Elizabeth M. Greene and collaborators are investigating the Roman Empire’s leather economy thanks to $2.4M CDN in grant funding.
Research & Innovation
Do super-Jupiters look like Jupiter? Not necessarily, study shows
Western’s Stanimir Metchev was part of a team that explained how some brown dwarfs form giant dust storms, contradicting previous assumptions.
‘Electrified’ house created by Western researchers slashes energy bills
Western researchers suggest payroll-delivered emergency savings accounts as solution to financial stress
Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab released a white paper that shows emergency savings accounts can transform financial resilience for millions of working Canadians.
Civic engagement: Where are the youth?
Western researchers find young people politically engaged in different ways
Decoding DNA: Western researcher finds genetic links to cannabis use
‘Genetics are not the sole determiner of one’s destiny’
Western research helps rate historic EF5 tornado in North Dakota
National Weather Service used Northern Tornadoes Project study to re-categorize major severe storm event
Canadian study reveals where HIV hides in different parts of body
Study reveals HIV cloaks itself in the DNA of infected cells using unique patterns in brain, blood and digestive tract
New, tiny prehistoric fish species unlocks origins of catfish and carp
Western researchers collected micro-CT scans showing saltwater species transitioned to freshwater
Wolves fear human ‘super predator’ – for good reason
New Western-led study shows human-wolf conflict based on finding food
Traces of life found in meteorite crater offer clues to life’s origins
International team of researchers discovered and successfully dated the birth of microorganisms in a meteorite crater.
