Western has launched a new program to support research collaborations between researchers and non-academic partners from diverse sectors including non-profit, government, industry and corporate. The Research Engagement Collaborative Alliance with Par …
Rotman Institute of Philosophy
First standard resource on philosophy of astrophysics has many Western ties
Scholars Chris Smeenk and Sarah Gallagher, plus three alumni, contribute to volume of essays from leaders shaping the field
Expert insight: Long-acting injectable PrEP is a big step forward in HIV prevention
The HIV prevention drug cabotegravir is not yet available in Canada
Schulich Medicine resident awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship
Dr. Benjamin Chin-Yee to explore AI’s impact on patient care as PhD student at University of Cambridge
New Western Research chair working towards gender-equitable, low-carbon economy
Gender and women’s studies prof Bipasha Baruah named new Strategic Focus chair
Western research takes aim at medical racism
Systemic issues at the root of vaccine hesitancy among some communities
Skelton sees ‘possibilities’ in top Rotman role
Anthony Skelton has no hesitations taking over as Acting Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.
Artist’s work a reminder of work to be done
On June 7, 2006, while on a lunch break as a special education instructor with the Thames Valley District School Board, Vanessa Zita Vanderidder was found dead along the side of her car. Or at least, that is what first responders pronounced her when they arrived on...
Kubrick’s AI nightmare, 50 years later
As David Bowman – the surviving crew member aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – disassembles HAL 9000, the sentient computer pleads in an affectless, monotone voice: “I’m afraid, Dave.” “Dave, my mind is going. I can feel...
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...
Brennan: Why I didn’t protest Jordan Peterson’s visit but newspaper coverage almost makes me wish I did
I don’t like our university’s reputation sometimes. This week, I was at Brock giving an invited guest lecture on micro-inequities and implicit bias to their newly founded women’s caucus and the first question I was asked was about Jordan Peterson. “Didn’t Western give...
Professors’ feminist fitness blog named among top health influencers
Feminist thinkers at Western are giving women in fitness a voice – and now, they’re receiving recognition for it, too. Western professors Tracy Isaacs and Samantha Brennan were recently nominated as one of OptiMYz magazine’s Top 100 Health Influencers. Their blog, Fit...
What exactly am I to make of Barbie’s new bod
When I first heard that Barbie was coming out with three new body types (petite, tall and curvy, in addition to the original doll’s proportions), I was torn.
First standard resource on philosophy of astrophysics has many Western ties
Scholars Chris Smeenk and Sarah Gallagher, plus three alumni, contribute to volume of essays from leaders shaping the field
Expert insight: Long-acting injectable PrEP is a big step forward in HIV prevention
The HIV prevention drug cabotegravir is not yet available in Canada
Schulich Medicine resident awarded prestigious Gates Cambridge scholarship
Dr. Benjamin Chin-Yee to explore AI’s impact on patient care as PhD student at University of Cambridge
New Western Research chair working towards gender-equitable, low-carbon economy
Gender and women’s studies prof Bipasha Baruah named new Strategic Focus chair
Western research takes aim at medical racism
Systemic issues at the root of vaccine hesitancy among some communities
Skelton sees ‘possibilities’ in top Rotman role
Anthony Skelton has no hesitations taking over as Acting Director of the Rotman Institute of Philosophy.
Artist’s work a reminder of work to be done
On June 7, 2006, while on a lunch break as a special education instructor with the Thames Valley District School Board, Vanessa Zita Vanderidder was found dead along the side of her car. Or at least, that is what first responders pronounced her when they arrived on...
Kubrick’s AI nightmare, 50 years later
As David Bowman – the surviving crew member aboard the Discovery One spacecraft in Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey – disassembles HAL 9000, the sentient computer pleads in an affectless, monotone voice: “I’m afraid, Dave.” “Dave, my mind is going. I can feel...
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...
Brennan: Why I didn’t protest Jordan Peterson’s visit but newspaper coverage almost makes me wish I did
I don’t like our university’s reputation sometimes. This week, I was at Brock giving an invited guest lecture on micro-inequities and implicit bias to their newly founded women’s caucus and the first question I was asked was about Jordan Peterson. “Didn’t Western give...
Professors’ feminist fitness blog named among top health influencers
Feminist thinkers at Western are giving women in fitness a voice – and now, they’re receiving recognition for it, too. Western professors Tracy Isaacs and Samantha Brennan were recently nominated as one of OptiMYz magazine’s Top 100 Health Influencers. Their blog, Fit...
What exactly am I to make of Barbie’s new bod
When I first heard that Barbie was coming out with three new body types (petite, tall and curvy, in addition to the original doll’s proportions), I was torn.