An internationally acclaimed researcher and scholar in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western, Vladimir Hachinski has transformed the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain: stroke and dementia.
An internationally acclaimed researcher and scholar in the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western, Vladimir Hachinski has transformed the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the two greatest threats to the brain: stroke and dementia.
A new academic year will mean new leadership for the Student Experience portfolio as Jennie Massey was appointed to a five-year term as Associate Vice-President (Student Experience).
Perhaps take the stairs to your third-floor office. How about spending part of your lunch hour walking across campus? You could simply relax with some standing yoga.
The historic significance of Western’s Boundary Layer Wind Tunnel Laboratory was recently recognized by both the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Two Western researchers have been named Canada Research Chairs, a program which recognizes the country’s best scholars across disciplines. A third researcher saw his chair elevated from a Tier 2 to a Tier 1.
Executive salaries across the broader public sector, including those at Ontario universities, have been frozen by the provincial government since 2010. In accordance with provincial regulations, Western has developed a draft framework for executive salaries going forward. The Executive Compensation Framework has been posted for a 30-day public consultation process, which ends May 25.
Your opportunity to give our campus a clean sweep for spring – sign up for one of three cleanup times on May 15 at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. There will be a free BBQ lunch after each cleanup.
Gain the skills to support someone showing signs of a mental health issue or experiencing a mental health crisis by registering today for Mental Health First Aid Canada training. May 8, 10, 14 & 17, 9 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Ontario Summer Games are being held from August 2 - 5 at Western and other community venues. There is still time to share your talents to help make the event a success by registering as a volunteer.
By using images of the #brain to look at how its outer surface is folded on itself, researchers at #WesternU can now predict which high-risk patients will develop #psychosis with more than 80 per cent accuracy. Before now, there has been no way to examine young people before they become ill to reliably identify who will develop acute psychosis and who will not. #purpleandproud #schulichadvantage #researchwithimpact
Ivey Business School was recognized for an intensive, experiential leadership course for business undergraduate students, a course developed with current and former top Canadian military leaders who have war zone experience.
A study recently published by researchers proves that recalling traumatic memories increases the rewarding effects of opioids, and the neurological link between post-traumatic stress-disorder (PTSD) and opioid addiction.
Conventional thinking has suggested for years that predatory offences like exhibitionism or sexual assaults are typically the early crimes committed by future serial sex predators.
Understanding that art does more than hang on walls, James Patten explains why he is the guy you want to invite over to the house on a free evening with a stack of LPs under his arm.
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