The Canadian government recently released initial findings from a special committee tasked with exploring ways to enhance global recognition for Canadian research excellence. The committee, led by His Excellency, The Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General...
Research & Innovation
Western and Lawson scientists develop game-changing blood test for concussions
Scientists from Children's Health Research Institute, a program of Lawson Health Research Institute, and Western University have developed a new blood test that identifies with greater than 90 per cent certainty whether or not an adolescent athlete has suffered a...
Alan Alda to get an up-close look at lung imaging research at Robarts Research Institute
Award-winning actor, writer and science communication advocate Alan Alda will get an insider’s look at the cutting-edge research at Robarts Research Institute that is helping to improve the lives of patients with chronic lung disease. On November 10, Western...
Western students ‘heading’ back to Mars with Canadian Space Agency as part of simulation
Planetary scientists have learned much about Mars from the various robotic missions that have landed on the Martian surface. However, rovers and landers can only carry a limited set of instruments and there are many things yet to be learned about Mars – like whether...
New testing method allows for more effective diagnosis of genetically-based high cholesterol
A new genetic testing method developed at Western University called LipidSeq can identify a genetic basis for high-cholesterol in almost 70 per cent of a targeted patient population. Using next-generation sequencing (NGS) technology, researchers were able to pinpoint...
New life hack for ‘de-blurring’ visual images without glasses
An international team of neuroscientists has shown that a person's ability to see fine visual detail can be sharpened by simply staring for a few seconds at a rapidly flickering display. These counter-intuitive findings of Derek Arnold from the University of...
Study finds visible minorities significantly under-represented in senior leadership positions in London and Ottawa
A new study led by Western University researchers Stelian Medianu and Victoria Esses has found that visible minorities are significantly underrepresented in senior leadership positions in the non-profit and municipal public sectors in the cities of London and...
Western University astronomers predict possible birthplace of Rosetta-probed comet 67P
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCSB1l8UHgA&feature=youtu.be When the Rosetta spacecraft successfully touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016, the news was shared globally via Twitter in dozens of languages. Citizens the world over...
Western University scientists develop game-changing ‘ultrathin’ flash memory device
At 10 nanometers (nm), the sleek new polymer material that scientists at Western University have developed for use in flash memory devices is 10,000 times thinner than a single human hair and a fraction of the 30-80 nm minimum of a typical flash drive. The organic,...
International 15-year study shows most dominant HIV subtype is also ‘wimpiest’
An international study 15 years in the making has shown that it's 'survival of the wimpiest' among subtypes and strains when it comes to understanding the spread of HIV/AIDS around the world, a virus that has killed an estimated 35 million people since the 1970s....
Western University cameras capture fireball in the sky over Georgian Bay
https://youtu.be/_tav_aU303Q Researchers from Western University have released footage of a basketball-sized fireball that was seen widely by observers throughout southern Ontario and adjacent areas early Friday morning (Oct. 7). Peter Brown, Canada Research Chair in...
Wild Weather touches down at Ontario Science Centre
New interactive exhibition developed and produced in Ontario explores the power and impact of severe weather TORONTO (October 5, 2016) – Warning: extreme weather alert in effect at the Ontario Science Centre! Track a tornado, step into a storm and look into a...