Researchers at Western University’s National Centre for Audiology are amplifying their expertise in independent product testing, as they examine the first commercial hearing aid to use light-pulse technology. Western is the first Canadian site to work with the Earlens...
Levi Hord has become the 23rd Western student to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship, considered one of the world’s most prestigious post-graduate honours. Named for the British mining magnate and South African politician Cecil John Rhodes, the scholarship offers two...
A $1 million investment by TD Bank Group into data analytics teaching and research in Western’s Faculty of Science will position the University as a hot spot for solving some of the world’s most complex problems. Data analytics — the science of extracting meaning from...
Western University will celebrate local Indigenous culture and scholarship with the fourth annual Indigenous Awareness Week from November 20-26. The week-long event, led by Western’s Indigenous Services, seeks to enhance relationships and promote the achievements of...
Bio-archeologists have discovered a pattern of unusual bone chips in the feet of clog-wearing 19th-Century Dutch farmers — injuries that offer clues to the damage we may unwittingly be causing to our own feet. The unexpected prevalence of damage in the farmers’ foot...
Canada has the highest rate of multiple sclerosis (MS) in the world, with an estimated 1 in 340 Canadians living with the disease. Currently, the exact cause of MS and how to prevent it are still a mystery, and this week top MS researchers from around the globe will...
Western University’s International Week 2017 begins today, bringing together Western’s students, faculty and staff with the wider London community to celebrate and experience the international diversity and opportunities available at Western. Taking place from...
Western students experiencing mental health crisis will have access to a confidential walk-in clinic on campus three evenings a week as part of a “game-changing” program funded through the London Community Foundation. The project is a collaboration among Canadian...
Shakespeare’s Fourth Folio — a rare 1685 edition of plays by the acknowledged king of English literature — has become a treasured addition to Western Libraries’ Archives and Special Collections and a boon to students and researchers. Western is believed to be one of...
A team led by researchers at Western University have identified a previously unidentified genetic mutation that leads to intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, providing answers to a group of patients with a previously undiagnosed syndrome. While...
Days before trick-or-treaters go door to door, space buffs in Southwestern Ontario will be treated to an opportunity to take a boo at the moon. Search for aliens and zombies on the moon through Western’s very own 10-inch telescope at the Cronyn Observatory and learn...
Young hockey players who have suffered concussions may still show changes in the white matter of the brain months after being cleared to return to play, researchers at Western University have found through sophisticated Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) techniques. The...
