Media Releases Archives: 2018
Western-led research team uncovers lost images from the 19th century using 21st century tech
June 22, 2018
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silver plates, after…
The Salamander Foundation gifts $1 million to environmental engineering Chair at Western
June 14, 2018
Western Engineering will continue to lead the charge in mitigating the effects of pollution on the environment and public health…
Western Education receives funding for cannabis education
June 13, 2018
Western University’s Faculty of Education has received $99,000 from the Public Health Agency of Canada to work with stakeholders on…
Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion
June 12, 2018
Neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of a blind woman able…
Research shows if your eyes wrinkle when you smile or frown, you appear more sincere
June 11, 2018
Researchers at Western University have shown that our brains are pre-wired to perceive wrinkles around the eyes as conveying more…
‘Fueled’ by electric cars, the University of Otago wins 2018 World’s Challenge Challenge
June 8, 2018
A team of extraordinary students from the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand has won the 2018 World’s Challenge…
Students from around the world solve global issues with $52,500 at stake
June 5, 2018
Students from some of the world’s best universities are visiting Western University this week to compete in the international World’s…
Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby
May 31, 2018
A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term,…
Immigrant and refugee youth turn to Western Music to cross borders
May 30, 2018
Six months ago, some of them had never picked up a musical instrument. Now, a multicultural, seven-member music ensemble composed…
Gender and race activist coming to Western to discuss violence against women and girls
May 29, 2018
Author, filmmaker and cultural theorist Jackson Katz will discuss the important role that educators and parents play in addressing violence…