Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Interested faculty members are invited to gather January 12 to discuss involvement in the Ivey Centre for Health Innovation and Leadership.
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Dr. John Brown, of the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences and Chair of the Academic Medical Organization of Southwestern Ontario (AMOSO)died suddenly on December 21.
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Monday, December 21, 2009
Discovery@Robarts is an e-newsletter to keep you informed of the latest research news and information from Robarts Research Institute.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
We are delighted to announce the renewal of Dr. Jane Rylett in her role as Chair of the Department of Physiology & Pharmacology, at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry.
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Thursday, December 17, 2009
Diabetics may soon be able to wear contact lenses that continuously alert them to variations in their glucose levels by changing colours - replacing the need to routinely draw blood throughout the day.
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Monday, December 14, 2009
Kevin Goldthorp, Chief Executive Officer of Toronto's Sunnybrook Foundation, is being welcomed back to The University of Western Ontario, this time in the role as Vice-President (External).
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Monday, December 14, 2009
New research from The University of Western Ontario shows why people suffering from depression may have a far greater hope of finding lasting relief by receiving cognitive therapy, rather than simply taking antidepressants.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Climate change, resource use and population increases all threaten the Lake Naivasha region of Kenya.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
With a 95% average, Cassandra Welten is as gifted in the classroom as she is on the ice with the Western Mustangs women's hockey team.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Dr. Paul Adams has been selected to receive the 2010 Canadian Liver Foundation/Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver Gold Medal for sustained excellence in liver-related research.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Recent studies show that one in three Canadians suffer from stress and the number is on the rise. But stress isn't a new problem.
While the physiological state wasn’t properly named until the 1930s, new research from The University of Western Ontar
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
When cells experience DNA damage, they'll try to repair it. But if that fails, the damaged cells are supposed to self-destruct, a process called apoptosis.
A cancer researcher at Robarts Research Institute at The University of Western Ontario has
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Monday, December 7, 2009
The Infection & Immunity Seminar Series presents Dr. Sean Whelan of Harvard University. His topic will be "Cell biology of the entry and replication of vesicular stomatitis virus."
Thursday, December 10th--10:30am
DSB 3008
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Monday, December 7, 2009
The Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is presenting a lecture entitled "What songbirds can teach us about learning and the brain" by guest speaker Dr. Allison J. Doupe, from the University of California, San Francisco.
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Monday, December 7, 2009
A dozen University of Western Ontario research projects, including six from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, have received $19-million from the Ontario Research Fund.
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