Ontario's Far North is well known for De Beers' Victor Mine and the high-quality diamonds it produces. But what many don't realize is that the hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of peatlands, a type of wetland rich in organic soil, surrounding the mines are a...
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Significant bequest to benefit Western students to be announced Monday
What:  Announcement by Western University President Amit Chakma and special guest Dr. Robert Murray about a significant bequest (more than $1 million) to benefit students from the late Marion Murray, a long-time laboratory technician in the Department of...
Classes Without Quizzes examines mental health, Shakespeare and a new season at Stratford
Western University's popular complimentary lecture series, Classes Without Quizzes, takes a deeper look at mental health in the writings of William Shakespeare on Tuesday, April 29.Western English professor Margaret Jane Kidnie will present, "Fighting the Storm:...
Western audiologists promote hearing health in remote Aboriginal community
A team from Western University’s audiology program has just returned from the Attawapiskat First Nation on James Bay where they travelled to provide care and promote hearing health among youth in the community as part of an outreach program launched by...
Meteorite impact craters may have hosted early life on Earth
A new study from Western University explores the possibility that Earth's earliest life forms may have been cultivated by a meteorite impact event.The research team from Western's Faculty of Science and the Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX), which...
Western revitalizes vision for serving Indigenous communities
Dedicated to improving accessibility and success in higher education for Indigenous peoples, Western University has revamped its longstanding Aboriginal Education and Employment Council (AEEC) with new terms of reference and a new name. The Indigenous Postsecondary...
Western researchers believe “weird winter” may have lasting effects
While most Canadians are no doubt pleased that this winter's extreme cold temperatures are coming to an end, researchers at Western University warn that the ecological impacts could continue throughout the summer. In a recent review of ecological impacts on climate...
Rotman lecture explores influence of pharmaceutical companies on clinical research
Pharmaceutical companies fund the bulk of clinical research and heavily cited Canadian researcher Joel Lexchin believes this funding introduces biases through methods such as influencing the choice of standards, only publishing positive trials and reinterpreting data...
Western University study unlocking secrets of breast tissue
A unique population of microbes in the female breast may lay the groundwork for understanding how this bacterial community contributes to health and disease, according to a new study out of Western University.  The study titled "Microbiota of human breast...
Western students talk against the clock at Three Minute Thesis competition
Western University’s School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies hosts the third annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on Thursday, April 10, as graduate students compete to present their research in less than three minutes to an audience of judges...
Western Psychology considers ‘Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll’
A series of free public lectures, launching this week, featuring faculty members from Western University's Psychology Department will examine the theme of 'Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll' and why the mantra of the 60’s refers to much more than pop culture...
Putting the fun into dental hygiene while breaking down barriers
Dentists and dental students from Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry will be partnering with Community Living London and the organization ‘Oral Health, Total Health’ for the fifth annual Sharing Smiles Day on...