A key genomics project led by a Western biologist, which aims to combat infestations of a pesticide-resistant spider mite, has received significant federal funds. Horticulture greenhouse production provides consumers with nearly $4 billion worth of fres …
Research
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
Western researchers take lead on violence prevention
Western researchers will be at the forefront of preventing, detecting and combating family violence and child abuse as part of a 10-year, $100-million investment by the federal government. PreVAiL – Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan Research Network – will serve...
Make It Our Business campaign earns nod
Western’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children has been named among 20 global organizations chosen as finalists for the fourth annual Avon Communications Awards, which recognize outstanding communications campaigns that are...
Novel power source may take flight soon
The beating of a bird’s wings may soon be all the power Western Biology professor Chris Guglielmo needs to generate limitless data on his feathered friends.
Visiting scholar reconnecting cities and an aging population
Don’t blame Stefanie Kuhn for sweating the small stuff. “I’m artsy and I love detail. I notice all the little details – all of them,” said Kuhn, a visiting graduate research scholar in the Faculty of Health Sciences. “In architecture, you get to be a bit of a...
Western Libraries casting a wide net for new plan
The makeover is just beginning for Western Libraries. When Catherine Steeves took up the post of vice provost and chief librarian last fall, she knew a strategic-planning process was on the horizon. “My vision is to position Western Libraries as a catalyst for success...
Study may offer direction for cerebral palsy treatment
A new Western-led study may lead to more guided treatment for young cerebral palsy patients, potentially increasing effectiveness in treatment and reducing frustration for thousands of sufferers.
Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge
Up to 80 per cent of sexually active people will get an HPV (human papillomavirus) infection during their lifetime. And the prevalence peak of HPV infection occurs in the 18-24 age group – that is, university-aged individuals. However, according to one Western...
Science students earn research poster wins
Western Science students Mohammed Asmail and Thasan Kandasamy were named among a select group of North American research poster winners at the 2015 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium in Toronto. Asmail won first prize in the Masters Category for his poster, Host...
Study findings offer new life for stroke sufferers
Results of an international study exploring the effectiveness of a revolutionary stroke treatment may lead to a new lease on life for millions of sufferers previously facing disability or even death, Western researchers say.
Grants to fuel Canada’s future scientists, engineers
Canada’s future scientists and engineers will benefit from a pair of PromoScience grants awarded to two Western researchers, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced Wednesday. Civil and Environmental Engineering professor...
AFAR researchers bring songbird plight to CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-eKQMK0YwM Western researchers, in association with Canadian documentary filmmaker Su Rynard, are sounding the alarm about the mass depletion of songbirds in the Americas in a new film, debuting on CBC this week. SongbirdSOS debuts at...
Health Information Science graduate students host events
Health Information Science graduate students hosted several events during last week’s celebration of Health Information Professionals Week. They held information sessions on Monday and Friday in the lobby of Health Sciences Building, providing information for students...
Western researchers take lead on violence prevention
Western researchers will be at the forefront of preventing, detecting and combating family violence and child abuse as part of a 10-year, $100-million investment by the federal government. PreVAiL – Preventing Violence Across the Lifespan Research Network – will serve...
Make It Our Business campaign earns nod
Western’s Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children has been named among 20 global organizations chosen as finalists for the fourth annual Avon Communications Awards, which recognize outstanding communications campaigns that are...
Novel power source may take flight soon
The beating of a bird’s wings may soon be all the power Western Biology professor Chris Guglielmo needs to generate limitless data on his feathered friends.
Visiting scholar reconnecting cities and an aging population
Don’t blame Stefanie Kuhn for sweating the small stuff. “I’m artsy and I love detail. I notice all the little details – all of them,” said Kuhn, a visiting graduate research scholar in the Faculty of Health Sciences. “In architecture, you get to be a bit of a...
Western Libraries casting a wide net for new plan
The makeover is just beginning for Western Libraries. When Catherine Steeves took up the post of vice provost and chief librarian last fall, she knew a strategic-planning process was on the horizon. “My vision is to position Western Libraries as a catalyst for success...
Study may offer direction for cerebral palsy treatment
A new Western-led study may lead to more guided treatment for young cerebral palsy patients, potentially increasing effectiveness in treatment and reducing frustration for thousands of sufferers.
Research exposes major gaps in HPV vaccine knowledge
Up to 80 per cent of sexually active people will get an HPV (human papillomavirus) infection during their lifetime. And the prevalence peak of HPV infection occurs in the 18-24 age group – that is, university-aged individuals. However, according to one Western...
Science students earn research poster wins
Western Science students Mohammed Asmail and Thasan Kandasamy were named among a select group of North American research poster winners at the 2015 PDAC-SEG Student Minerals Colloquium in Toronto. Asmail won first prize in the Masters Category for his poster, Host...
Study findings offer new life for stroke sufferers
Results of an international study exploring the effectiveness of a revolutionary stroke treatment may lead to a new lease on life for millions of sufferers previously facing disability or even death, Western researchers say.
Grants to fuel Canada’s future scientists, engineers
Canada’s future scientists and engineers will benefit from a pair of PromoScience grants awarded to two Western researchers, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) announced Wednesday. Civil and Environmental Engineering professor...
AFAR researchers bring songbird plight to CBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-eKQMK0YwM Western researchers, in association with Canadian documentary filmmaker Su Rynard, are sounding the alarm about the mass depletion of songbirds in the Americas in a new film, debuting on CBC this week. SongbirdSOS debuts at...