The Consortium on Electoral Democracy, featuring Western University’s Laura Stephenson, Université du Québec à Montréal’s Allison Harell, Ryerson University’s Daniel Rubenson and University of Toronto’s Peter Loewen, has released the 2019 Canadian Election Study which was conducted in two waves, during and after the 2019 federal election campaign. “This data will be used by researchers around the world to understand the particular outcome of … Read more
Western University will be a key player in an accelerated national effort to understand and control the spread of COVID-19. The Canada-wide grants announced by Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) will examine prevention, treatment, drug development, transmission pathways, co-ordination and logistics, ethics and public-health response. Faculty of Health Sciences professor Maxwell Smith is leading a project examining the … Read more
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. The expansion has been made possible by a partnership with ImpactWX, a Toronto-based social impact fund, and involves close collaboration with Environment and Climate Change Canada. The full release is … Read more
An international team of researchers has received $3,050,674 in funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to deliver and study a community-based program with the potential to substantially improve the lives of women who have experienced domestic violence. This research will help fill a critical gap in knowledge about effective interventions for women leaving … Read more
Scientists at Western University have developed new technology that has the potential to drastically improve food safety. Dr. Michael Rieder and his team have created a new rapid-test system to detect E. coli 0157 – a food-borne bacteria most commonly found in ground meat. The test would allow manufacturers to identify contaminated food quickly before … Read more
Researchers at Western University’s Bone and Joint Institute looking to treat and even regenerate soft connective tissues like ligaments and cartilage received a major financial boost as the interuniversity CONNECT training program was awarded $1.65 million in funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) through its Collaborative Research and Training … Read more
Western University president Amit Chakma applauded the federal government’s funding of more $1.3 billion dollars over six years to the Canada Foundation of Innovation (CFI) as announced in the April 21st federal budget. “Investments of this kind give us a competitive edge on the global stage and allow us to attract and retain top faculty and … Read more
Western University welcomed the appointment of its sociology professor Ted Hewitt as president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), effective March 1, 2015. “As both a scholar and administrator, Ted has always been a great champion for social science and humanities research,” said Amit Chakma, Western president. “He will bring a tremendous … Read more
Researchers at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry have explained why marijuana in small doses can cause paranoia, and higher doses that mimic long-term exposure can result in apathetic and emotionally-blunted behaviour, or what some call the “stoner” phenomenon. Steven Laviolette, a professor in the Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Psychiatry, … Read more
New research from Western University explores how climate change may fundamentally change Canada’s northern wetlands. In a paper released in the journal Global Change Biology, professors Zoë Lindo and Brian Branfireun from Western’s Faculty of Science show that the types of plants that dominate northern peatlands (a type of wetland that accumulates thick layers of … Read more
