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 …
Student research supports expanded rollout for more sustainable campus
Outstanding faculty members and a team of course designers are being honoured for excellence
Western biophysicists examined performance of small jumping spiders to better understand physical actions that propel animals from one place to another.
Aimee van Wynsberghe’s journey to Bonn runs through Western and CSTAR.
The gorse spider mite has provided a Western research team with the genomic framework for new bio-nanomaterials based on its silk.
This was a year of quirky critter news in international headlines, from ancient beavers to murder hornets.
Four Western faculty have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list, reflecting influential work in their chosen fields.
Step into professor emeritus Brock Fenton’s bat cave as the chiropterologist takes a flight of fancy during his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Living a too-distant border away from his grandmother, Medical Sciences/Biology student Harshil Shah worried about how some isolated, elderly people were managing without the help they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing professor Cheryl Forchuk and Biology professor Jeremy McNeil have been awarded the 2020 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
Discover plenty of conversation topics to fill any dead air during family Zoom time when Department of Biology Chair Mark A. Bernards takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
A new study from Western identifies a specific gene in fruit flies that drives female mate acceptance and rejection – a vital discovery for understanding how all species, including humans, survive and thrive on Earth.
Student research supports expanded rollout for more sustainable campus
Outstanding faculty members and a team of course designers are being honoured for excellence
Western biophysicists examined performance of small jumping spiders to better understand physical actions that propel animals from one place to another.
Aimee van Wynsberghe’s journey to Bonn runs through Western and CSTAR.
The gorse spider mite has provided a Western research team with the genomic framework for new bio-nanomaterials based on its silk.
This was a year of quirky critter news in international headlines, from ancient beavers to murder hornets.
Four Western faculty have been named to the Highly Cited Researchers 2020 list, reflecting influential work in their chosen fields.
Step into professor emeritus Brock Fenton’s bat cave as the chiropterologist takes a flight of fancy during his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Living a too-distant border away from his grandmother, Medical Sciences/Biology student Harshil Shah worried about how some isolated, elderly people were managing without the help they needed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing professor Cheryl Forchuk and Biology professor Jeremy McNeil have been awarded the 2020 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
Discover plenty of conversation topics to fill any dead air during family Zoom time when Department of Biology Chair Mark A. Bernards takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
A new study from Western identifies a specific gene in fruit flies that drives female mate acceptance and rejection – a vital discovery for understanding how all species, including humans, survive and thrive on Earth.