Media Releases Archives: 2017
Revenge of the big ‘bots comes to Western
March 30, 2017
More than 1,000 high school students on 36 teams — along with robots that they have built and programmed —…
Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter
March 29, 2017
For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the “wrong” way around the sun has been playing a cosmic…
Genetic testing rates for ovarian cancer low across Ontario
March 29, 2017
Genetic testing rates for ovarian cancer low across Ontario Less than seven per cent of Ontario women with the most…
London Health Research Day answers emerging questions in human health
March 24, 2017
Can implantable technology help deliver targeted therapies for brain cancer? Can exercise during pregnancy for diabetic mothers reduce the…
Western to be host to powwow on Saturday
March 24, 2017
A powwow and full day of dancing, drumming and song wraps up Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University on Saturday. Western…
Closing the world’s equity gap requires concerted policy shifts, says Indian activist
March 22, 2017
The gap between rich and poor, between powerful and disenfranchised, has rarely been more pronounced than it is now, says…
Rules needed to guide rapidly evolving field of medical robotics, Western expert says
March 15, 2017
An international team of experts, including a Western University electrical engineer and medical robotics expert, is recommending ways of taming…
Purple pride on display at Western’s March Break Open House
March 10, 2017
More than 6,000 high school students and their families are expected to descend on Western University this Saturday, March 11, to study…
Brain cells show teamwork in short-term memory, Western-led study shows
March 6, 2017
Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists…
Western appoints Erika Chamberlain new Dean of Law
March 3, 2017
Erika Chamberlain has been named the new Dean of Western University’s Faculty of Law, beginning May 1, 2017. Chamberlain —…