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Western University among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2015
For the second year in a row, Western University has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers.
Western University positions itself among world leaders in bone and joint research
The university is investing $5 million to support a team of all-star researchers from across five faculties to provide them with additional personnel, resources and infrastructure to attract, retain and mentor future leaders.
Western to host 12th annual International Symposium for Olympic Research
Many of the world’s leading Olympic Games researchers will meet at Western University this week for a major conference focused on understanding the cultural importance of the multi-billion dollar, biennial international sporting competition.
Online Surveillance: Classes Without Quizzes shines light on your ‘digital shadow’
Western University’s popular complimentary lecture series, Classes Without Quizzes, returns for a new season.
New study finds parents’ happiness depends on number of children and age at first birth
A new study by a Western University demographer shows that the happiness trajectories of new parents vary greatly depending on the age when people have their first child and how many children they have.
Western researchers identify potential therapeutic target for Osteoarthritis
Researchers at Western University have identified a specific gene that plays a key role in the degradation of cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA).
Toronto Election Study finds Doug Ford’s policies favoured, even if he is not
The Toronto Election Study (TES) has collected information from nearly 3,000 respondents and principal investigators are now in a position to draw some conclusions about the policy preferences of Torontonians, and what they could mean for the outcome of the election.
New Canada Research Chair finds promise from proteins for cancer, neurodegenerative disease
With nearly 200,000 new cancer diagnoses expected in Canada this year alone, researchers are focusing on new keys to unlock our understanding of the disease.
Toronto Election Study suggests keys wards to watch on Election Day, predicts high re-election rate for incumbents
With more than 2,800 responses from eligible Toronto voters, the Toronto Election Study (TES) is in the final drive of its pre-election survey.
Western-led study reveals state of crisis in Canadian foster care system
A new study of foster care in Canada led by a researcher at Western University reveals a shrinking number of foster care providers are available across the country to care for a growing number of children with increasingly complex disorders. The study, led by Alan...
Western music historian makes near 1,000-year-old discovery
After years of study, many deep in the manuscript room at the Bibliothèque nationale de France, an award-winning musicologist from Western University discovered the earliest surviving handwritten manuscripts featuring notation above musical text or lyrics – a technique fundamentally still used today.