Announcing the 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients
June 01, 2026
Schulich professor Andrew Pruszynski receives the Schulich Researcher of the Year Award at the 2026 London Campus Awards of Excellence DinnerLandmark gift at Western will accelerate discoveries in brain health
May 29, 2026
A $4.1-million donation will establish the Frank and Janice Lochan Chair in Neuroimaging for Brain Health to improve treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s.Can brain waves predict chronic pain?
May 22, 2026
With support from a new fellowship program, postdoctoral scholar Joshua Hoddinott, PhD, investigates whether EEG patterns could identify patients at riskWestern partners with European universities to advance neurotechnology education, research
May 22, 2026
NeurotechEU alliance will open doors to expanded research collaborations and student trainingWestern researchers awarded more than $21.5M from Canada Foundation for Innovation
March 20, 2026
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Shawn Whitehead received $4.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation to develop an advanced brain imaging platform. His project is one of four at Western awarded through the foundation’s latest funding round.Western’s Mel Goodale Named World’s Top Scholar in Visual Neuroscience
January 26, 2026
Melvyn (Mel) Goodale, PhD, Distinguished University Professor and co-founder of Western’s Centre for Brain & Mind (formerly known as the Brain & Mind Institute), has been ranked #1 worldwide in the specialty of Visual System by ScholarGPS, a leading scholarly analytics platform.How infectious diseases affect the brain: In conversation with Dr. Robyn Klein
January 19, 2026
The neuroimmunologist on brain health, borders and the experiences that shaped her scientific pathThe Impact Project: How to create hope for people with ALS and their families
January 19, 2026
The discovery of the RGNEF protein marked a pivotal moment for Dr. Michael Strong, who has spent three decades working with collaborators to push toward a major advance in ALS research
