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Year: 2013

Western to host international brain plasticity symposium

In a unique collaboration with The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, researchers from Western’s renowned Brain and Mind Institute will explore this ever-expanding field of study.

Novel natural nanomaterial spins off from spider-mite genome sequencing

Novel natural nanomaterial spins off from spider-mite genome sequencing

Western biology professor Miodrag Grbic and his team have now collaborated with physicist Jeff Hutter to test – for the first-time ever – the durability of spider-mite silk and found the bionanomaterial, which is one thousand times thinner than human hair, to be a potentially superior alternative to spider silk, itself long considered a highly attractive light-weight biomaterial due to its high tensile strength and elasticity.

Western makes a bold ‘brain gain’ investment

Western University is investing in a ‘brain gain’ initiative to attract and secure elite academic talent, allocating up to $30 million to a pair of new strategic programs that will recruit and support the very best students, postdoctoral fellows and researchers from around the world.

Western researchers find fear itself affects predator-prey relationship

In a study published today in Science, findings from a team led by Western biology professor Liana Zanette prove perception – in this case, fear – of predation risk is powerful enough to affect wildlife populations even when predators are prevented from directly killing any prey.

Western comments on new tuition framework

Western University today acknowledged the decision by Ontario’s Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, Brad Duguid, to introduce a new tuition framework for the province’s post-secondary education institutions.