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Month: January 2016

Western’s United Way Campaign drums in more than $700,000

Western’s United Way Campaign drums in more than $700,000

With the spirited support of two of Western’s indigenous drumming groups, Western University announced the grand total of its 2015 campus-wide fundraising campaign benefiting the United Way of London & Middlesex today. The campaign raised $717,858 this year,...

Local St. Thomas physicians work double duty on the ice

Local St. Thomas physicians work double duty on the ice

When they’re not in the hospital, local physicians, Dr. Robert Black and Dr. James Menlove, are on the ice. Dr. Black is the Elgin-Middlesex regional academic director for Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and a general surgeon at St....

Western University experts available to discuss mental health

Western University experts available to discuss mental health

Each year, one in five Canadians experiences an issue with mental illness. Mental illness costs the Canadian economy more than $50 billion annually and is the primary cause of short- and long-term disability. Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine &...

The story behind a vegetative patient’s shocking recovery

The story behind a vegetative patient’s shocking recovery

Western University's Adrian Owen provided expert analysis to award-winning science writer Kate Lunau for her long-form, feature story about the "shocking" recovery of a patient in a vegetative state, which was published by Maclean's on December 31, 2015. Owen is the...

New imaging technique will save lives and money

New imaging technique will save lives and money

An international research collaboration, led by Western University, has developed a new imaging technique that will save hospitals money and more importantly, give some patients a second chance at life. Utilizing functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology,...