If you have lived in a home with a trampoline in the backyard, you may have observed the unreasonably tall grass growing under it. This is because many crops, including these grasses, actually grow better when protected from the sun, to an extent. And w …
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Expert insight: Why we need open-source science innovation – not patents and paywalls
Looking at the argument that open-source projects will move innovation and science faster
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.
Journey to graduation no game for ‘Shorthop’
While his final eSport season ended prematurely, Kyle Raposo will graduate with memories of more than just titles.
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.
Discovery Grants back 75 research projects
Seventy-five university research projects across seven faculties received more than $13.8 million in Discovery Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Big data project lights path to energy savings
Western researchers are charged up over the use of big data to help utility providers untangle the complexities of consumer energy demand across the country while also planning for a greener future.
Data point way to more efficient, secure networks
Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Abdallah Shami uses a database of 450 million data points to search for patterns and anomalies that could jam telecommunications services and compromise the intermediary servers.
Students land project – after a lost year
One year ago today, a team of Western graduate students launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) 20 km into space with the lofty goal of studying the Earth’s stratosphere. The launch was a success. The retrieval not so much – at least until last week.
Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant
Four Western research projects recently shared in more than $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body has announced.
Lunar researchers prepare for next ‘giant leap’
As Canada joins NASA’s space mission to explore the mysteries of the moon within the next decade, Western will play a key role in preparing for the journey.
Can you imagine that? And more.
Come and internalized the mind-blowing powers of Mary Poppins – and more – when Aleksander Essex takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Pilot program fills gaps in researcher training
In a political climate where division seems to be the norm and facts debatable, Western has gathered a group of 20 researchers to build rapport among each other whiling polishing the skills necessary to be global thought leaders.
Expert insight: Why we need open-source science innovation – not patents and paywalls
Looking at the argument that open-source projects will move innovation and science faster
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.
Journey to graduation no game for ‘Shorthop’
While his final eSport season ended prematurely, Kyle Raposo will graduate with memories of more than just titles.
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.
Discovery Grants back 75 research projects
Seventy-five university research projects across seven faculties received more than $13.8 million in Discovery Grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
Big data project lights path to energy savings
Western researchers are charged up over the use of big data to help utility providers untangle the complexities of consumer energy demand across the country while also planning for a greener future.
Data point way to more efficient, secure networks
Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Abdallah Shami uses a database of 450 million data points to search for patterns and anomalies that could jam telecommunications services and compromise the intermediary servers.
Students land project – after a lost year
One year ago today, a team of Western graduate students launched a high-altitude balloon (HAB) 20 km into space with the lofty goal of studying the Earth’s stratosphere. The launch was a success. The retrieval not so much – at least until last week.
Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant
Four Western research projects recently shared in more than $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body has announced.
Lunar researchers prepare for next ‘giant leap’
As Canada joins NASA’s space mission to explore the mysteries of the moon within the next decade, Western will play a key role in preparing for the journey.
Can you imagine that? And more.
Come and internalized the mind-blowing powers of Mary Poppins – and more – when Aleksander Essex takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.
Pilot program fills gaps in researcher training
In a political climate where division seems to be the norm and facts debatable, Western has gathered a group of 20 researchers to build rapport among each other whiling polishing the skills necessary to be global thought leaders.