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New Western specialization links AI and health research  

New Western specialization links AI and health research  

While artificial intelligence now guides everything from transportation to our music choices, the promise of harnessing data to inform and transform our health has more often been a matter of hope than reality.  This may soon change as Western launches …

Generation Next: Incoming scholar prepares for ‘giant’ steps

Generation Next: Incoming scholar prepares for ‘giant’ steps

He may boast marks in the high 90s, volunteer at a pair of local hospitals, coach youth soccer, work as an athletic therapist’s assistant at his high school and run his own math tutoring business. But, believe us, Dane Sisinni really does have time to breathe. The...

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).

Formula Racing team stays on track

Formula Racing team stays on track

Formula racing is not just a race against time. It is a race against oneself. “There’s a saying in racing, ‘Your car is never ready to compete; it only becomes time to race,’” said Matthew Crossan, external team leader for Western Formula Racing. “If your car is...

Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure

Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure

“We all want to be different, but we crave the same things – a roof, food, safety and freedom of expression,” Pierre Lassonde, esteemed engineer, financier and entrepreneur, told graduates at the Friday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Ling, Thompson named among elite engineers

Ling, Thompson named among elite engineers

Computer Science professor Charles X. Ling and former Western Chancellor John Thompson, BESc’66, LLD’94, along with 48 other distinguished engineers, were recently inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Ling is an internationally known scholar in...

CFI backs Western effort to build safer structures

CFI backs Western effort to build safer structures

Aging structures – like bridges, roads and pipelines – that supply basic services are crumbling around us, at a considerable cost to Canadians. According to Civil & Environmental Engineering professor Timothy Newson, it’s often not just age, but the shifting...

Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain

Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain

It’s painful, inconvenient and costly. But if detected early, implant loosening – the slight movement of a newly replaced hip – can be dealt with, without the need for a major follow-up surgery, according to a group of Western students. Roughly half a million patients...

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...

There’s no place like Dome

There’s no place like Dome

Tornadoes and downbursts wreak havoc on transmission towers across Ontario. While Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty, third from left, cannot control the weather, he can do the next best thing – help build a better tower. Along with fellow Engineering professors...

Bentley earns Killam Research Prize

Bentley earns Killam Research Prize

English and Writing Studies professor David Bentley has been named one of five winners of the Killam Prize, presented by the Canadian Council of the Arts in recognition of his exceptional career achievements.

Project taps into biomass potential

Project taps into biomass potential

With the world’s energy sector constantly facing challenges, Western researcher Hugo de Lasa is working toward one solution for the beleaguered industry - a process of transforming agricultural waste into clean energy and valuable by-products. “The problem is in areas...

Generation Next: Incoming scholar prepares for ‘giant’ steps

Generation Next: Incoming scholar prepares for ‘giant’ steps

He may boast marks in the high 90s, volunteer at a pair of local hospitals, coach youth soccer, work as an athletic therapist’s assistant at his high school and run his own math tutoring business. But, believe us, Dane Sisinni really does have time to breathe. The...

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).

Formula Racing team stays on track

Formula Racing team stays on track

Formula racing is not just a race against time. It is a race against oneself. “There’s a saying in racing, ‘Your car is never ready to compete; it only becomes time to race,’” said Matthew Crossan, external team leader for Western Formula Racing. “If your car is...

Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure

Lassonde: Give of your time, talent and treasure

“We all want to be different, but we crave the same things – a roof, food, safety and freedom of expression,” Pierre Lassonde, esteemed engineer, financier and entrepreneur, told graduates at the Friday, June 12, afternoon session of Western’s 305th Convocation.

Ling, Thompson named among elite engineers

Ling, Thompson named among elite engineers

Computer Science professor Charles X. Ling and former Western Chancellor John Thompson, BESc’66, LLD’94, along with 48 other distinguished engineers, were recently inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE). Ling is an internationally known scholar in...

CFI backs Western effort to build safer structures

CFI backs Western effort to build safer structures

Aging structures – like bridges, roads and pipelines – that supply basic services are crumbling around us, at a considerable cost to Canadians. According to Civil & Environmental Engineering professor Timothy Newson, it’s often not just age, but the shifting...

Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain

Student-engineered ‘smart implant’ may save money, relieve pain

It’s painful, inconvenient and costly. But if detected early, implant loosening – the slight movement of a newly replaced hip – can be dealt with, without the need for a major follow-up surgery, according to a group of Western students. Roughly half a million patients...

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...

There’s no place like Dome

There’s no place like Dome

Tornadoes and downbursts wreak havoc on transmission towers across Ontario. While Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty, third from left, cannot control the weather, he can do the next best thing – help build a better tower. Along with fellow Engineering professors...

Bentley earns Killam Research Prize

Bentley earns Killam Research Prize

English and Writing Studies professor David Bentley has been named one of five winners of the Killam Prize, presented by the Canadian Council of the Arts in recognition of his exceptional career achievements.

Project taps into biomass potential

Project taps into biomass potential

With the world’s energy sector constantly facing challenges, Western researcher Hugo de Lasa is working toward one solution for the beleaguered industry - a process of transforming agricultural waste into clean energy and valuable by-products. “The problem is in areas...