January
Dr. Watling successfully defends his PhD
January 30, 2014
Dr. Chris Watling, associate dean, Postgraduate Medical Education can now add PhD to a long list of degrees and honours he has achieved. With this achievement, Dr. Watling becomes the first clinician at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry to earn a PhD in education and one of a very small group nationally...
Dr. Robert Litchfield keeps Olympic dreams alive
January 23, 2014
Most Canadians will be watching Kaya Turski’s aerobatic moves when the freestyle skier hits the slopes of the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi next month. Dr. Robert Litchfield, Department of Surgery, Schulich Medicine & Dentistry, however, will be eyeing her left knee...
Watch the January Edition of the Dean's Video Newsletter: Conflict of Interest Policy
January 23, 2014
In this month's Dean's Video Newsletter, we hear from Dr. Michael J. Strong about the importance of the Conflict of Interest Policy, why you need to sign it and how it can help to guide faculty, clinicians and learners...
Jacob Van Dyk to receive honorary degree
January 23, 2014
An award-winning cancer researcher and teacher, Jacob Van Dyk will be receive an honorary degree at the 2014 Schulich Medicine & Dentistry MD Convocation...
Understanding Cancer’s Unique Advantage
January 15, 2014
David Litchfield has been working for more than two decades to understand how cancer cells find ways to cheat death.
Fetal exposure to nicotine increases long-term risk of obesity
January 14, 2014
Research led by Daniel Hardy, PhD, has shown that nicotine during pregnancy, whether from smoking or nicotine replacement therapy, causes a wide range of long-term adverse reactions for the offspring, including an increased risk of obesity by influencing the liver to produce more triglyceride...
New study shows alcohol affects vision by 30 per cent
January 14, 2014
Using a 144-year old optical illusion, researchers from Western University have determined that drinking the legal limit of alcohol impairs some aspects of vision by 30 per cent...
Schulich Dentistry opens unique operating suite for special needs patients
January 14, 2014
Schulich Dentistry has become the first dental school in North America to be equipped with a general anesthetic (GA) suite allowing the School’s dental clinic program to expand its scope of services for patients, especially those with physical and/or intellectual challenges...
Research targets relief for crippling condition
January 09, 2014
Schulich Medicine & Dentistry professor Dr. David O’Gorman and PhD student Christina Raykha have identified a possible new focus for the treatment of Dupuytren’s disease, a hereditary condition causing hand tissues to contract and fingers to curl permanently onto the palm of the hand...
Funding fuels brain disease research
January 09, 2014
New funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will help a Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researcher unlock a previously underexplored portion of the brain, giving his team a unique look into how certain diseases attack...
Join us at the Bone and Joint Injury Repair Scientific Conference
January 08, 2014
The Interdisciplinary Development Initiative in Bone and Joint Health is holding a scientific conference on January 16 & 17...
Classes cancelled through Tuesday; university remains open
January 07, 2014
Due to unprecedented and dangerous wind chill temperatures and blowing snow, Western has cancelled classes for Tuesday. The university will remain open and continue to provide services on campus...
Western University weather update
January 06, 2014
Please check the Western weather update website for the latest campus information. It is also important to check your email for information specific to your program...
Dr. Kenneth Wright on Mayor's Honouree List
January 02, 2014
Dr. Kenneth Wright has been named to the 2014 Mayor's New Year's Honour List for his humanitarian work. The Schulich Dentistry professor founded the very successful Dental Outreach Community Services (DOCS)...
Research reveals new therapeutic target for Huntington’s disease
January 01, 2014
Research from Robarts Research Institute scientist Stephen Ferguson, PhD, has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease...
