Members of the media are invited to attend as the London Medical Network announces the establishment of a new research, development and commercialization centre at Western University’s Discovery Park. The new centre is based on an important industry partnership and...
Year: 2017
Western University researchers identify mechanism that regulates acoustic habituation
Most people will startle when they hear an unexpected loud sound. The second time they hear the noise, they’ll startle significantly less; by the third time, they’ll barely startle at all. This ability is called acoustic habituation, and new Western-led research has...
Western president welcomes report calling for re-investment in science research
An advisory panel that has put forward a new blueprint for university-led research offers Canada a renewed opportunity to be a world-changer in the sciences, Western University president Amit Chakma said Monday. “The report rightly concludes that Canada’s research...
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
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...
London researchers enrol first Canadian patients in trial of tissue implant using patients’ own cartilage cells
Dr. Alan Getgood and his team at Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute are the first in Canada to participate in an investigative trial to determine the safety and efficacy of using a patient’s own cartilage cells to repair knee cartilage injuries....
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
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 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
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
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...
Closing the world’s equity gap requires concerted policy shifts, says Indian activist
The gap between rich and poor, between powerful and disenfranchised, has rarely been more pronounced than it is now, says world-renowned activist and scientist Vandana Shiva. The India-based environmentalist and physicist, who earned her doctorate at Western...