Mental health help and a rabbit puppet may seem an unlikely pair. That’s kind of the point. Researchers at Western’s Mary J. Wright Child and Youth Development Clinic and mental health advocate Paula Jesty were looking for something unique, fun an …
Education
Hibbert tapped as Acting Dean of Education
Veteran Education researcher and administrator Kathy Hibbert has been named Acting Dean of the Faculty of Education, for a term that runs Oct. 1-June 30, 2020, Andrew Hrymak, Provost and Vice-President (Academic) announced this week.
Student team takes research to new heights
It was a launch in partnership with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) that took more than their research vehicle to new heights. For a group of Western students, it was a continuing lesson in technology and teamwork.
Western to help launch Junior Astronauts
Thanks to a new $400,000 grant from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), Western is going to shape how Canada’s youth get engaged in the interstellar opportunities this mission provides.
Lefty, righty brains count on same area for numbers
Lefties and righties may put pen to paper from different sides of the page, but when it comes to numbers, everything adds up using the same point in the brain, according to a recent Western study.
Epilepsy Toolkit earns national honours
Sometimes when Dylan Di Girolamo zoned out in class, her teachers or classmates thought she was just tired. One person, thinking she was high, once phoned police for help. Unfortunately, those misconceptions about seizures did not simply vanish when someone thought to check her MedicAlert bracelet.
New centre brings researchers, classrooms closer
Led by Education professor Daniel Ansari, the new Centre for the Science of Learning looks to generate evidence-based insights into how children learn best and then work closely with school boards and teachers to put that knowledge into classrooms and education boardrooms.
Hellmuth Prize 2019 awarded to Jaffe, Sun
Education professor Peter Jaffe and Engineering professor Andy Sun have been awarded the 2019 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research. The honour recognizes faculty members with outstanding international reputations for their contributions in research.
Five receive Frontiers research funding
Five innovative, early-career Western researchers have been awarded funding for interdisciplinary research, ranging from pre-term birth predictors to concussions.
Education evolution moves faculty to new levels
In less than a decade, Dean Vicki Schwean and her colleagues have transformed the Faculty of Education, overseeing its evolution from a “teacher’s college” into a fully formed, financially autonomous research faculty that offers innovative academic and professional training in Canada and beyond.
Backed program targets domestic violence
The Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) at the Faculty of Education has received $2.088 million to develop training for federally regulated workers to recognize and respond to domestic violence in the workplace.
‘Quinn-tatorship’ marches band to unrivalled success
Quinn Fleming sat in the Mustang Lounge of the University Community Centre pondering a question he asked himself. It took him awhile to come up with an answer. But the one he eventually landed on reflected perfectly on who he has become at Western.
Education launches Global Initiatives Office
Western Education will look to its newly created Global Initiatives Office to strengthen the faculty’s international presence and improve supports for its graduate students, university officials announced this week.