Prof Paul Frewen explores brain-computer interface technology to reduce stress and anxiety
Research & Innovation
Western’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies launches first-ever research centre
Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies empowers and educates on digital technology impacts
AI and computer vision achieves near-perfect accuracy in detecting ripeness, disease in strawberry cultivation
Western engineers propose a new machine-learning approach that yields the highest-ever precision and accuracy rates for ripeness and disease detection in strawberries of any previous attempts.
New chickadee research finds cognitive skills impact lifespan
New study tracked spatial cognition and lifespan of mountain chickadees and found birds with better spatial learning and memory abilities lived longer.
Western researchers dig into food waste
New research suggests financial savings, more than environmental concern, can help drive a reduction in food waste
Researchers identify craters where majority of Martian meteorites most likely originate
An international research team has identified the specific origins of most of the Martian meteorites that are now on Earth.
Schulich researchers asked ChatGPT for medical diagnoses. Here’s what they found
Can AI add value to medical education and improve communication between physicians and patients?
Condition first discovered by Western neuroscientist named by scientific community
Adrian Owen’s landmark research on consciousness in patients in vegetative state marks milestone.
Interactive platform highlights history of TIFF, geopolitical dynamics over last 50 years
Mapping TIFF explores the history of North America’s biggest film festival, complete with maps, access to open data and unique textual analysis
Northern Hail Project leading first ever major urban hail event investigation in Calgary
Preliminary findings indicate scope of event similar to 2020 storm, which caused $1.2B in insured damages.
Western researchers find potential therapeutic to counteract mental health effects of cannabis
Study shows compound can mitigate depression, anxiety and ‘amotivational syndrome’ from chronic cannabis use
New neuroscientific techniques may predict survival rates of ICU patients
Adrian Owen and Karnig Kazazian reveal thoughts of brain-injured patients.