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Western-trained Egyptologist ‘unwraps’ mummy mystery 

Western-trained Egyptologist ‘unwraps’ mummy mystery 

The secrets of King Amenhotep I had been buried and reburied for three millennia beneath layers of linen and a stunningly lifelike mask. He was the only one of Egypt’s royal mummies whose body was unviewed by modern eyes. Unviewed, that is, until Cair …

Bone and Joint initiative gets funding ‘leg up’

Bone and Joint initiative gets funding ‘leg up’

Researchers at Western’s Bone and Joint Institute received a major financial boost today as the interuniversity CONNECT training program was awarded $1.65 million in funding from NSERC through its Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.

Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute

Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute

Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Western researchers Lauren Flynn, Abouzar Sadrekarimi and Audrey Bouvier will split more than $525,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced today in Ottawa.

Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia

Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia

For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...

Bone and Joint initiative gets funding ‘leg up’

Bone and Joint initiative gets funding ‘leg up’

Researchers at Western’s Bone and Joint Institute received a major financial boost today as the interuniversity CONNECT training program was awarded $1.65 million in funding from NSERC through its Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE) initiative.

Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute

Western establishes The Bone and Joint Institute

Western further buoyed its leadership in musculoskeletal health research with the formation of The Bone and Joint Institute, university research officials announced this week. “Bone and joint disorders are the leading cause of disability in Canada; hundreds of...

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Funding fuels hunt for deeper answers

Western researchers Lauren Flynn, Abouzar Sadrekarimi and Audrey Bouvier will split more than $525,000 in funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), Ed Holder, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced today in Ottawa.

Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia

Mummy’s song, identity return after millennia

For nearly a century, ‘Justine’ lay dormant in the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM). But last month, thanks to Western researcher Andrew Nelson, the Egyptian mummy came to life – as a singer named Nefret-Mut. “When we work with a mummy or skeleton, we are interested in...