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Medical students use teddy bears to teach kids about medicine

Medical students use teddy bears to teach kids about medicine

Using teddy bears as patients, Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry medical students will help teach elementary school children about health and medicine this week. As part of the Teddy Bear Hospital Project, medical students will be at...

Annual salary disclosure from Western University

Annual salary disclosure from Western University

In keeping with the Public Sector Disclosure Act, Western University is releasing an annual list of employees whose 2016 income met or exceeded $100,000, as reflected on their T4 slips. Also outlined on the list are taxable benefits for the year 2016. Most of...

Revenge of the big ‘bots comes to Western

Revenge of the big ‘bots comes to Western

More than 1,000 high school students on 36 teams — along with robots that they have built and programmed — will compete at Western University this weekend in an epic battle that combines sport, engineering, science, and teamwork . The Faculty of Engineering will be...

Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter

Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter

For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the “wrong” way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and with about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet’s space, says a report published in the latest issue of Nature....

Genetic testing rates for ovarian cancer low across Ontario

Genetic testing rates for ovarian cancer low across Ontario

Genetic testing rates for ovarian cancer low across Ontario Less than seven per cent of Ontario women with the most common type of ovarian cancer were seen for genetics consultation within two years of diagnosis, despite its high potential for life-saving benefits, a...

London Health Research Day answers emerging questions in human health

London Health Research Day answers emerging questions in human health

  Can implantable technology help deliver targeted therapies for brain cancer? Can exercise during pregnancy for diabetic mothers reduce the instances of congenital heart defects? These questions, along with hundreds more that may have impacts on human health,...

Western to be host to powwow on Saturday

Western to be host to powwow on Saturday

A powwow and full day of dancing, drumming and song wraps up Indigenous Awareness Week at Western University on Saturday. Western offers a wide range of services and supports for indigenous students, and this powwow is a colourful and cultural exclamation point to a...