Media Releases Archives: 2017
Western appoints Director of Sport and Recreation Services
May 15, 2017
Christine Stapleton, a proven leader in athletics at both the university and national sport level, was announced as Western University’s…
Make an impact (crater) during free “cool science” day at Western
May 11, 2017
Build a rocket, control a RoboRoach, pan for gold, see the Sun’s glowing hot gas and shoot gummy bears from…
Western and Library and Archives Canada partner to preserve Canada’s documentary heritage
May 11, 2017
Western University and Library and Archives Canada (LAC) announced a partnership today that will see LAC working closely with researchers…
Western students unearth 150-year-old headstones at local cemetery
May 11, 2017
Five Western students working on a tombstone archeology project at Woodland Cemetery have discovered as many as 60 stone…
Smile, and the world thinks you’re older: study
May 9, 2017
Turn that frown upside-down? Not if you’re keen on looking younger, you shouldn’t. A new study shows that smiling can…
After tough times, pre-teens’ brains wired for rewards
May 4, 2017
Adversity leads pre-teens to be more impulsive by making their brains more sensitive to rewards, a new Western University study…
Simple blood tests lead to improved hypertension treatment in African countries
May 2, 2017
Using two simple blood tests, Western University researchers were able to drastically improve treatment for resistant hypertension across three sites…
Stroke prevention among older Ontarians may also reduce risk of some dementias
May 1, 2017
Ontario’s stroke prevention strategy appears to be having an unexpected, beneficial side effect: a reduction also in the incidence of…
Three Western students name Martian craters
April 28, 2017
Not just anybody can name a crater. But if you are keenly interested in studying these planetary potholes, it’s easier…
Five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser joins See the Line this summer
April 26, 2017
Five-time Olympic medalist Hayley Wickenheiser is adding her voice to the conversation about concussion in sport as part of See the…