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Philosophers focus on AI ethics

Philosophers focus on AI ethics

A new interdisciplinary initiative at Western is putting a human-interest twist on artificial intelligence (AI). Three postdoctoral associates are bringing their unique backgrounds and research interests to the classroom this year to help students bette …

Seed of an idea sprouts Pod for young entrepreneurs

Seed of an idea sprouts Pod for young entrepreneurs

Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...

Professor fuses philosophy, technology for answers

It’s a matter of looking at old questions by way of new technologies. That’s how David Bourget describes the Centre for Digital Philosophy, a new initiative he started within Western’s Department of Philosophy.

New CRC looks to bridge science-philosophy divide

Western professor Stathis Psillos, recruited from the University of Athens, has been named the Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science. Part of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Psillos is a leading philosopher in examining aspects of scientific realism.

Eight named Vanier Scholarship winners

Eight named Vanier Scholarship winners

Eight Western graduate students have been named recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, each receiving $50,000 annually for up to three years. Vanier scholars are selected based on leadership skills and high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering and/or health sciences.

Western-led team delivers world-first ethics guidelines

Led by Charles Weijer of Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy, in association with Jeremy Grimshaw and Monica Taljaard of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, a team of researchers has issued world-first ethics guidelines governing cluster randomized trials (CRTs).

Future of family

Future of family

As we all saw recently with the release of the new Canadian census data, the Canadian family is changing.

Seed of an idea sprouts Pod for young entrepreneurs

Seed of an idea sprouts Pod for young entrepreneurs

Almost overnight, and totally unexpectedly, four Western students have turned a project meant to streamline the 40-hour volunteer requirement for high school students into a successful enterprise. Pod is an online organization tool for clubs, causes and teams, created...

Professor fuses philosophy, technology for answers

It’s a matter of looking at old questions by way of new technologies. That’s how David Bourget describes the Centre for Digital Philosophy, a new initiative he started within Western’s Department of Philosophy.

New CRC looks to bridge science-philosophy divide

Western professor Stathis Psillos, recruited from the University of Athens, has been named the Rotman Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Science. Part of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Psillos is a leading philosopher in examining aspects of scientific realism.

Eight named Vanier Scholarship winners

Eight named Vanier Scholarship winners

Eight Western graduate students have been named recipients of the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, each receiving $50,000 annually for up to three years. Vanier scholars are selected based on leadership skills and high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering and/or health sciences.

Western-led team delivers world-first ethics guidelines

Led by Charles Weijer of Western’s Rotman Institute of Philosophy, in association with Jeremy Grimshaw and Monica Taljaard of the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, a team of researchers has issued world-first ethics guidelines governing cluster randomized trials (CRTs).

Future of family

Future of family

As we all saw recently with the release of the new Canadian census data, the Canadian family is changing.