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  • Two Biomedical Engineering researchers named Canada Research Chairs

    By Western News, November 15, 2018

    Professors Ali Khan and Rajni Patel have been named Canada Research Chairs by the Minister of Science and Sport in Computational Neuroimaging, and Advanced Robotics and Control, respectively.

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  • Professor Elizabeth Gillies elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists

    By Western News, September 10, 2018

    College membership represents the emerging generation of scholarly, scientific and artistic leadership in Canada. Gillies has been recognized for her innovative research with degradable polymers.

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  • Alumni get AHead of the curve with simulations startup

    By Western Engineering News, July 19, 2018

    What started out as a fourth-year undergraduate project is now a fully developed medtech startup, AHead Simulations.

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  • Corey Baron receives Petro-Canada Young Innovator

    By Research Western, July 04, 2018

    Congratulations to Robarts scientist Corey Baron, PhD, on receiving a 2018 Petro-Canada Young Innovator award.

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  • Future Focused: What's next for Western Engineering?

    By Western Engineering News, July 03, 2018

    Western Engineering is gearing up for an exciting year of new initiatives and opportunities for its students.

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  • Grant backs work offering tremor relief

    By Western News , June 24, 2018

    Imagine not being able to brush your teeth, button your shirt or even lift a book to read. For the millions suffering the effects of Parkinson's Disease, these simple tasks can be an arduous endeavour.

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  • Grant fuels work into chronic wound care

    By Western News, June 22, 2018

    Douglas Hamilton anticipates the day when people with vascular disease (such as diabetes) will no longer fear that a simple wound will lead to horrible outcomes.

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  • Professor Kibret Mequanint honoured for Excellence in Research

    By Western Engineering News , May 08, 2018

    Each year, Western Engineering presents a faculty member with the Engineering Award for Excellence in Research to recognize their outstanding research contributions.

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  • Professor Elizabeth Gillies honoured for Excellence in Teaching

    By Western Engineering News , May 02, 2018

    Chemical and Biochemical Engineering professor Elizabeth Gillies is this year's recipient of the R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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  • New Fellow stands among his heroes

    By Western News , April 12, 2018

    Kibret Mequanint now counts his heroes among his peers. And he could not be more excited.

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  • Five BME students head to 3MT finals

    By Western Engineering News , April 03, 2018

    The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition is a series of three-minute talks by Western University graduate students who discuss their exciting research and creative activities.

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  • New tech may benefit Parkinson's Sufferers

    By Western News , March 02, 2018

    A new prototype for wearable tremor suppression gloves has a team of Western researchers believing real change is on the way for the more than six million people in the world afflicted by Parkinson's disease.

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  • Engineering a solution for brain trauma

    February 01, 2018

    Haojie Mao is working to understand traumatic brain injury (TBI) through collaborations with Western neuroscientists and neurobiologists. And those researchers are looking to crack the brain-injury code with help from Mao, a world-class engineer.

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  • Device helps correct atrial fibrillation

    January 25, 2018

    A patient with an irregular heartbeat often requires multiple hospital visits and procedures, called catheter ablation treatments, to restore the heart to good health. One Western Biomedical Engineering PhD student, however, is using robotics to change that to a 'one-and-done' procedure.

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