Posts Tagged: science
Bird documentary featuring ‘dazzling’ Western research comes to campus
November 25, 2015
An award-winning documentary titled “The Messenger” featuring ‘dazzling’ high speed and high-definition footage of wild Canadian birds filmed at Western…
Fenton named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
November 23, 2015
Western University‘s Brock Fenton has been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Selected…
Western students ‘heading’ to Mars with Canadian Space Agency as part of simulation
November 13, 2015
With NASA now actively seeking astronauts to head to Mars, the next generation of planetary space explorers is preparing to…
Western looks ‘back to the future’ at Cronyn Observatory 75th anniversary events
October 21, 2015
As Doc Brown looks back to the future, Western University is preparing for this weekend’s 75th Anniversary celebrations of the…
New study shows touch works independently of vision in object identification
October 7, 2015
A study published by The Journal of Neuroscience challenges the more traditional scientific belief that using touch to recognize objects…
Western students receive high marks at The Undergraduate Awards
September 23, 2015
Emma Rose Bonanno and 26 Western University colleagues were named among the international winners of The Undergraduate Awards, a worldwide…
International Observe the Moon Night returns to Western (and the world)
September 16, 2015
International Observe the Moon Night is an annual event, led by NASA and their collaborators around the world, which is…
Western University welcomes new chancellor at 306th convocation
September 10, 2015
Western University’s 306th convocation features the installation of Jack Cowin as the new chancellor, as well as honorary degrees being…
New ‘digital tracking’ technique detects more than 150 new asteroids, measures distance
August 28, 2015
A new international collaborative study describes how an image stacking technique known as ‘digital tracking’ can be used to discover…
Western University researcher plays key role in planetary discovery
August 13, 2015
The first planet detected by the Gemini Planet Imager is 100 light years away but shares many of the characteristics of an early Jupiter. The out-of-this-world discovery, which generated international media headlines, was revealed last month and a new paper outlining the findings in full detail was published in the current issue of Science.
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