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.
In an effort to better understand how climate change will affect ecosystems and human society as a whole, philosophers, historians and scientists will meet at Western University this week for an interdisciplinary conference, in which the utilization of models and computer simulations as prediction and assessment tools is fully investigated.
Western University will launch its 2014 campus-wide fundraising campaign benefiting the United Way of London & Middlesex.
Meredith Levine, an award-winning multimedia journalist and a faculty member at Western University’s Faculty of Information & Media Studies, has conducted an in-depth investigation of “chronic vertigo,” an impairment that affects an estimated 1.5 million Canadians.
An expert on the issue of violence in professional sports is available to media for commentary.
Sara Seager, named among Time Magazine’s 25 Most Influential People in Space, visits Western University this week to deliver the 10th annual Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) Distinguished Public Lecture.
The study, led by political scientists from across the country, aims to deliver a detailed understanding of the attitudes and behaviour of voters and non-voters in the 2014 Toronto municipal election.
An expert in Asian politics, protests and social movements from Western University’s Faculty of Social Science is available to media for commentary.
Scientists at Western University have discovered that a small molecule created with just 144 atoms of gold can increase solar cell performance by more than 10 per cent.
Western University students will soon have access to a new online networking platform designed to connect employers with qualified job seekers. The university has signed on as a partner in Magnet, a non-profit initiative, co-founded by Ryerson University and the Ontario Chamber of Commerce launched today at an event in Toronto.
Western University students will have an opportunity to engage with 55+ employers across various industries and professions and to learn more about future career paths as Western’s Student Success Centre hosts its annual Career Fair
The incoming chairperson of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a former president of the Canadian Jewish Congress, one of Canada’s most influential policy strategists and an award winning Canadian author will receive honorary degrees when Western University hosts its 304th Convocation this fall.
