Lesley Rigg believes that achieving the best outcomes requires community and connecting with others. Those principles guide her vision as Western’s vice-president of research, and underlie the message in Western Research’s new strategic plan, Mobili …
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Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant
Four Western research projects recently shared in more than $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body has announced.
Prichard named Acting Vice-President (Research)
Noted McGill University academic-clinician Dr. Sarah Prichard has been named Acting Vice-President (Research) at Western for a one-year term, effective July 1, university officials announced today.
New investment sparks next-gen battery research
On Wednesday, Western Engineering professor Andy Sun welcomed to campus members of the China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd (CABRI), including its president, Baiqing Xiong, to celebrate the opening of GLABAT Solid-State Battery Inc., located in the Western Research Park.
Program pairs academic, Indigenous ways
The Learning with Head and Heart program aims to integrate traditional knowledge with research rigour in a 14-week summer program for Indigenous undergraduates.
Pilot program fills gaps in researcher training
In a political climate where division seems to be the norm and facts debatable, Western has gathered a group of 20 researchers to build rapport among each other whiling polishing the skills necessary to be global thought leaders.
Initiative builds academic, personal resilience
A Western-developed mobile app might be the key to helping students assess and manage their responses to stress – all part of a unique web of support in a push to help students work through the challenges of university life.
Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex
A new study led by Western University’s Natasha Mhatre shows how black widow spiders’ body dynamics and posture help them decode important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs.
‘Frontiers fund’ created for cutting-edge work
International, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking research is newly eligible for federal grants from a New Frontiers in Research Fund.
WindEEE’s El Damatty receives Ontario honour
Western Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty has been honoured for his research in developing resilient structures that can withstand earthquakes and high winds.
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
Seven teams of researchers have been awarded funding for transformational research projects in neuroscience, through the first round of the McGill-Western BrainsCAN collaboration grants.
Fighting to win the war against epilepsy
You can’t describe Sophie Cowin without more than a mention of the epilepsy that relentlessly threatens her life. But you also can’t define the 17-year-old solely by her seizures.
World-changing research fueled by new CRCs
Western’s new Canada Research Chairs will have global impact on earthquake preparedness, psychology and neuro-imaging.
Four nab Strategic Partnership Grant
Four Western research projects recently shared in more than $2 million in Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Strategic Partnership Grants, the funding body has announced.
Prichard named Acting Vice-President (Research)
Noted McGill University academic-clinician Dr. Sarah Prichard has been named Acting Vice-President (Research) at Western for a one-year term, effective July 1, university officials announced today.
New investment sparks next-gen battery research
On Wednesday, Western Engineering professor Andy Sun welcomed to campus members of the China Automotive Battery Research Institute Co. Ltd (CABRI), including its president, Baiqing Xiong, to celebrate the opening of GLABAT Solid-State Battery Inc., located in the Western Research Park.
Program pairs academic, Indigenous ways
The Learning with Head and Heart program aims to integrate traditional knowledge with research rigour in a 14-week summer program for Indigenous undergraduates.
Pilot program fills gaps in researcher training
In a political climate where division seems to be the norm and facts debatable, Western has gathered a group of 20 researchers to build rapport among each other whiling polishing the skills necessary to be global thought leaders.
Initiative builds academic, personal resilience
A Western-developed mobile app might be the key to helping students assess and manage their responses to stress – all part of a unique web of support in a push to help students work through the challenges of university life.
Black widow spiders dial up posture for survival, sex
A new study led by Western University’s Natasha Mhatre shows how black widow spiders’ body dynamics and posture help them decode important vibrations that travel through their webs and up their legs.
‘Frontiers fund’ created for cutting-edge work
International, interdisciplinary, fast-breaking research is newly eligible for federal grants from a New Frontiers in Research Fund.
WindEEE’s El Damatty receives Ontario honour
Western Engineering professor Ashraf El Damatty has been honoured for his research in developing resilient structures that can withstand earthquakes and high winds.
Neuroscience grants promote teamwork
Seven teams of researchers have been awarded funding for transformational research projects in neuroscience, through the first round of the McGill-Western BrainsCAN collaboration grants.
Fighting to win the war against epilepsy
You can’t describe Sophie Cowin without more than a mention of the epilepsy that relentlessly threatens her life. But you also can’t define the 17-year-old solely by her seizures.
World-changing research fueled by new CRCs
Western’s new Canada Research Chairs will have global impact on earthquake preparedness, psychology and neuro-imaging.