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Western Education receives funding for cannabis education

Western Education receives funding for cannabis education

Western University’s Faculty of Education has received $99,000 from the Public Health Agency of Canada to work with stakeholders on identifying and scaling up effective school-based interventions that are aimed at promoting positive youth development and preventing...

Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion

Researchers map brain of blind patient who can see motion

Neuroscientists at Western University’s Brain and Mind Institute, have confirmed and detailed a rare case of a blind woman able to see objects – but only if in motion. A team led by neuropsychologist Jody Culham has conducted the most extensive analysis and brain...

Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby

Micro-CT scans show 2,100-year-old ‘hawk’ mummy a stillborn baby

A tiny Egyptian mummy long believed to be that of a hawk is actually a rare example of a near-to-term, severely malformed fetus, says an examination led by mummy expert Andrew Nelson of Western University. Detailed micro-CT scans have virtually unwrapped the mummy to...

Immigrant and refugee youth turn to Western Music to cross borders

Immigrant and refugee youth turn to Western Music to cross borders

Six months ago, some of them had never picked up a musical instrument. Now, a multicultural, seven-member music ensemble composed of immigrant and refugee youth will perform a concert as part of this year’s London Fringe Festival. Led by Gabriela Ocadiz Velazquez, a...