Schulich Medicine & Dentistry Update: Province-wide shutdown
December 22, 2020
Further to the communication from Western’s Provost and VP Operations outlining the University’s planned response to the province-wide lockdown, we want to confirm details as it relates to Schulich Medicine & Dentistry programs.
Student Perspectives: PhD Candidate Olivia Ghosh-Swaby on football and women in sport
December 21, 2020
Olivia Ghosh-Swaby, PhD Candidate in Neuroscience, is a strong advocate for equity, diversity and inclusion in academia and sport. "Football is another chance to provide continued athletic competition and to build a community for women."
Feature: Western students supply stroke rehabilitation kits for patients feeling the absence of in-person care
December 18, 2020
Ganathyashan Chelliahpillai and Varunaavee Sivashanmugathas, BMSc Class of 2021, launched StrokeSMaRT to mitigate the loss of in-person stroke rehabilitation programs.
Research News: New research underscores the importance of the measles vaccine
December 17, 2020
Researchers at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry have shown that the measles virus can infect and kill a type of white blood cell known as MAIT cells, potentially compromising a person’s ability to fight other infections. The research underscores the importance of vaccination against the measles virus.
Announcement: Four new Canada Research Chairs named at Western, one renewed
December 16, 2020
Kelly Anderson has been selected as the Canada Research Chair in Public Mental Health Research at the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry. Joy MacDermid was named as the CRC in Musculoskeletal Health Outcomes and Knowledge Translation. Andrew Pruszynski was also renewed as the CRC in Sensorimotor Neuroscience.
Award: Honouring exceptional commitment in a year of change
December 15, 2020
The 2020 Western Award of Excellence represents the highest honour for staff achievement at the university. Richard Gibson, Director of Operations at The Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation (ImPaKT) Facility, has been selected as one of this year's recipients.
Research News: Exploring the experiences of trans and non-binary Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic
December 15, 2020
A new survey led by researchers at Western University is exploring the experiences of trans and non-binary Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic – statistics that until now were largely invisible in the Canadian data. The first reports shown that during the pandemic, more than 30 per cent of trans and non-binary Canadians had interruptions to health care and one in ten avoided COVID-19 testing/care.
Research News: Improving quality of life for patients with Frontotemporal Dementia
December 11, 2020
Dr. Elizabeth Finger is working to test behavioural and pharmacologic treatments for patients with Frontotemporal Dementia with the hope of reversing deficits in emotional processing and empathy.
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