Rachel Radyk, Head and Heart fellowship recipient When Rachel Radyk was a teenager, her voice as an AnishinaabeKwe was not always heard. She recalls being dissuaded by a guidance co …
Psychology
Western neuroscientist explores nuances of ‘touchy’ subject
When you reach into your pocket, you can easily tell a button from a coin. But how? Solving this seemingly simple problem is actually amazingly complicated. The long-held scientific explanation is that neurons in the cerebral cortex, which is the part of the brain...
Banting fellowship adds up for Lyons’ math anxiety research
Could your fear of math class, or even the idea of talking about math, impact your academic decisions and overall performance at university? When it comes to math anxiety, choices as to what courses students take, or even the field of study they choose, may stem from...
Mary Wright, visionary educator and pioneering female academic, dies at 98
Mary J. Wright, visionary educator, advocate for children and pioneering female academic, died April 24. She was 98.
Graduate students connect education and neuroscience
Western graduate students Stephanie Budgen and Anna Matejko’s work in the area of cognitive neuroscience is now part of a new web-based, open-access science journal launced by Nature Publishing Group recently at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC.
New lab to capture immigrant experience
A new laboratory exploring immigrant settlement and integration issues will help create a smoother pathway into Canadian society for these vital members of the country’s future economy and labour market, two Western professors say.
Bringing prevention to the community
Peter Jaffe has seen far too much violence in his 40 years working in clinical psychology.
Bringing new opportunity to the community
Victoria Esses has been researching discrimination, immigration and prejudice for more than 20 years. She’s taught psychology, published papers and won awards. She has been named a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) postdoctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo and a SSHRC research fellow at the University of Toronto.
Four Western subjects named among best in nation
Four Western subjects found themselves among the Top 5 institutions in Canada, according to the latest round of QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Continuing a dogged pursuit of the canine mind
The idea of ‘the canine hero’ was, in some sense, the impetus for Western’s Dog Cognition Lab, supervised by Psychology professor emeritus William Roberts, and run by doctoral candidate Krista Macpherson.
Abnormal brain activity points to damage in former players
Football is a rough game that takes a visible toll on the body. Now, researchers say that toll could have a serious mental impact as well.
Study: Media reflection of immigrants not reality
A new Western-led study shows Canadian media outlets exploit already existing negative portrayals of immigrants in order to create a crisis mentality. It’s an approach, researchers argue, that harms the nation as a whole.
Alumna’s hard work, continued education and passion help save lives
From London, Ontario to London, England, Jannah Wigle has transitioned a Bachelor of Health Sciences degree from Western to a position with U.K.-based Options Consultancy Services, a maternal and newborn health program in six African countries, including Malawi.