Monday, July 28 marks the 100th anniversary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and the outbreak of the First World War.These events touched off four years of conflict never before seen in history and left a legacy that changed the map of...
Month: July 2014
Gene variant identified as a heart disease risk factor for women
When it comes to heart disease, Dr. Ross Feldman says women are often in the dark. Historically, it was thought that heart disease was a men’s-only disease, however, data has shown that post-menopausal women are just as likely as men to get heart disease and...
Indigenous Mini-University Summer Program returns to Western
The primary goal of Western University's Indigenous Youth Mini-University Summer Program is to inspire Indigenous youth to pursue postsecondary education through on-campus learning experiences led by Indigenous students, staff and faculty. Now in its eighth season,...
Western hosts major international computer science conference
In 1998, the first-ever blog appeared online, Apple introduced the iMac and Internet Explorer passed Netscape in browser market share. It was also the first year for the International Conference on Unconventional Computation and Natural Computation (UCNC), a global...
Evolutionary biologists discover “maternal effect” key to fish combating climate change
A new study led by Western University provides the first in-depth look at thermal tolerance in a wild fish population, which is a key factor in understanding how animal species effectively (or ineffectively) adapt to climate change. Nico Munoz and Bryan Neff,...
Renowned Alzheimer’s researchers awarded the J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine
Currently in North America, an estimated six million individuals are living with Alzheimer’s disease and as our population ages, the number of people affected, and the cost of treatment is expected to rise dramatically.This year’s J. Allyn Taylor...
Award-winning neuroscientist named first Western Research Chair
Ingrid Johnsrude, one of Canada’s most innovative neuroscientists is coming to Western University to further her research into understanding human behaviour through speech, language and hearing. She has been named a Western Research Chair, the first of its kind announced since the chairs were established last year in support of Western’s Clusters of Research Excellence program.
New MedLINCS pilot program brings medical education to Aboriginal youth
Now in its ninth year, Western University's Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry is working in collaboration with community partners across seven southwestern Ontario locations to immerse Schulich Medicine students in rural health care settings through its...
New study from Western’s Biotron shows climate change impacts northern wetlands
New research from Western University explores how climate change may fundamentally change Canada's northern wetlands. In a paper released in the journal Global Change Biology, Professors Zoë Lindo and Brian Branfireun from Western's Faculty of Science show...