Media Releases Archives: December 2014
Brain and Mind Institute confirms echolocation acts as ‘sixth’ sense for blind people
December 22, 2014
A new study by neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute has further demonstrated that human echolocation operates as a viable ‘sense’, working in tandem with other senses to deliver information to people with visual impairment.
Researchers aim to use entrepreneurship in Kenya to make mental health the bottom line
December 19, 2014
Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Toronto, Queen’s University and the Africa Mental Health Foundation to develop a new model of recovery from mental illness in a low-income region of Kenya.
The Joyce Foundation donates $5 million to ignite students’ potential
December 19, 2014
A $5-million donation to Western University from The Joyce Foundation will offer students facing adversity hope for a promising future.
Western’s Faculty of Education improving children’s mental health through new Single Ceiling initiative
December 18, 2014
Western University’s Faculty of Education is working to improve care for vulnerable children and enable ground-breaking research by organizing children’s mental health experts and supports together into one unique location.
Western Law professor joins WADA investigation into Russian doping allegations
December 16, 2014
Western University law professor and veteran sport arbitrator Richard McLaren has been appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate allegations of widespread, systematic doping and cover-ups in Russia.
Canadian Arrhythmia Network to be hosted at Western University
December 15, 2014
The Government of Canada announced $26.3 million in funding today to establish the Canadian Arrhythmia Network (CANet) as a Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) hosted at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Two Western Law professors appointed to the bench
December 15, 2014
In an unprecedented move, two Western University Law professors have been tapped for judicial appointments on the same day.
Western University researchers uncover clues about childhood leukemia
December 11, 2014
Researchers from Western University have identified a gene that has the potential to wipe out cancer cells in a common form of childhood leukemia.
New research from Brain and Mind Institute able to grasp what can’t be seen
December 11, 2014
Cognitive neuroscientists at Western University have proved that people have an unconscious ability to control and even manipulate objects without knowledge of size or space.
Western plans groundbreaking Master of Media in Journalism & Communication
December 8, 2014
Western University announced a new Master of Media in Journalism & Communication today, becoming the first university in Canada to offer a master’s program combining the two disciplines.