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New study from Western University shows alcohol affects vision by 30 per cent
Using a 144-year old optical illusion, researchers from Western University have determined that drinking the legal limit of alcohol impairs some aspects of vision by 30 per cent. In findings published in the journal Perception, Kevin Johnston and Brian Timney from the...
Schulich Dentistry opens unique operating suite for special needs patients
Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry has become the first dental school in North America to be equipped with a general anaesthetic (GA) suite allowing the School’s dental clinic program to expand its scope of services...
Western delivers next generation of economics education with new graduate program
The strength of Western University's Department of Economics program is clearly demonstrated by the awesome array of alumni leading and driving the world's money markets and financial districts. For example, Stephen S. Poloz, MA’79 (Economics) and...
TIME CHANGE: Unique dental suite opens at Schulich Dentistry on January 14
What: Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry announces a new era in dental training and patient care, with the official opening of its general anaesthetic (GA) suite, the only one of its kind in a dental school in North...
Research reveals new therapeutic targets for Huntington’s and Parkinson’s disease
Research from Western University (London, Canada) has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease. Stephen Ferguson, PhD, a scientist at Western’s Robarts...
Western researcher leads NASA probe of weather on brown dwarfs
Western University's Stanimir Metchev is principal investigator of new findings on brown dwarfs, which were presented at a news conference today at the 223rd annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Washington by Metchev's colleague, Aren Heinze, of...
Western cancels classes for Monday night and Tuesday
Due to unprecedented and dangerous wind chill temperatures and blowing snow being forecast, Western University is cancelling classes for Monday evening and Tuesday.  The University will remain open and continue to provide services on campus. Environment...
New research from Western shows exercise may help pregnant women quit smoking
New research from Western University shows that pregnant women wishing to quit smoking should exercise and just 15 to 20 minutes of walking is enough to stave off most tobacco cravings.
Multi-million dollar announcement to advance research in London
Please join the Honourable Deb Matthews, MPP London North Centre, for the announcement of the 2013 Ontario Research Fund grants coming to Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute.
Western celebrates extraordinary alumna with the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity
Alice Munro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2013, recognized as a “master of the contemporary short story.” In celebration of this extraordinary honour, Western University today announced the Alice Munro Chair in Creativity.
New findings mean more flexibility in the delivery of timely health care
A new mathematical finding by an international research team provides the health care system with a more balanced approach to how patients are selected for treatment, which will consequently decrease wait times. Led by Western University’s David Stanford, the tri-national team includes Peter Taylor from the University of Melbourne and Ilze Ziedins from the University of Auckland.