The donation of advanced software licenses for Schlumberger’s integrated suite of geoscience and reservoir simulation software will give graduate students and researchers in Western’s Petroleum Geoscience Laboratory the ability to analyze problems beyond the reach of most laboratories.
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Western Health Researchers Need Londoners’ Online Votes to Raise $100,000
Reid and his team have developed new yogurts with the potential to reduce levels of potent environmental toxins that could have a tremendous impact on life in Eastern Africa.
Western’s Goodale Elected Fellow of Prestigious Royal Society
Goodale is one of the world’s leading visual neuroscientists best known for his research of the human brain as it performs different kinds of visual tasks and is a pioneer in the study of visuomotor control in neurological patients.
Western Welcomes New Director of Campus Community Police Service
Carson brings more than 30 years of experience to the role, including all aspects of day-to-day policing, executive management, incident command, multi-agency projects and strategic planning.
Innovative program puts at-risk high school students on path to university
Now completing its first year, the School Within A University (SWAU) program is offered to up to 25 Thames Valley students experiencing exceptional change or challenges and who are at risk of not completing their Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Western to host international brain plasticity symposium
In a unique collaboration with The Royal Society of Canada (RSC) and the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, researchers from Western’s renowned Brain and Mind Institute will explore this ever-expanding field of study.
Western researchers lead sequencing of genome for second-largest group of animals
Western’s Miodrag Grbić and a research team featuring scientists from Spain, Belgium, France, Portugal, USA, Chile, Germany and Switzerland have sequenced the genome of the spider mite, Tetranychus urticae, which is one of the world’s most cosmopolitan agricultural pests.
Western announces Dr. Robert Kennedy as next Dean of Ivey Business School
Western University today announced the appointment of Robert (Bob) Kennedy as the new Dean of the Ivey Business School.
Novel natural nanomaterial spins off from spider-mite genome sequencing
Western biology professor Miodrag Grbic and his team have now collaborated with physicist Jeff Hutter to test – for the first-time ever – the durability of spider-mite silk and found the bionanomaterial, which is one thousand times thinner than human hair, to be a potentially superior alternative to spider silk, itself long considered a highly attractive light-weight biomaterial due to its high tensile strength and elasticity.
Western researchers confirm pine bark extract could reduce cataract risk
A research team from Western University has found that an over-the-counter pill boasting the antioxidants may reduce risk of cataracts – the clouding of the normally clear lens of an eye – when delivered through the correct method.
Western makes a bold ‘brain gain’ investment
Western University is investing in a ‘brain gain’ initiative to attract and secure elite academic talent, allocating up to $30 million to a pair of new strategic programs that will recruit and support the very best students, postdoctoral fellows and researchers from around the world.
Western researchers find fear itself affects predator-prey relationship
In a study published today in Science, findings from a team led by Western biology professor Liana Zanette prove perception – in this case, fear – of predation risk is powerful enough to affect wildlife populations even when predators are prevented from directly killing any prey.