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Study pinpoints role of language disruptions in psychosis

Study pinpoints role of language disruptions in psychosis

Just as a small airport would have challenges handling massive plane traffic, people with psychosis may experience communication difficulties because non-language parts of the brain are trying to manage communications tasks, new research from Western and L …

How imaging investment is paying off for Western

Dr. Ting-Yim Lee’s work was the centerpiece of a recent Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) study pointing to medical imaging not only as “one of Canada’s research and development strengths,” but also as a sound investment for past – and future – federal dollars.

Two research pillars honoured with Hellmuth Prize

Western professors Stewart Harris of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Charles Weijer of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have been awarded the 2014 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) has provided Western researchers with access to much-needed infrastructure, including the high-performance IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputers and cloud computing and agile computing platforms that are unlike any others in Canada.

City pledges accelerated support to medical network

City pledges accelerated support to medical network

The proposed London Medical Innovation and Commercialization Network took another step closer to reality Monday night when the city council’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee pledged an immediate $5 million in support of the network’s Phase 1. The move speeds up the initial plan for the city to invest $1 million annually over a decade.

Professor charges toward better battery life

While you may see a Chevrolet Volt here, or a Nissan Leaf there, the future of the electric car has a way to go when it comes to safety, cost and, especially, performance. However, Engineering professor Andy Sun may have an answer to that final challenge.

Lab findings put patients on sound footing

Imagine being able to look inside the body in motion, and see not only the biomechanics of bones and joints, but also their interaction with the outside world.

Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects

Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects

Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORFRI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants last month at Robarts Research Institute.

Funding fuels Western brain disease research

New funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will help a Western researcher unlock a previously underexplored portion of the brain, giving his team a unique look into how certain diseases attack.

ORF announces backing for six projects

ORF announces backing for six projects

Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORF-RI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants this morning at Robarts Research Institute.

How imaging investment is paying off for Western

Dr. Ting-Yim Lee’s work was the centerpiece of a recent Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) study pointing to medical imaging not only as “one of Canada’s research and development strengths,” but also as a sound investment for past – and future – federal dollars.

Two research pillars honoured with Hellmuth Prize

Western professors Stewart Harris of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Charles Weijer of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have been awarded the 2014 Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

Eight Western projects fueled by consortium

The Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP) has provided Western researchers with access to much-needed infrastructure, including the high-performance IBM Blue Gene/Q supercomputers and cloud computing and agile computing platforms that are unlike any others in Canada.

City pledges accelerated support to medical network

City pledges accelerated support to medical network

The proposed London Medical Innovation and Commercialization Network took another step closer to reality Monday night when the city council’s Investment and Economic Prosperity Committee pledged an immediate $5 million in support of the network’s Phase 1. The move speeds up the initial plan for the city to invest $1 million annually over a decade.

Professor charges toward better battery life

While you may see a Chevrolet Volt here, or a Nissan Leaf there, the future of the electric car has a way to go when it comes to safety, cost and, especially, performance. However, Engineering professor Andy Sun may have an answer to that final challenge.

Lab findings put patients on sound footing

Imagine being able to look inside the body in motion, and see not only the biomechanics of bones and joints, but also their interaction with the outside world.

Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects

Campus Digest: ORFRI announces backing for six projects

Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORFRI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants last month at Robarts Research Institute.

Funding fuels Western brain disease research

New funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will help a Western researcher unlock a previously underexplored portion of the brain, giving his team a unique look into how certain diseases attack.

ORF announces backing for six projects

ORF announces backing for six projects

Six London-based research teams – five based at Western, one at the Lawson Health Research Institute – will share more than $7.4 million from the Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure (ORF-RI) program to further their discoveries. London North Centre MPP Deb Matthews announced the grants this morning at Robarts Research Institute.