Western University is set to become Canada’s leading authority on tornado tracking, research and analysis thanks to a major expansion of its renowned Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP). The expansion has been made possible by a partnership with ImpactWX, a Toronto-based...
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New self-powered, smart implant may greatly reduce knee replacement surgeries
Knee replacement surgery is one of the world’s most common orthopedic procedures, but the implants don’t last forever. They can wear out, loosen or just fail to meet patient expectations and require revision surgery. A new self-powered, load-sensing smart implant...
Ever-abundant sulphur may be answer for more powerful (and cheaper) electric vehicles
There’s a more powerful (and potentially cheaper) alternative to the batteries traditionally used for electric cars, but it’s not a viable option (yet) because it runs too hot with increasing potential for fire and explosion in most environments. A new strategy from...
Northern Tornadoes Project launches most comprehensive analysis ever in Canada
A unique, Western University-led project to discover and decode tornadoes in remote Northern Ontario has spun into a nationwide mission to identify every Canadian tornado in 2019. The Northern Tornadoes Project identified nine tornadoes in 2017, which had previously...
Western to unveil new building for Engineering
Media are invited to attend as Western University officially opens the newly constructed, Three C+ Engineering building on Friday, October 12 at 11 a.m. The new building addresses the critical need for additional space by adding 100,000 sq. ft. that integrates...
Andrew Hrymak named Western’s next Provost
One of Western University's longest-serving deans has been tapped to lead the academic and budgetary affairs of the institution into the future. Western Engineering Dean Andrew Hrymak was named Provost & Vice-President (Academic) for the term August 1, 2018 to...
New wearable tech from Western may hold big benefits for people with Parkinson’s
A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western University researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than 6 million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson's disease. Ana Luisa Trejos, an Electrical and Computer...
Top scientists headline conference with goal of inspiring young women in STEM
Emily Lalone is a rising star at Western University and the lifelong mobility expert will share her personal journey of academic excellence and her latest biomedicine and imaging discoveries as a keynote speaker at the Inspiring Young Women in STEM (IYWSTEM)...
Everything is awesome when Western hosts annual FIRST® LEGO® League Tournament
Western Engineering, in partnership with Western University's robotics club WE FIRST, is hosting the annual London Qualifier FIRST® LEGO® League (FLL) Tournament, an event that provides elementary school students the opportunity to compete with LEGO® robots they built...
Wild Weather touches down at Ontario Science Centre
New interactive exhibition developed and produced in Ontario explores the power and impact of severe weather TORONTO (October 5, 2016) – Warning: extreme weather alert in effect at the Ontario Science Centre! Track a tornado, step into a storm and look into a...