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Royal Society of Canada celebrates Western scholars

Royal Society of Canada celebrates Western scholars

Seven Western faculty members are being honoured as part of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) class of 2022.  Kim Baines, Aaron Fenster, William Fisher and Adrian Owen were recently announced as RSC Fellows and Arghya Paul as Western’s newest member  …

Rising stars solving health, science puzzles

Rising stars solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Professor’s work adds up for fellowship

Professor’s work adds up for fellowship

A new fellowship award will lend a wider global scope to one Western professor’s research on how children develop numeracy. Psychology professor Daniel Ansari has been awarded a Jacobs Foundation Advanced Research Fellowship, valued at 400,000 Swiss francs (more than...

Signaling awareness in anaesthetized patients

Signaling awareness in anaesthetized patients

For every 1,000 patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia, one or two will wake up during the procedure, unable to move, speak or otherwise indicate to doctors they are conscious and aware of what is happening. Western researchers who have already...

Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada

Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada

Ashraf El Damatty can think of no better motivator than when the 2017 Shanghai Rankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects tapped Western’s Department of Civil Engineering No. 1 in Canada and No. 12 globally. “I feel very proud of my department, my faculty and staff...

Researcher goes deep into sleep for answers

Researcher goes deep into sleep for answers

Researchers have known for some time sleep is important for memory formation. This is especially true for procedural memory, the kind that applies to the brain retaining newly learned, how-to tasks, such as riding a bicycle. The processes that occur during sleep and...

Suicide risk linked to push for perfection

Suicide risk linked to push for perfection

People who believe they must be perfect – and who ultimately can’t deal with the thought of being flawed – are at much greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide, according to a recent Western co-authored study.

Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto

Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto

In just one day on the job, in less than two minutes, Kyle Ashley had issued six tickets – at $150 a pop – to drivers stopped or parked in bike lanes nearby the Eaton Centre along Toronto’s Shuter Street.

Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success

Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success

Individuals in polyamorous relationships report more commitment and investment with their primary partners and report more time spent on sex with their secondary partners, a new study authored by Western researchers has found.

Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’

Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’

Award-winning BBC medical reporter Fergus Walsh was intrigued enough by a Western-led sleep study to spend three days volunteering himself as one of the first participants in what could be the largest study of its kind ever.

Rising stars solving health, science puzzles

Rising stars solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

Young researchers solving health, science puzzles

The core of discovery is research. And the core of good research is a dedicated, inquisitive team of scientists committed to solving some of the key questions of their discipline. Western is proud to highlight the work of teams newly granted Early Researcher Awards...

Professor’s work adds up for fellowship

Professor’s work adds up for fellowship

A new fellowship award will lend a wider global scope to one Western professor’s research on how children develop numeracy. Psychology professor Daniel Ansari has been awarded a Jacobs Foundation Advanced Research Fellowship, valued at 400,000 Swiss francs (more than...

Signaling awareness in anaesthetized patients

Signaling awareness in anaesthetized patients

For every 1,000 patients undergoing surgery and receiving general anaesthesia, one or two will wake up during the procedure, unable to move, speak or otherwise indicate to doctors they are conscious and aware of what is happening. Western researchers who have already...

Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada

Civil Engineering ranked tops in Canada

Ashraf El Damatty can think of no better motivator than when the 2017 Shanghai Rankings Global Ranking of Academic Subjects tapped Western’s Department of Civil Engineering No. 1 in Canada and No. 12 globally. “I feel very proud of my department, my faculty and staff...

Researcher goes deep into sleep for answers

Researcher goes deep into sleep for answers

Researchers have known for some time sleep is important for memory formation. This is especially true for procedural memory, the kind that applies to the brain retaining newly learned, how-to tasks, such as riding a bicycle. The processes that occur during sleep and...

Suicide risk linked to push for perfection

Suicide risk linked to push for perfection

People who believe they must be perfect – and who ultimately can’t deal with the thought of being flawed – are at much greater risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide, according to a recent Western co-authored study.

Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto

Alumnus’ bike lane blitz a viral hit in Toronto

In just one day on the job, in less than two minutes, Kyle Ashley had issued six tickets – at $150 a pop – to drivers stopped or parked in bike lanes nearby the Eaton Centre along Toronto’s Shuter Street.

Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success

Study: Non-monogamous relationships find success

Individuals in polyamorous relationships report more commitment and investment with their primary partners and report more time spent on sex with their secondary partners, a new study authored by Western researchers has found.

Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’

Sleep study gives BBC reporter a ‘wakeup call’

Award-winning BBC medical reporter Fergus Walsh was intrigued enough by a Western-led sleep study to spend three days volunteering himself as one of the first participants in what could be the largest study of its kind ever.