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Medical Innovation Fellows to generate new solutions

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. While some adaptations will take place because of COVID-19 res …

Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future

Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future

Imagine playing Super Mario Bros. or Super Monkey Ball, but instead of following the action on a screen, you are part of the action, immersed in the landscape. If you liked the above mentioned platform games, you’ll love MushroomBallVR. But first, the new virtual...

Jiang earns nuclear industries honour

Jiang earns nuclear industries honour

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Jin Jiang was recently awarded the 2015 Harold A. Smith Outstanding Contribution Award, presented by the Canadian Nuclear Association and Canadian Nuclear Society, for his contributions in instrumentation and control for...

Researchers earn Medical Devices paper award

Researchers earn Medical Devices paper award

A team of Western and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) researchers have received the 2014 Best Paper Award of the Journal of Medical Devices, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for their paper, A Dual-Arm 7-DOF...

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).

Nursing thesis tops September downloads

Nursing thesis tops September downloads

According to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Western’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 38,534 full-text downloads and 162 new submissions posted in September. The five most popular theses were: Barriers to Education in Homeless...

Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future

Kickstarter campaign eyes gaming future

Imagine playing Super Mario Bros. or Super Monkey Ball, but instead of following the action on a screen, you are part of the action, immersed in the landscape. If you liked the above mentioned platform games, you’ll love MushroomBallVR. But first, the new virtual...

Jiang earns nuclear industries honour

Jiang earns nuclear industries honour

Electrical and Computer Engineering professor Jin Jiang was recently awarded the 2015 Harold A. Smith Outstanding Contribution Award, presented by the Canadian Nuclear Association and Canadian Nuclear Society, for his contributions in instrumentation and control for...

Researchers earn Medical Devices paper award

Researchers earn Medical Devices paper award

A team of Western and Canadian Surgical Technologies and Advanced Robotics (CSTAR) researchers have received the 2014 Best Paper Award of the Journal of Medical Devices, published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for their paper, A Dual-Arm 7-DOF...

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Research teams backed with nearly $20 million

Western and Lawson Health Research Institute researchers recently received a financial boost from the Government of Ontario as 20 projects are now being backed by the Ontario Research Fund (ORF).

Nursing thesis tops September downloads

Nursing thesis tops September downloads

According to the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Western’s Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository had 38,534 full-text downloads and 162 new submissions posted in September. The five most popular theses were: Barriers to Education in Homeless...