The director of Western University's International Centre for Olympic Studies (ICOS) is available to discuss socio-cultural issues such as politics, commercialism, doping, equity, and governance of the Olympic Games, as well as breaking news items from the upcoming...
Year: 2016
Western astronomer part of international identification of possible population of new black holes
Astronomers have combined data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope and the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to conclude that a peculiar source of radio waves thought to be a distant galaxy is actually a...
Schulich Leader Scholarships awarded to future Western students
This fall, four high-achieving students will begin their undergraduate degrees at Western as recipients of the Schulich Leader Scholarships, a prestigious award given to 50 select students pursuing studies in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM) at...
Understanding how chemical changes in the brain affect Alzheimer’s disease
A new study from Western University is helping to explain why the long-term use of common anticholinergic drugs used to treat conditions like allergies and overactive bladder lead to an increased risk of developing dementia later in life. The findings show that...
Wearable technology allows researchers to study ‘real-time’ head impacts in soccer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l586gF1EPDI The impact of concussions in sport are no longer a secret. Recent high-profile lawsuits brought against the National Football League and National Hockey Leagues by former players have brought international attention to what...
American politics expert says Canada must get ready for Trump presidency
Recognized as one of Canada's leading experts in American politics, US foreign policy, interest groups and think tanks, Donald Abelson says, "Donald Trump is rude, offensive, obnoxious, and according to Hillary Clinton, 'temperamentally unfit' to be president of the...
Researchers discover why stress leads to increased seizures in epilepsy patients
For epilepsy patients, stress and anxiety can exacerbate their condition; increasing the frequency and severity of seizures. Until now, it was unclear why this happened and what could be done to prevent it. In a study published today in the journal Science Signaling,...
Kevin Newman and Karina LeBlanc explore ‘destiny’ at Western’s Walrus Talks event
Award-winning journalist Kevin Newman and Canadian Olympic bronze medalist Karina LeBlanc headline a special event this week at Western University, which is part of the Walrus Foundation's educational mandate to provide forums for conversations on matters vital to...
Western announces changes to Homecoming for October 2016
Western University announced today that this year’s Homecoming has been moved to Saturday, Oct. 22 (“Homecoming Saturday”) in an effort to address a variety of concerns associated with the unsanctioned and unsupervised street party that has taken place in recent years...
Expert available to discuss medical assistance in dying for persons with mental disorders
A newly published article written by Louis Charland from Western University's renowned Rotman Institute of Philosophy and his collaborators warrants caution about proposals to explicitly allow in the new Canadian federal legislation medical assistance in dying (MAID)...
Western University researcher receives $8.9 million project funding to reduce infant and maternal mortality
Western University researcher, David Cechetto, PhD, is training front line health care workers in Rwanda and Burundi to treat the most common causes of infant and maternal mortality. David Cechetto, professor, Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,...
WADA taps Richard McLaren to head Sochi Olympics investigation team
World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) President Sir Craig Reedie has appointed Western University's Richard H. McLaren as the independent person heading an investigation team tasked with probing doping allegations related to the 2014 Sochi Olympics. McLaren, a renowned...