An accomplished storyteller and composer, Spy Dénommé-Welch’s true talent may be listening – listening to the land around him for inspiration, grounding and guidance. Western’s Canada Research Chair in Indigenous arts, knowledge systems and educ …
Research
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Bird’s eye view offers insight into building strikes
Brandon Samuels plans to set up cameras this January in hopes of catching footage of birds crashing into windows across campus. Honestly, he really is a nice guy – it’s for science. The Biology PhD student is working on ways to help mitigate the number of birds...
Researcher riffs off brain’s role in improvisation
When you think improvisation, your mind may turn to the likes of John Coltrane or Oscar Peterson. While these giants played traditionally composed tunes, they never seemed to play them the same way twice. Like other masters of musical improvisation, they felt free to...
Space Matters earns PromoScience Award
Although many people are fascinated by space, most Canadians are relatively unaware of how space technologies pervade their everyday life. Space Matters – the brainchild of researchers at the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) – aims to advance awareness of the final frontier.
Alumnus putting big ideas into small batches
In Beamsville, Ont., halfway along the highway between Hamilton and Niagara-on-the-Lake, you can spot a light blue and white barn tucked away on a side road.
Celebrated innovation aids patients in swallowing
If ever you needed to visualize the convergence of research, clinical experience and commercialization, take a close look at the Abilex device and its inventor.
Gallagher named first CSA Science Advisor
LONGUEUIL, Quebec – Physics and Astronomy professor Sarah Gallagher has been named the first Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced today.
Ricci to explore creativity in every campus corner
Listen carefully. There is a faint whisper, somewhere in the back of your head, one that sounds a million miles away yet does not fade. It is the start of something – a poem, a novel or a new theorem in physics – but is still wildly unformed. That, Nino Ricci explains, is the voice of creativity.
Western Libraries takes Barnett legacy into future
In 1918, visionary bibliophile John Davis Barnett donated his personal collection of 40,000 books to enrich the relatively modest library holdings at Western – at the time, housing less than 1,000 works. His only condition was that every page be available to “any earnest seeker of knowledge.” Today, Western Libraries is honouring that century-old pledge by extending the reach of the Barnett collection further than the philanthropic curator and would-be-librarian could have ever imagined.
Study eyes gap in aiding fall-prone seniors
A newly published study shows London-area paramedics are spending at least a month’s worth of time each year literally picking up seniors who have called emergency services after a fall.
Western Libraries built upon Barnett foundation
John Davis Barnett’s quaint home in Stratford was so full of books, he joked their stacks held up the house.
Researchers explore MAID impact on organ donation
A newly published article in the New England Journal of Medicine raises ethical questions and challenges for organ donation in cases where a patient has elected medical assistance in dying (MAID), also known as voluntary euthanasia.
Study: ‘Loyalty points’ can fuel physical activity
Relatively small financial incentives – as little as pennies a day – and goal-setting can increase physical activity, according to a Western-led study published today in the journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.
Bird’s eye view offers insight into building strikes
Brandon Samuels plans to set up cameras this January in hopes of catching footage of birds crashing into windows across campus. Honestly, he really is a nice guy – it’s for science. The Biology PhD student is working on ways to help mitigate the number of birds...
Researcher riffs off brain’s role in improvisation
When you think improvisation, your mind may turn to the likes of John Coltrane or Oscar Peterson. While these giants played traditionally composed tunes, they never seemed to play them the same way twice. Like other masters of musical improvisation, they felt free to...
Space Matters earns PromoScience Award
Although many people are fascinated by space, most Canadians are relatively unaware of how space technologies pervade their everyday life. Space Matters – the brainchild of researchers at the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) – aims to advance awareness of the final frontier.
Alumnus putting big ideas into small batches
In Beamsville, Ont., halfway along the highway between Hamilton and Niagara-on-the-Lake, you can spot a light blue and white barn tucked away on a side road.
Celebrated innovation aids patients in swallowing
If ever you needed to visualize the convergence of research, clinical experience and commercialization, take a close look at the Abilex device and its inventor.
Gallagher named first CSA Science Advisor
LONGUEUIL, Quebec – Physics and Astronomy professor Sarah Gallagher has been named the first Science Advisor to the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, announced today.
Ricci to explore creativity in every campus corner
Listen carefully. There is a faint whisper, somewhere in the back of your head, one that sounds a million miles away yet does not fade. It is the start of something – a poem, a novel or a new theorem in physics – but is still wildly unformed. That, Nino Ricci explains, is the voice of creativity.
Western Libraries takes Barnett legacy into future
In 1918, visionary bibliophile John Davis Barnett donated his personal collection of 40,000 books to enrich the relatively modest library holdings at Western – at the time, housing less than 1,000 works. His only condition was that every page be available to “any earnest seeker of knowledge.” Today, Western Libraries is honouring that century-old pledge by extending the reach of the Barnett collection further than the philanthropic curator and would-be-librarian could have ever imagined.
Study eyes gap in aiding fall-prone seniors
A newly published study shows London-area paramedics are spending at least a month’s worth of time each year literally picking up seniors who have called emergency services after a fall.
Western Libraries built upon Barnett foundation
John Davis Barnett’s quaint home in Stratford was so full of books, he joked their stacks held up the house.
Researchers explore MAID impact on organ donation
A newly published article in the New England Journal of Medicine raises ethical questions and challenges for organ donation in cases where a patient has elected medical assistance in dying (MAID), also known as voluntary euthanasia.