September 25, 2018

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Poet Laureate tames ‘Bad Animals’ in debut

Tom Cull was strolling down Wellington Street when he saw five teenagers “clowning around” with five vacuum cleaners headed toward the Thames River. He followed.

Researcher riffs off brain’s role in musical improvisation

When you think improv, your mind may turn to the likes of John Coltrane or Oscar Peterson. But why do some musicians have a flare for freelance while others struggle?

Western atop world in Undergraduate Awards

Tiffany Ni, BMSc’18, was recently named a Global Winner in the Medical Sciences category of The 2018 Undergraduate Awards for her thesis research which examined how an antioxidant could protect against drug-induced hearing loss. In total, 23 Western students had their papers ranked as highly commended, in the competition.

Study: App and ‘loyalty points’ fuel physical activity

A new study led by Western University shows that relatively small financial incentives - as little as pennies a day - and goal setting can increase physical activity. The findings were published today by the high-impact journal JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

Hospitality Services

Somerville House makes coffee shift

If something looks different in Somerville House, you’re not imagining things. With the Tim Horton’s kiosk contract expiring, Hospitality Services opted to steer the space near Lucy’s in a different direction.

Human Resources

Register for Mental Health First Aid

Western employees will learn to support someone showing signs of a mental health issue or experiencing a mental health crisis. Receive training on campus at no cost.

Instagram

Catch Economics'91 alumnus and new Dragon @lordguzzo on the season premiere of @cbcdragon

Twitter

Told through our faculty, students, staff and partners, these are our stories about Alzheimer's and dementia in our community - and how Western University and its researchers are fighting back. #researchwithimpact #WorldAlzheimersDay

Reality check: What are probiotics good for?

Gregor Reid, the endowed chair in human microbiome and probiotics at the Lawson Health Research Institute, and a professor at Western, comments on the best way to track progress.

Maxime Bernier's new party stakes out classical liberal values: Don Pittis

Bombarded by U.S. sources such as Fox News or Twitter, Canadians have become exposed to the term liberal in the American sense as a derogatory epithet levelled by opponents of the left, says Laura Stephenson, a professor at Western who specializes in political behaviour.

From Great Britain to Beirut and back

Join Douglas Keddy on a globe-hopping, secret-agent-training, sonic soundscape tour of his favourites as he takes his turn on Read. Watch. Listen.