Thoughts go out to everyone in Paris . #prayforparis — Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) November 14, 2015 One tweet from One Direction member Louis Tomlinson during the Paris attacks summarily proves the true impact of celebrity and the existence of the global...
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Fenton named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Western University's Brock Fenton has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Selected for his distinguished contributions to animal behaviour, evolution, and animal communication, Fenton is considered one of the world's...
Western expert available for comment on bullying in society
With Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week about to launch once again in Ontario, and a growing desire by the general public to understand, address and prevent the effects of bullying, an expert on these issues is available to media for commentary. Claire Crooks, a...
Western researcher and acclaimed Civil War historian wins major book award
The connection between war, society and medicine is and always will be an important and rich field of study for researchers like Shauna Devine. A Visiting Research Fellow at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Civil War and...
New program aims to develop next generation of medical device leaders and innovators
Following a well-established blueprint for success, Western University has established the Western Medical Innovation Fellowship program – a new endeavour that immerses highly talented young scientists, engineers, and clinicians in a training and research heavy...
Western law professor Richard McLaren to report on Investigation of Russian IAAF doping scandal Nov. 9 in Geneva
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s Independent Commission (IC) will release its report regarding its ongoing investigations of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) All Russian Athletics Federation officials and allegations of doping cover-ups,...
Innovation meets commercialization in new competition
Medically inducing hypothermia in a patient has been shown to prevent further brain injury following stroke, brain trauma or cardiac arrest but the process also cools the entire body potentially leading to blood clotting and even heart attacks. A medical device to...
Western supports Ontario government’s action plan to eradicate sexual violence and harassment
Western University supports the action plan of the Ontario government, introduced today, to eradicate sexual violence and harassment in all its forms, particularly on university campuses. "Western applauds the action Premier Wynne is taking to create a culture in...
Western looks ‘back to the future’ at Cronyn Observatory 75th anniversary events
As Doc Brown looks back to the future, Western University is preparing for this weekend's 75th Anniversary celebrations of the Hume Cronyn Memorial Observatory. Named for the late Hume Blake Cronyn (a prominent lawyer and politician in London, Ont. at the turn of the...
Some patients in a vegetative state retain awareness, despite being unable to move
New insight into a vital cerebral pathway has explained how some patients in a vegetative state are aware despite appearing to be unconscious and being behaviourally unresponsive. The findings, published in JAMA Neurology, identify structural damage between the...
Western’s Leadership and Democracy Lab to host post-election panel
Western University's Leadership and Democracy Lab is hosting a post-Canadian federal election panel on Tuesday, October 20, which will feature experts from Western's Department of Political Science and the Ivey School of Business. After delivering opening statements...
New Western-led research facility looks to protect our rivers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sCrC6cAkfY Western University geography professor Adam Yates has developed a better way of understanding how actions on land affect life in our waterways. Yates and his colleagues have recently constructed the Thames River...