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Bone and Joint Institute
Engineering student and alumnus place top two at Mayo Clinic competition
The winning ideas could enhance safety for paramedics in remote settings and improve the fit of prostheses.
Alternate type of surgery may prevent knee replacement
An under-used knee operation could supplant more major surgery for people in early stages of osteoarthritis.
Combined forces help combat the pain and disability of arthritis
Professor Joy MacDermid and fellow Bone and Joint Institute collaborators recognized by Arthritis Society
Four new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, one renewed
The Canada Research Chairs program invests up to $295-million annually to attract, support and retain some of the world’s most outstanding scholars and scientists.
New Western study shows no pain, no gain for knee osteoarthritis
For people with osteoarthritis, exercise hurts. A lot. A new Western study shows, with the right exercise, working through the initial pain can help.
Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than people with more education
Americans with university degrees or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University.
Reimagined lab work changes engineering courses
Engineering students will face demanding, ‘re-imagined’ labs, often using materials they have at home.
Feds fund innovative Western research
Researchers looking to develop green technologies, understand consumer decision-making and improve learning outcomes for children with autism are among those benefiting from new federal funding.
‘Smart walker’ helps prevent falls
Wagner Souza, has combined experience with neuroscience to create ‘smart’ medical devices, including a fall-prevention walker.
Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions
Western has recruited some of the top PhD graduates, medical students and residents from across the country to be part of the sixth cohort of its Medical Innovation Fellowship (MIF) program.
‘Perfect fit’ opens door to new opportunities
It was quite the finish to Ian Villamagna’s PhD career at Western.
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
Western will continue to build on more than a half century of neuroscience research excellence thanks to the recent approval of the Western Institute for Neuroscience.
Homegrown idea looks to solve ventilator shortage
A homegrown idea to create a 3-D printed ventilator might be the answer to a global problem first exposed in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rapid Research Fund backs Western-led ideas
Western researcher-led projects have been named among 15 initiatives provincewide as part of the government’s $20-million Ontario COVID-19 Rapid Research Fund.
University investment pushes pandemic research forward
Western-led research to aid humanity in its resilience and recovery efforts during the current and future disease outbreaks got a recent boost thanks to university backing of 13 projects, Research Western announced this week.
Silvia Penuela, Matthew Teeter named Young Innovators
Anatomy and Cell Biology professor Silvia Penuela and Medical Biophysics and Surgery professor Matthew Teeter have been named recipients of a Petro-Canada Young Innovator Awards.
Isolation reshapes how kids play, stay active
This indefinite span of COVID-19 isolation can be more than a month-long stretch on the couch for kids if parents and guardians are willing to lead the way, according to Western experts in children’s physical activity.
El Naggar, MacDermid earn top scholar honours
A pair of Western scholars – Civil and Environmental Engineering professor Hesham El Naggar and Physical Therapy professor Joy MacDermid – have been honoured with Distinguished University Professorships.
Eight faculty honoured for teaching excellence
Eight exceptional faculty members have been awarded Western’s highest honours for leading and inspiring their students. Collectively and individually, they exemplify the heart of excellence in teaching – and their influence has stretched across faculties, disciplines and decades.