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Western Research Centres
New ICOS director gets in ‘The Games’
Michael Heine will be the first call a lot of reporters make this summer. “Oh yes, we are on the international media Rolodex – that is for sure,” he laughed.
Putting crunch to the test
The Beltone Anechoic Chamber, housed at Western’s National Centre for Audiology, supports a wide range of research projects requiring a highly controlled sound field environment, with fields such as Music, Audiology, Hearing Science and Engineering all making use of...
Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget
Western will have an opportunity to lead the region’s transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing, thanks to a significant investment by the Ontario government, announced Thursday.
Getting devices to talk so patients can listen
While cochlear implants have opened up new worlds for deaf individuals, one Western researcher is looking to bring a balance to adult patients they have not previously experienced. Mathias Dietz, Canada Research Chair (Auditory Neuroscience/Binaural Hearing), is...
Audiology work earns researcher Vanguard Award
When Susan Scollie says millions, she means millions. The Communications Sciences and Disorders professor’s work inside Western’s National Centre for Audiology is helping millions of infants, children and adults hear a brand new world. “People needed a good solution...
Corcoran named head of Centre for Environment and Sustainability
The Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) recently appointed Earth Sciences professor Patricia Corcoran as its new director, through June 30, 2017. Corcoran’s research focuses on natural and anthropogenic sedimentary deposits in order to gain an...
Stocking to deliver Ioannides Address
Western Classics professor Charles Stocking will deliver the 2014 Ioannides Address, How to Kill an Athlete: The Use and Abuse of Training Science in Antiquity, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in HSB 236. The event is sponsored by Western’s International Centre for Olympic...
Bringing vigour to the community
The room is filled with sounds of clanking weights and friendly conversations, as roughly 20 participants begin their strength training.
Campus invited to watch events in Western’s ‘Olympic House’
Western is opening the doors to its ‘Olympic House’ this week.
Fraunhofer Project names advisory board
Western announced last week the new Advisory Board for the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Composites Research @ Western. Charter members of the advisory board include game-changing leaders from the fields of chemical and materials engineering, as well as visionary thinkers from the automotive and machinery sectors.
$1-million gift to support Lawrence Centre
A prominent London business leader known for his faith in the ‘virtuous cycle’ has put that belief into action by donating $1 million to the Ivey Business School which will support public policy and leadership education.
Centre focuses research on The Games we play
By any measure, interest in the Olympic Games has never been greater. The world’s largest sporting spectacle has a broader global reach today than ever before, and viewership of the Games continues to climb.
New ICOS director gets in ‘The Games’
Michael Heine will be the first call a lot of reporters make this summer. “Oh yes, we are on the international media Rolodex – that is for sure,” he laughed.
Putting crunch to the test
The Beltone Anechoic Chamber, housed at Western’s National Centre for Audiology, supports a wide range of research projects requiring a highly controlled sound field environment, with fields such as Music, Audiology, Hearing Science and Engineering all making use of...
Manufacturing evolution gets boost from budget
Western will have an opportunity to lead the region’s transition from traditional to advanced manufacturing, thanks to a significant investment by the Ontario government, announced Thursday.
Getting devices to talk so patients can listen
While cochlear implants have opened up new worlds for deaf individuals, one Western researcher is looking to bring a balance to adult patients they have not previously experienced. Mathias Dietz, Canada Research Chair (Auditory Neuroscience/Binaural Hearing), is...
Audiology work earns researcher Vanguard Award
When Susan Scollie says millions, she means millions. The Communications Sciences and Disorders professor’s work inside Western’s National Centre for Audiology is helping millions of infants, children and adults hear a brand new world. “People needed a good solution...
Corcoran named head of Centre for Environment and Sustainability
The Centre for Environment and Sustainability (CES) recently appointed Earth Sciences professor Patricia Corcoran as its new director, through June 30, 2017. Corcoran’s research focuses on natural and anthropogenic sedimentary deposits in order to gain an...
Stocking to deliver Ioannides Address
Western Classics professor Charles Stocking will deliver the 2014 Ioannides Address, How to Kill an Athlete: The Use and Abuse of Training Science in Antiquity, at 4:40 p.m. Thursday in HSB 236. The event is sponsored by Western’s International Centre for Olympic...
Bringing vigour to the community
The room is filled with sounds of clanking weights and friendly conversations, as roughly 20 participants begin their strength training.
Campus invited to watch events in Western’s ‘Olympic House’
Western is opening the doors to its ‘Olympic House’ this week.
Fraunhofer Project names advisory board
Western announced last week the new Advisory Board for the Fraunhofer Project Centre (FPC) for Composites Research @ Western. Charter members of the advisory board include game-changing leaders from the fields of chemical and materials engineering, as well as visionary thinkers from the automotive and machinery sectors.
$1-million gift to support Lawrence Centre
A prominent London business leader known for his faith in the ‘virtuous cycle’ has put that belief into action by donating $1 million to the Ivey Business School which will support public policy and leadership education.
Centre focuses research on The Games we play
By any measure, interest in the Olympic Games has never been greater. The world’s largest sporting spectacle has a broader global reach today than ever before, and viewership of the Games continues to climb.