TORONTO, Ontario - Precision Proteomics, a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company commercializing a novel precision medicine platform, announced its launch today. The company will focus on accelerating the development of novel diagnostics and therapeutics based on...
Bears, wolves and other large carnivores are frightening beasts but the fear they inspire in their prey pales in comparison to that caused by the human 'super predator.' A new study by Western University demonstrates that smaller carnivores, like European badgers,...
The importance of youth-focused mental health programs in our communities has come sharply into focus over the last several months after the recent cluster of youth suicides in Woodstock, Ontario. Researchers from Western University and Lawson Health Research...
Western University's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), in collaboration with the Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Department of Earth Sciences, is hosting a special Asteroid Day event on Thursday, June 30. Asteroid Day is an annual global...
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...
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...
On June 5, 2012, citizens of Earth were presented with a very rare opportunity to witness a transit of Venus when the planet passed directly in front of the Sun. This Monday (May 9), it's Mercury's turn to do the same. Scientists from Western University's Department...
During the four days following the release of Drake's Views on Friday, April 29, Twitter was flooded with fan excitement about the new album. There were 3,828,931 tweets related to Drake's Views in that period, most of them original tweets, not retweets, in what seems...
A popular music historian from Western University says that Prince was a consummate showman and one of the most prolific and active musicians of the last half-century. Norma Coates, currently a Research Fellow at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Archives while on...
A team of astronomers from Western University's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) and the Carnegie Institution for Science has discovered one of the youngest and brightest free-floating, planet-like objects within relatively close proximity to the...
Follow your heart because a new study from Western University shows that your memories already do. Investigators at Western's renowned Brain and Mind Institute have discovered that signals from inside your body can affect memories. The findings were recently published...
Sixteen distinguished individuals will receive honorary degrees when Western University hosts its 307th Convocation this spring. The ceremonies, featuring addresses by the honorary degree recipients, are scheduled for the following days: Dr. Harold Merskey Schulich...
