Patients who suffer a stroke also face significantly higher risks of heart attack or other major cardiovascular events within 30 days of having a stroke, according to new Western-led research.
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Study: Stroke ups risks of heart complications

Patients who suffer a stroke also face significantly higher risks of heart attack or other major cardiovascular events within 30 days of having a stroke, according to new Western-led research.

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Policing partnership puts big data on patrol

Law enforcement agencies across the country could have a new partner in creating safer communities thanks to a Western-led partnership introducing academic research and big data into policing.

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Study explores LGBTQ lives in small communities

How does home shape you, your life and your sense of community as an LGBTQ individual when home is a rural community? It’s research that has been a bit of a homecoming for one scholar.

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Study: Exercise boosts memory like caffeine

Brisk walks - even as short as 20 minutes - can provide your working memory just as much pep as that morning cup of coffee. In fact, that same recent study showed, that exercise may also reduce the negative effects of caffeine withdrawal like headaches, fatigue and crankiness.

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The Barr Lab: Preventing Pandemics

At Western’s Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation (ImPaKT) Facility, located at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, a team led by Stephen Barr, PhD, is on the forefront of protecting the population against the next onslaught of new and emerging viruses.

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Lunar New Year Gala 2020

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with friends on campus at the Western Lunar New Year Gala on February 5.

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Indigenous Week

Healing Moon Teachings

Sit with Visiting Elder Irene and learn about the healing moons that are relevant for this time of year.

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Social Highlights

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This week, we are celebrating Indigenous Awareness Week on our campus. Events are happening each day to celebrate Indigeneity and nurture relationships between Indigenous & non-Indigenous peoples. ⠀ ⠀

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Join the #EmpathyRevolution! Open conversations about mental health are so important. @westernuSE is sharing the personal stories of #WesternU staff, faculty and students - and we encourage you to share your story too. Let’s talk, Western.

Commentary

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NHL’s culture problems have policy solutions

Allegations about harassment, abuse and discrimination in hockey have rocked the sport over the past few weeks. Yet there is a curious silence as to how Sport Canada’s new suite of ‘safe sport’ policies can help clean up the mess.

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Read. Watch. Listen. with John Paul Minda

Fantasy. Conspiracy. Epic adventure. And that’s only to get things started when Psychology professor John Paul Minda takes a turn on Read. Watch. Listen.

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