A new study by neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute has further demonstrated that human echolocation operates as a viable ‘sense’, working in tandem with other senses to deliver information to people with visual impairment.
Month: December 2014
Researchers aim to use entrepreneurship in Kenya to make mental health the bottom line
Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute have teamed up with colleagues at the University of Toronto, Queen’s University and the Africa Mental Health Foundation to develop a new model of recovery from mental illness in a low-income region of Kenya.
The Joyce Foundation donates $5 million to ignite students’ potential
A $5-million donation to Western University from The Joyce Foundation will offer students facing adversity hope for a promising future.
Western’s Faculty of Education improving children’s mental health through new Single Ceiling initiative
Western University’s Faculty of Education is working to improve care for vulnerable children and enable ground-breaking research by organizing children’s mental health experts and supports together into one unique location.
Western Law professor joins WADA investigation into Russian doping allegations
Western University law professor and veteran sport arbitrator Richard McLaren has been appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to investigate allegations of widespread, systematic doping and cover-ups in Russia.
Canadian Arrhythmia Network to be hosted at Western University
The Government of Canada announced $26.3 million in funding today to establish the Canadian Arrhythmia Network (CANet) as a Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) hosted at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
Two Western Law professors appointed to the bench
In an unprecedented move, two Western University Law professors have been tapped for judicial appointments on the same day.
Western University researchers uncover clues about childhood leukemia
Researchers from Western University have identified a gene that has the potential to wipe out cancer cells in a common form of childhood leukemia.
New research from Brain and Mind Institute able to grasp what can’t be seen
Cognitive neuroscientists at Western University have proved that people have an unconscious ability to control and even manipulate objects without knowledge of size or space.
Western plans groundbreaking Master of Media in Journalism & Communication
Western University announced a new Master of Media in Journalism & Communication today, becoming the first university in Canada to offer a master’s program combining the two disciplines.
Western to host FIRST Lego League robotics tournament
Western University will host London’s engineers, scientists, and innovators of the future as local students ages 9-14 work together to design and build LEGO robots in the 2014 FIRST LEGO League London Qualifying Tournament.
Western University welcomes Canada First Research Excellence Fund
Senior leadership at Western University is celebrating today’s announcement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Minister of State for Science and Technology Ed Holder, which outlined how the country’s top researchers will compete for money available through the federal government’s newly established Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF).