Do fecal transplants really save lives? How does the brain decide what to focus on and what to ignore? How far are researchers in the international search for therapies for HIV-1 and other global infectious diseases? These three topics are only part of the seven-week,...
Month: September 2015
Medical residents help to reduce emergency department wait times
Western University researchers have completed the first study demonstrating that medical residents are associated with a reduction in emergency department wait times and patients leaving without being seen in a medium-volume community hospital. Medium-volume community...
Western’s Board of Governors releases review of presidential compensation
Western University’s Board of Governors today released an independent review of President Amit Chakma’s employment contract that was conducted by former Ontario Court of Appeals Judge, the Honourable Stephen Goudge. The 20-page document examines the circumstances...
Veteran’s Class holds special ceremony honouring fallen comrades during Western’s Homecoming Weekend
Western University’s Medicine Class of 1950 also known as the Veteran’s Class will hold a special ceremony as part of their 65th anniversary during Homecoming 2015. With what has become a tradition during their reunion years, representatives from the class will return...
Western to host observatory viewing for rare eclipsed Supermoon Sunday
The Moon will move completely into the Earth's shadow – a spectacle known as a total lunar eclipse – this Sunday (September 27). For southwestern Ontario, this will be the last chance to observe a total lunar eclipse until January 2019. Western University's Department...
Western collaborative study shows future Athabasca River flows may not sustain water demands for Alberta oil sands
The Alberta oil sands, the world’s third-largest crude oil reserve, require fresh water from the Athabasca River – lots of water – as it is estimated that three barrels of water are required to produce just one barrel of crude oil. In 2012 alone, this amounted to 187...
Western students receive high marks at The Undergraduate Awards
Emma Rose Bonanno and 26 Western University colleagues were named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide competition recognizing top undergraduate work. In total, Western boasted 30 papers from across 14 categories cited as 'highly...
Western to brief media on new approach to Homecoming weekend
Western University is taking a fresh approach to its annual Homecoming celebrations this week as it welcomes alumni from across Canada and around the world. Media are invited to attend a briefing this Thursday, September 24 at 10:30 a.m. where representatives from...
The Royal Society of Canada welcomes five Western faculty members to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) named five Western University faculty members as part of the incoming cohort of The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Those named to the College represent the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic...
Western University celebrates Dr. Ian McWhinney, the founding father of family medicine
From kitchen tables to hospital boardrooms and government offices, the future of family medicine is one of the most talked about discussions taking place in Canada. On September 23, 2015, Western University’s Schulich Medicine & Dentistry is welcoming medical...
Carotid stenosis is not a ‘ticking time bomb’ according to Western researcher
Western University’s Dr. David Spence and a team of researchers have determined that preventing occlusion (blockage) of a carotid artery may not be a valid reason for surgical intervention in all patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (narrowing of the carotid...
Researchers at Western University hope to use artificial intelligence to improve breast cancer patient outcomes
Western University researchers are working on a way to use artificial intelligence to predict a patient’s response to two common chemotherapy medications used to treat breast cancer – paclitaxel and gemcitabine. Peter Rogan, PhD, and a team of researchers, including...