Olympian, motivational speaker and mental health advocate Clara Hughes will speak at Western University on Tuesday, February 9, as part of the Heidi Balsillie, Fairmount Foundation Health and Wellness Lecture Series. "We are so pleased and honoured to have the...
Year: 2016
Evidence of human influence and pollution found in remote mountain lakes
A new interdisciplinary study at Western University has shown for the first time that 70 per cent of nitrates in high mountain lakes in Utah are from human-caused sources – with fertilizers having, by far, the most impact. The research suggests these findings also...
Western University physician calls for more public information on the potential risk of household chemicals on pregnant women
A Western University research team is calling on the need for the availability of more information about the risk of common household chemicals for pregnant women. Dr. Jeff Nisker, senior author and professor, Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, and...
International study explores the good, the bad and not-so ugly of hallucinations
Hallucinations can be a terrifying part of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia. But according to a new study from Western University and the University of Cambridge, being able to visualize things in our mind's...
Detecting prostate cancer with a drop of blood and Gulf War technology
Gulf War technology is making it possible for researchers to detect prostate cancer with a single drop of blood. Hon Leong, PhD, assistant professor at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute,...
Extraterrestrial investigator and retired NASA administrator asks, Are we alone?
Charged with determining the existence of life elsewhere in the universe, the Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation – an international, intensified extraterrestrial search spearheaded by Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking – is coming to Western University....
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
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....
New study shows exercise during pregnancy combats high blood pressure and oversized babies
A new study led by Western University and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid presents overwhelming evidence that women should, whenever possible, exercise during pregnancy to combat high blood pressure, excessive weight gain and oversized babies. Michelle Mottola,...
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 &...
Half of transgender Ontarians do not feel comfortable with their family doctor
Approximately half of transgender Ontarians who have a family physician are not comfortable discussing transgender-related health issues with their family physician. Greta Bauer, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at Western...
Jean Chrétien to present keynote address at Western’s Social Science Academic Conference
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, who served as Prime Minister of Canada for three full terms in majority governments, will deliver the evening keynote address at Western University's second annual Social Science Academic Conference on Saturday, January 23. Mr....