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Innovative liver surgery brought to Canada
Western’s own Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro has brought a new weapon in the fight against liver cancer across the Atlantic to North America. Hernandez-Alejandro heard about the new procedure, known as a two-stage hepatectomy, innocuously enough. While presenting at the American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary ... Read More »
Western researchers communicate with vegetative patient
Western researchers are making history by discovering a way to communicate with patients in vegetative states. Recently, a patient at London’s Parkwood Hospital was among the first in Canada to communicate with researchers. The research, headed by Adrian Owen of ... Read More »
Concordia sued for bumping A- to B+
A B just really isn’t the same as an A, but few students have taken this philosophy quite as seriously as Concordia University student William Groombridge. After his political science mark was dropped due to a policy Groombridge alleges will ... Read More »
Western grads top 150 in employability
While the stated goal of many universities may be to impart higher learning onto young minds, for many students these institutions double as vocational training schools. The good news for students at Western who are seeking employment after graduation is ... Read More »
Western grads give school soaring grade
Would you recommend Western to a friend? According to the Report on the Survey of Graduating Students: 2011-12, released by the office of the provost and vice-president academic, 92.6 per cent of recent graduates would. The survey, which has been ... Read More »
Western to play host to space summit
It’s one small step for space researchers, but one giant leap for Western. This year’s annual Canadian Space Summit will be held by Western’s own Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration. According to a press release, upwards of 100 delegates ... Read More »
Western prof examines diabetes in First Nations
With obesity on the rise in Canada, the rate of diabetes has risen rapidly in the last several decades. The correlation is so strong that doctors and medical researchers have taken to using the term “diabesity” to describe a condition ... Read More »
Researchers find “master gene” for stem cell creation
Canadian and Italian researchers have discovered a “master control” gene for improving the expansive properties of blood stem cells. The discovery, published in Cell Stem Cell, shows promise for future medical treatments. According to John Dick, co-principal investigator of the ... Read More »
Western Research park struggling under $17M debt
The Western Sarnia-Lambton Research Park is running a deficit after one of its major tenants vacated this past spring. The research facility, located in Lambton County, is a joint project founded by Western University, the City of Sarnia and Lambton ... Read More »
OUSA advocates for accessible teaching
The Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance is calling for a cultural shift in attitudes towards students with disabilities on campuses across Ontario. At their semi-annual general assembly over the weekend, OUSA updated their policy to call for the widespread adoption of ... Read More »
Campuses struggle with mental health
The mental health of post-secondary students is gaining increased attention in Ontario. A report from the Focus on Mental Health conference, held in Toronto in May, highlights the difficulties students face, and the challenges universities and colleges have in addressing ... Read More »
Administration responds to Fearnall
In late October, University Students’ Council President Adam Fearnall gave a passionate speech to students addressing his concerns about the relationship between Western’s administration and the USC. Fearnall cited, among other things, a climate of competition, rather than collaboration, between ... Read More »
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