too quickly, Stephen Burley warned graduates at the Thursday afternoon session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Lynch: Now is the time for fresh thinking
Be prepared to shape yourself into entrepreneurial, resilient, confident agents of change, Kevin Lynch told graduates during the morning session of Western’s 307th Convocation.
Western unlocks secrets of Small Wonders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4aCWcA1WsQ As Andrew Nelson slices his way through half a millennium of history, he is unlocking secrets of Small Wonders. Led by the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), Metropolitan Museum of Art (MMA) in New York and Rijksmuseum in...
Funding spurs perinatal health-care efforts
In the last 25 years, the rate and number of child deaths around the world has been cut by more than one half. While this progress is impressive, child deaths, as well as maternal deaths, remain a huge issue for developing countries, including Rwanda and Burundi....
Award celebrates her ‘oasis of discovery’
Debra Dawson never imagined the possibilities. “I never had to do what I did; I wanted to do it. And there’s a difference,” said the Director of Western’s Teaching Support Centre. “There are so many multiple opportunities at a university like this. The things I’ve...
Senate, research reports rolled out
As university Senate heads into its summer break, the Western community can look forward to transitioning from ‘fact-finding’ to ‘action-taking’ after more than a year of governing body introspection. Officially, four committees were addressing issues that arose from...
Zecevic named GSA fellow
Health Studies professor Aleksandra Zecevic has been named among the newest cohort of international fellows for the Gerontological Society of America (GSA), the nation’s largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging.
Pregnancy lab celebrates decades of life-changing research
Michelle Mottola was her own first guinea pig. Her pregnancy with her youngest daughter was the first test in the R. Samuel McLaughlin Foundation Exercise and Pregnancy Lab, that has since led to national guidelines on exercise and pregnancy. Recently, the Kinesiology...
LAB*B helps take youth ideas to action
At any given time, conversations can range from the next big entrepreneur, a collaboration on an arts project, a potential business startup or even a community initiative around mental health. And that’s exactly what former Western student Harpreet Zingh, and Harman...
Richard Ivey Building takes top design honours
The Richard Ivey Building was recently presented with the Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Design Excellence in Architecture, the top honour presented by the Ontario Association of Architects.
Research could remove patients from transplant list
By curing the hepatitis C disease, almost one-third of patients on the active liver transplant waiting list can be removed, said a Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor, saving thousands of dollars and opening up positions for those in dire need for a...
New test to stop bacteria at factory door
What began as a conversation between parents at a hockey game could very well lead to the faster detection of a deadly E. coli bacteria, with the potential to drastically improve food safety around the world. “One of my original partners, Michael Brock, our sons...