A team of investigators from across Canada, including a trio of Western researchers, have raised serious doubt about the popular belief that lead poisoning played a role in the death of members of the famed Franklin Expedition. The study was published last week in PLOS ONE.
A team of investigators from across Canada, including a trio of Western researchers, have raised serious doubt about the popular belief that lead poisoning played a role in the death of members of the famed Franklin Expedition. The study was published last week in PLOS ONE.
As Western welcomes back approximately 33,000 students for the 2018 fall term, be sure and check out the countless events that will begin reviving the campus in the coming days and months.
Chocolate cake every day sounds like wonderful idea. But, over time, its sweetness is apt to become tiresome, cause a toothache and ultimately be more trouble than it’s worth. This metaphor is one way to depict the rise and fall of the narcissistic leader, according to Western Psychology professor Alex Benson.
Heavy lifting is all in a day’s work for teacher-turned-athlete Danielle Holdsworth, BA’02, BEd’03. The competitive weightlifter is preparing for a new school year as a Grades 5/6 teacher and librarian at Orchard Park Public School in London, and she will have some pretty hefty stories about how she spent summer vacation.
On Nov. 19, Susan and David Axelrod will join scientists, researchers and community members for the 2018 Leaders in Innovation Dinner hosted by Robarts Research Institute. This year’s dinner celebrates research excellence in the field of epilepsy.
As Western welcomes back approximately 33,000 students to London as the 2018 fall term next week, drivers using roads on campus are being asked to take note of traffic disruptions and to expect delays.
Western University and its Faculty Association (UWOFA) have jointly requested conciliation as they continue to work towards a new contract for the faculty bargaining unit.
It was announced recently that British drug giant GlaxoSmithKline would be making a US$300-million equity investment in the personal genomics company 23andMe. The goal of the exclusive collaboration is to “focus on research and development of innovative new medicines and potential cures, using human genetics as the basis for discovery.”
Today, Music History professor Emily Abrams Ansari, author of The Sound of a Superpower: Musical Americanism and the Cold War, answers questions on her ‘bookishness’ and writing in Bookmarks.
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