Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. Vladimir Hachinski is a world-leading expert in the link between dementia and stroke and is the 2022 winner of the Potamkin Prize. Often called the “Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research,” the Prize recogni …
At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...
Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...
Teams from across campus turned their attention to the global burden of mental illness in low- and middle-income countries at the local final of the Western World’s Challenge Challenge, held as part of International Week celebrations. The team comprised of Education...
While at Western, Sarah Svenningsen was among the first in Canada to approach medical imaging technology as a potential treatment tool for asthma. Early on, her research indicated MRI technology could be used to deliver targeted, more effective treatment to asthma...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Moira Stewart recently received the Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research, given annually to honour a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research over...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. John Denstedt has been named Secretary-elect of the American Urological Association (AUA), a group of specialists with 22,000 members worldwide. He will assume the role in May 2018, and hold it until May 2019,...
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...
Findings from a recent Western-led survey may indicate that young athletes who suffer concussions may be returning to the field, court or ice too soon, as their brains are continuing to change long after they are cleared for action. Western researcher Ravi Menon and...
For his accomplished career in business, Michael Lazaridis, founder of Blackberry, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws,...
World-renowned neurologist Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, who has transformed the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain – stroke and dementia – has been named one of six physicians to be inducted into the Canadian Medical...
Reconciliation is defined in many sources as an act of healing through bringing parties together after adverse actions. On Oct. 4, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western Law partnered to present an afternoon education session for students, focused...
Nearly $14-million in Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Research Infrastructure Funds for five Western projects was announced today at Robarts Research Institute.
At 10:30 a.m. on weekday mornings, Robarts Research Institute trainees come together for coffee and conversation. While it is an informal social opportunity, given the environment, science and collaboration often come up. And it was such a chance encounter over coffee...
Western Mustangs linebacker Nick Vanin was honoured for his achievements, both on and off the field, with the prestigious Russ Jackson Award at the U SPORTS football All-Canadian Gala Thursday night. Vanin is not only the first Western student-athlete to win the Russ...
Teams from across campus turned their attention to the global burden of mental illness in low- and middle-income countries at the local final of the Western World’s Challenge Challenge, held as part of International Week celebrations. The team comprised of Education...
While at Western, Sarah Svenningsen was among the first in Canada to approach medical imaging technology as a potential treatment tool for asthma. Early on, her research indicated MRI technology could be used to deliver targeted, more effective treatment to asthma...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Moira Stewart recently received the Maurice Wood Award for Lifetime Contribution to Primary Care Research, given annually to honour a researcher who has made outstanding contributions to primary care research over...
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. John Denstedt has been named Secretary-elect of the American Urological Association (AUA), a group of specialists with 22,000 members worldwide. He will assume the role in May 2018, and hold it until May 2019,...
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...
Findings from a recent Western-led survey may indicate that young athletes who suffer concussions may be returning to the field, court or ice too soon, as their brains are continuing to change long after they are cleared for action. Western researcher Ravi Menon and...
For his accomplished career in business, Michael Lazaridis, founder of Blackberry, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws,...
World-renowned neurologist Dr. Vladimir Hachinski, who has transformed the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain – stroke and dementia – has been named one of six physicians to be inducted into the Canadian Medical...
Reconciliation is defined in many sources as an act of healing through bringing parties together after adverse actions. On Oct. 4, the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and Western Law partnered to present an afternoon education session for students, focused...
Nearly $14-million in Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Research Infrastructure Funds for five Western projects was announced today at Robarts Research Institute.