It was a long, long 40 hours of travel deserving of its own Tolkienian novel. First, computer science student Gabriel Lemos Rodrigues boarded a pre-dawn flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil to Heathrow Airport in London, England. Then he skipped across the Atl …
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‘Maturity,’ ‘readiness’ led to cluster designation
From a pool of interesting and innovative ideas, one group of Western researchers – and their readiness for the “next level” of research collaboration – stood out for reviewers.
Musculoskeletal Health tapped as next Cluster of Research Excellence
Millions of bone-and-joint aliment sufferers across Canada, and around the world, will benefit from the collective capabilities of Western’s latest high-profile research investment, university officials said this week.
Study: Marijuana poses greater risk to youth who suffer from depression
Western-led research suggests marijuana use may pose a greater risk to brain function if you are currently, or have in the past, suffered from depression. Led by Department of Psychiatry professor Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, these findings may have implications for the...
Dyckok: Difficult to cross the line, when you have no idea where it is
Editor’s note: As part of a Canadian election monitoring mission, Western professor Marta Dyczok visited Sumy Region in Ukraine. In this report, which first aired on Public Radio Ukraine, Hromadske Radio, she tells of her experience of visiting Ukraine’s unprotected...
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered to celebrate its crumbling. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, five Western scholars reflect on that moment’s meaning.
Priestman: Reflecting on me, my Wall and I
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Borchert: Bringing freedom into focus for millions
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nathans: Fall reminded world of power of peaceful protest
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nagl: The World Cup, post-Wall cinema and the re-rebranding of Berlin
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Dyczok: Rising up in a far different world
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate Anusha Ratneswaran first became interested in studying Osteoarthritis when she saw the effects of the disease first hand while working as a kinesiologist in a cardiac rehabilitation program. “Many of the patients with...
Read All Over book reviews, Oct. 30
World of Fantasy: The Life and Art of Anna P. Baker By Beryl Hutchinson and Roz Hermant The names of Paul Peel and Greg Kurnoe are well-established London-based artists, but so little has been said about child prodigy Anna P. Baker, born as Patricia Ethel Valentine in...
‘Maturity,’ ‘readiness’ led to cluster designation
From a pool of interesting and innovative ideas, one group of Western researchers – and their readiness for the “next level” of research collaboration – stood out for reviewers.
Musculoskeletal Health tapped as next Cluster of Research Excellence
Millions of bone-and-joint aliment sufferers across Canada, and around the world, will benefit from the collective capabilities of Western’s latest high-profile research investment, university officials said this week.
Study: Marijuana poses greater risk to youth who suffer from depression
Western-led research suggests marijuana use may pose a greater risk to brain function if you are currently, or have in the past, suffered from depression. Led by Department of Psychiatry professor Dr. Elizabeth Osuch, these findings may have implications for the...
Dyckok: Difficult to cross the line, when you have no idea where it is
Editor’s note: As part of a Canadian election monitoring mission, Western professor Marta Dyczok visited Sumy Region in Ukraine. In this report, which first aired on Public Radio Ukraine, Hromadske Radio, she tells of her experience of visiting Ukraine’s unprotected...
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
In August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered to celebrate its crumbling. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, five Western scholars reflect on that moment’s meaning.
Priestman: Reflecting on me, my Wall and I
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Borchert: Bringing freedom into focus for millions
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nathans: Fall reminded world of power of peaceful protest
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Nagl: The World Cup, post-Wall cinema and the re-rebranding of Berlin
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
Dyczok: Rising up in a far different world
On Aug. 13, 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected, thereby dividing overnight a city, families and dueling ideologies for the next 28 years. On Nov. 9, 1989, the world watched as jubilant crowds gathered on both sides of that Wall to celebrate the opening of its...
PhD candidate among elite Osteoarthritis researchers
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry PhD candidate Anusha Ratneswaran first became interested in studying Osteoarthritis when she saw the effects of the disease first hand while working as a kinesiologist in a cardiac rehabilitation program. “Many of the patients with...
Read All Over book reviews, Oct. 30
World of Fantasy: The Life and Art of Anna P. Baker By Beryl Hutchinson and Roz Hermant The names of Paul Peel and Greg Kurnoe are well-established London-based artists, but so little has been said about child prodigy Anna P. Baker, born as Patricia Ethel Valentine in...