Media Releases
London leads provincial technology transfer and R&D partnership efforts in Asia
June 2, 2017
Financial ripples from a successful, London-led business development initiative in Asia may soon be felt across the province. In 2011, WORLDiscoveries Asia – a partnership among Western University, Robarts Research…
3D-printed prosthetics for Ugandans wins World’s Challenge Challenge
June 1, 2017
A team that has designed a mobile clinic to make 3D-printed prosthetics from recycled plastics has won the inaugural championship of the World’s Challenge Challenge, which took place this week…
Researchers identify specific neurons that distinguish between reality and imagination
June 1, 2017
New Western University research shows that neurons in the part of the brain found to be abnormal in psychosis are also important in helping people distinguish between reality and imagination….
International teams compete for $45,000 to solve world problems
May 29, 2017
Some heavy-hitting global issues – from elephant-poaching to plastic pollution — will take the spotlight when 10 student teams from six countries converge on Western University this week. The stakes…
‘Tiny clocks’ crystallize understanding of meteorite crashes
May 26, 2017
Almost two billion years ago, a 10-kilometre-wide chunk of space slammed down into rock near what is now the city of Sudbury. Now, scientists from Western University and the University…
Lawson and Western researchers suggest walking and talking can be an early predictor of dementia
May 23, 2017
In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively demanding task can be an…
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 new Director of Sport and Recreation Services today. Stapleton comes…
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 a slingshot – all in one afternoon. Londoners can fill…
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 and students from Western’s Faculty of Media and Information Studies…
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 markers, some dating back to Canada’s Confederation. “We knew the…
Subscribe to our RSS Feed