New study shows utilizing sheep on solar farms is lucrative for farmers and offers a promising path forward to augment agriculture with solar technology.
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Eating asteroids? Western research team creates possible food for space travel
Open-source bioreactor developed to turn plastic into protein serves as prototype
AI and computer vision achieves near-perfect accuracy in detecting ripeness, disease in strawberry cultivation
Western engineers propose a new machine-learning approach that yields the highest-ever precision and accuracy rates for ripeness and disease detection in strawberries of any previous attempts.
Net zero, zero-mile agriculture system extends berry growing season
Western-led project combines a photovoltaic shielded outdoor farm with an Agrotunnel, which is an indoor growing system that houses aeroponic and hydroponic hybrid systems that use LED grow lights.
Digital Inclusion 2.0: Strategies for bridging the divide
Ivey-led research explores how to further the inclusion of marginalized communities in the digital economy
How leaders can break down “benevolent marginalization”
Drawing on a decade of research, Ivey’s Patricia Hein provides three key strategies business leaders can adopt to tackle benevolent marginalization in the workplace.
Western University experts available to comment on news of the day topics
Experts are available to comment on legal cannabis in Canada, bird-window collisions, Unifor-GM strike, declining birthrate and the U.S. speaker election.
Climate-changing human activity predicted to cause 1 billion deaths; new study
Study led by Joshua Pearce proposes aggressive energy policies to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy, aiming to minimize the number of projected human deaths.
Developing the Greenbelt will come with a heavy cost to Ontario: Western experts
Questions on whether Ontario should move ahead with developing the Greenbelt have been widespread following the release of the auditor general’s report. Two professors at the Ivey Business School at Western University are available to speak with media about the...
Western team creates open-source medicine autoinjector
Research team led by Joshua Pearce has developed a new 3-D printed, completely open-source autoinjector for a tenth of the cost of a commercially purchased product.
Experts available to speak to the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement
The Bank of Canada is making its latest interest rate announcement tomorrow amid speculation that a rate increase is possible. Western University has the following experts available to speak on the ramifications of the announcement. Cristián Bravo Associate Professor,...
Scaling the climate-smart circular economy
A landmark study conducted by researchers at the Ivey Business School’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value, examined two Canadian “hot spots” for circular innovation in the agri-food sector.