Adrian Owen’s landmark research on consciousness in patients in vegetative state marks milestone.
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Western launches comprehensive digitized tornado archive
Northern Tornadoes Project and Western Libraries collaborate to preserve Canada’s tornado history
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.
Expert explainer: View the best of Perseid meteor shower
Perseids expected to peak Aug. 11 and 12
Experts available: Harris’ running mate, potential rail strike, COVID-19 cases, global stock markets and Olympics news
Western University has experts available to discuss Kamala Harris’ running mate, a potential rail strike, COVID-19 cases, global stock markets and breaking Olympics news
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.
Expert: Biden is out; Harris is in. What’s next for the U.S. presidential race?
Professor Matt Lebo is available to discuss what the next steps for the Democratic Party may be
Experts available to discuss the impact of global IT outage
Experts available to discuss the impact and implications of the global tech outage
Western-led project seeks sustainable, entrepreneurial solutions in fishing industry
New effort prioritizes economic development, benefit for Indigenous communities
Seismic activity in metro Vancouver mapped out for risk analysis, urban planning
Western-led research team studies variability in earthquake hazards for the metro Vancouver area, one of the most seismically active regions in Canada