Media Releases Archives: September 2015

A dirty secret that could save lives and six more health issues featured at this year’s Mini Medical School

September 30, 2015

Do fecal transplants really save lives? How does the brain decide what to focus on and what to ignore? How…

Medical residents help to reduce emergency department wait times

September 28, 2015

Western University researchers have completed the first study demonstrating that medical residents are associated with a reduction in emergency department…

Western’s Board of Governors releases review of presidential compensation

September 28, 2015

Western University’s Board of Governors today released an independent review of President Amit Chakma’s employment contract that was conducted by…

Veteran’s Class holds special ceremony honouring fallen comrades during Western’s Homecoming Weekend

September 25, 2015

Western University’s Medicine Class of 1950 also known as the Veteran’s Class will hold a special ceremony as part of…

Western to host observatory viewing for rare eclipsed Supermoon Sunday

September 25, 2015

The Moon will move completely into the Earth’s shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this…

Western collaborative study shows future Athabasca River flows may not sustain water demands for Alberta oil sands

September 23, 2015

The Alberta oil sands, the world’s third-largest crude oil reserve, require fresh water from the Athabasca River – lots of…

Western students receive high marks at The Undergraduate Awards

September 23, 2015

Emma Rose Bonanno and 26 Western University colleagues were named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide…

Western to brief media on new approach to Homecoming weekend

September 23, 2015

Western University is taking a fresh approach to its annual Homecoming celebrations this week as it welcomes alumni from across…

The Royal Society of Canada welcomes five Western faculty members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

September 22, 2015

The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) named five Western University faculty members as part of the incoming cohort of The…

Western University celebrates Dr. Ian McWhinney, the founding father of family medicine

September 22, 2015

From kitchen tables to hospital boardrooms and government offices, the future of family medicine is one of the most talked…