The 2022-2023 Western Awards for Excellence in Teaching have been announced, honouring seven faculty members and a collaborative course development team who redesigned a climate change action course for the department of geography and environment. The r …
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Investment bolsters pandemic research
Nine additional research projects received university backing for their work in supporting recovery efforts for current and future disease outbreaks, Research Western announced this week.
Even mild hits in contact sports changing the brain
Western-led research now shows that those mild impacts are causing subtle brain changes even in the brains of otherwise healthy, symptom-free athletes.
Grad thrives in concert of art and science
Carolyn Tran has found balance in the beauty of science and music.
Passion for the past leads grad to future
While Sanghu (Justin) Kim was busy digging up the past, he was looking forward to the future.
Research becomes medium for grad’s creativity
Alex Levit, MD/PhD’20, sees the entire scientific process as a creative endeavour – from coming up with the research question, to finding ways to answer it, to writing about the findings in a meaningful way.
Support mental health of youth during pandemic
As the pandemic unfolded, my clinical work as an academic child and adolescent psychiatrist also changed. Some of the families I work with are doing better, yet many are experiencing more extreme and varied struggles than they were before the pandemic hit.
Learn from those that handled COVID-19 well
As an epidemiologist and public health physician, Dr. Saverio Stranges has been watching the COVID-19 pandemic unfold across the globe – he is using the evidence to demonstrate what strategies need to be implemented in order to curb the spread early for future outbreaks.
Dean’s List grad advises ‘get out there, take risks’
Reanne Mundadan of Mississauga embraced the challenge of Western’s highly competitive Medical Sciences program in her first year. But she needed more.
Antioxidants in brain linked to improved psychosis treatment
Seeking to understand and influence this disparity, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Lena Palaniyappan and his team are exploring specific chemicals in the brain with the aim of speeding up the time it takes a patient to respond to medication.
Unexpected journey brings it all together for grad
Jumping into the pool that day, Megan Van Gorp did not expect that the next hour would play a major role in changing her life.
Medicine grad guided by promise of ‘a better world’
“I will take action for a better world.” This line is not only part of the Girl Guides of Canada’s Guiding Promise, but a personal mission statement for Michelle Quaye.
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
Western will continue to build on more than a half century of neuroscience research excellence thanks to the recent approval of the Western Institute for Neuroscience.
Investment bolsters pandemic research
Nine additional research projects received university backing for their work in supporting recovery efforts for current and future disease outbreaks, Research Western announced this week.
Even mild hits in contact sports changing the brain
Western-led research now shows that those mild impacts are causing subtle brain changes even in the brains of otherwise healthy, symptom-free athletes.
Grad thrives in concert of art and science
Carolyn Tran has found balance in the beauty of science and music.
Passion for the past leads grad to future
While Sanghu (Justin) Kim was busy digging up the past, he was looking forward to the future.
Research becomes medium for grad’s creativity
Alex Levit, MD/PhD’20, sees the entire scientific process as a creative endeavour – from coming up with the research question, to finding ways to answer it, to writing about the findings in a meaningful way.
Support mental health of youth during pandemic
As the pandemic unfolded, my clinical work as an academic child and adolescent psychiatrist also changed. Some of the families I work with are doing better, yet many are experiencing more extreme and varied struggles than they were before the pandemic hit.
Learn from those that handled COVID-19 well
As an epidemiologist and public health physician, Dr. Saverio Stranges has been watching the COVID-19 pandemic unfold across the globe – he is using the evidence to demonstrate what strategies need to be implemented in order to curb the spread early for future outbreaks.
Dean’s List grad advises ‘get out there, take risks’
Reanne Mundadan of Mississauga embraced the challenge of Western’s highly competitive Medical Sciences program in her first year. But she needed more.
Antioxidants in brain linked to improved psychosis treatment
Seeking to understand and influence this disparity, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Lena Palaniyappan and his team are exploring specific chemicals in the brain with the aim of speeding up the time it takes a patient to respond to medication.
Unexpected journey brings it all together for grad
Jumping into the pool that day, Megan Van Gorp did not expect that the next hour would play a major role in changing her life.
Medicine grad guided by promise of ‘a better world’
“I will take action for a better world.” This line is not only part of the Girl Guides of Canada’s Guiding Promise, but a personal mission statement for Michelle Quaye.
New institute pushes neuroscience excellence forward
Western will continue to build on more than a half century of neuroscience research excellence thanks to the recent approval of the Western Institute for Neuroscience.