Posts Tagged: Faculty of Science
Canadian Space Agency announces Western’s Sarah Gallagher as its first Science Advisor
September 12, 2018
Longueuil, Quebec – The Government of Canada is committed to strengthening science in its decision-making, supporting the vital work done by Canadian researchers and ensuring that government science is fully…
New statistical study shows how to rid hospitals of ‘hallway medicine’
July 5, 2018
A new study from Western University outlines statistics-based solutions to eliminate ‘hallway medicine’ in Canadian hospitals, which was a key talking point during the recent Ontario election. Hospital crowding is…
Western-led research team uncovers lost images from the 19th century using 21st century tech
June 22, 2018
Art curators will be able to recover images on daguerreotypes, the earliest form of photography that used silver plates, after a team of scientists led by Western University learned how…
Matt Davison named next Dean of Western’s Faculty of Science
March 20, 2018
Matt Davison has been appointed to a five-year term as the new Dean of Western University’s Faculty of Science, commencing July 1, 2018. Following an eight-month international search, Davison’s appointment…
NASA shortlists Western co-investigated project for future launch to Saturn’s largest moon
March 15, 2018
NASA has shortlisted a revolutionary strategy, co-investigated by a Western University planetary scientist, for a future launch mission that could see a drone-like quadcopter buzz above the surface of Saturn’s…
Rate of earthquakes depends on volume of fluids in hydraulic fracturing operations – but the magnitude of the largest possible events does not
February 8, 2018
New findings published by the high impact journal Science show that the rate in which earthquakes are triggered or induced by fracking depends on the volume of the hydraulic fracturing…
Western planetary scientist readies for Mars mission with exciting new surface images
December 1, 2016
The Mars Camera, officially known as CaSSIS (Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System), aboard the European Space Agency‘s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) captured its first high resolution images of…
Asteroid impacts could create habitats for life, suggests Chicxulub crater study
November 17, 2016
Scientists studying the Chicxulub crater have shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a way that may produce habitats for early life. Around 65 million years ago a massive…
Western students ‘heading’ back to Mars with Canadian Space Agency as part of simulation
November 1, 2016
Planetary scientists have learned much about Mars from the various robotic missions that have landed on the Martian surface. However, rovers and landers can only carry a limited set of…
Western University astronomers predict possible birthplace of Rosetta-probed comet 67P
October 17, 2016
When the Rosetta spacecraft successfully touched down on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on September 30, 2016, the news was shared globally via Twitter in dozens of languages. Citizens the world over were…
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