Researchers at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute have been awarded operating grants worth nearly $14.2 million in the latest competition from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).  Combined Western and Lawson had 20 projects...
Year: 2014
International investigation images Earth’s oldest crystal in ‘deep time’
Utilizing a new instrument that takes 3D images of individual atoms within a crystal, an international team of investigators has proved a rare sample of zircon is the oldest piece of Earth yet discovered at 4.4 billion years old. The research team, which included...
Western University primatologist teams with international group to save lemurs
Lemurs, the most endangered mammal group on Earth, represent more than 20 per cent of the world's primates. Native only to Madagascar, more than 90 percent of the species are threatened with extinction. A Western University primatologist has teamed with 18 lemur...
Access to justice symposium to tackle growing problem
Many Canadians who face legal problems cannot afford to hire a lawyer to represent them. The legal profession must deal with this complex challenge both at the national and local levels, says Doug Ferguson, Director of Western University's Community Legal Services...
REACT clinical trial supports new approach of accelerated treatment for Crohn’s disease
The final results from an international clinical trial involving nearly 2,000 patients with Crohn’s disease support the use of a new management strategy referred to as accelerated step-care as a best practice for the care of active Crohn’s disease....
Expert available to comment on Carey Price and Aboriginals at the Olympics
An expert from Western University that specializes in Aboriginal participation in the Olympic Games says Canadian Olympic men's hockey team head coach Mike Babcock's decision to name Carey Price the starting goaltender for tomorrow's tournament opening game against...
Western applauds continued research excellence fund in federal budget
Western University President Amit Chakma applauded the Canadian government for creating a $1.5 billion plan to bolster innovative research at Canada’s universities as part of the 2014 federal budget. The 10-year plan will include the establishment of the...
Dutch art collection featuring works by Rembrandt coming to Western
Four etchings by Rembrandt, easily one of the most recognizable names in the history of art, are coming to Western University for an exhibit, which runs from February 13 to April 5. On loan from the National Gallery of Canada, the incoming collection titled "Storms...
Teacher candidates prepare for children’s mental health issues in classroom
Teachers are not mental health professionals but they encounter mental health issues in the classroom every day. In the absence of an available and accessible mental health program, the dean of Western University's Faculty of Education says that schools have become de...
Music historian available to comment on 50th anniversary of Beatles’ first Ed Sullivan Show appearance
A popular music historian from Western University says that the Beatles' first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964 was the first indication that television would play a key role in the rise of rock music and youth culture in the 1960s. Norma Coates,...
Police officer-turned-professor takes classroom to crime scenes
Police officer-turned-professor Mike Arntfield has developed two unique courses for the Department of English & Writing Studies and while one is based in fact and the other fiction, both are grounded in real life law enforcement and exploring the criminal mind.
Western biologist shares NSERC Synergy Award with research and industry partners
Yellow Island Aquaculture has proven that even small companies can become scientific powerhouses when they have the right partners. For 20 years, the family-owned farm – one of the few in British Columbia that rears only native Chinook salmon – has...