Thanks, @kit.edu Energy Center, for joining us last month! We look forward to future collaborations.

Our new team is here: the Artificial Intelligence Resource Centre! The AIRC has been established to support responsible AI adoption, helping us move from curiosity to capability by building literacy, connecting expertise, and enabling practical implementation. Learn more:https://ai.uwo.ca/airc

Consolidates resources for the #WesternU research community, too!

Join the Rotman Institute of Philosophy on May 21, 2026, for Knowledge in the 21st Century, a one-day research retreat at Western University exploring how knowledge is translated across disciplines and policy contexts. Learn more: rotman.uwo.ca/events/2026/...
#westernu #research

Thank you to everyone who attended the
@westernknowpain.bsky.social Conference! We heard from a broad group of speakers on the importance of incorporating Indigenous voices into care structures, procedures + patient-clinician relationships, novel use of virtual reality for training + more.

Our new website is now live!
Explore our research, discover opportunities, and connect with us—all in one place.
Visit: rotman.uwo.ca
#westernu #interdisciplinary #research #website #makeover

Our first #WINMemberMonday feature is prof Jamie Seabrook in the @westernu.ca Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics! Learn more about his work here.

Want to be featured? fill out this short form - great science deserves a great audience!

🔗uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaUZQt9wUHhq...

Vegetative Patients May Be More Aware Than We Knew

Nice article about our @CIHR_IRSC funded research in the New York Times today @westernu.ca www.nytimes.com/2026/04/09/m...

What can Artemis II teach us about the future of space exploration? 🚀
Sarah Gallagher—Director of the Institute for Earth and Space Exploration and Rotman member—sat down with Mike Stubbs on AM980 to talk all things Artemis II.
🎧 Listen here: tr.ee/ka5P8dsPVn
#westernu #research #artemisII

Meet Master's of Education in Applied Linguistics student Yuhan Zhao who is sharing her research on "Exploring the 'Word-Making Factory': Native Speakers vs. Second Language Learners’ 'Production Lines'" as as part of Western's Inspiring Minds series.
https://ow.ly/xmgW50YFPXp

Marlene Bagatto is advancing early detection and care for children with hearing loss. As a paediatric audiologist advocating for accessible programs, she's helping more families get the support they need when it matters most.

#WesternU #TheImpactProject

www.theimpactproject.ca/stories/marl...

New funding advances precision gene-editing technology - Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry - Western University Genome Canada and Ontario Genomics investment will accelerate tools developed through academic-industry partnership.

New funding from @genomecanada.ca and @ontariogenomics.bsky.social is accelerating gene-editing innovation at #SchulichMedDent.

Working with biotechnology company Specific Biologics, researchers are using machine learning to shorten timelines and fast-track the path to new therapies.

We’re #AllinWesternU on better health for everyone. This new era in health care is driven by a grand collaboration across disciplines and powerful tools to improve patient care.

From cells to systems, #WesternU is optimizing health for all.

Learn more: allin.westernu.ca/optimizing-h...

Join us on Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 12:00pm ET for a free virtual panel:

"Canada, South Africa, Astronomy, and the SKAO: A Strategic Research Partnership"

Learn more and register: sciencepolicy.ca/event/canada-south-afric...

#CdnSci #CdnInnovation

Western develops AI-powered custom earmolds for children with hearing aids - Western News Western researchers are developing AI-powered, 3D-printed earmolds to improve hearing aid care for children.

#WesternU is reshaping children’s hearing care with custom AI-driven earmolds for hearing aids. The innovative project, in collaboration with @boystownhospital.bsky.social, received USD $4.4M from the Oberkotter Foundation to improve access and reduce costs for families.

Four portrait photos of Storytellers Challenge finalists appear in speech-bubble frames on a blue background. Title reads “Storytellers Challenge,” with SSHRC/CRSH and Government of Canada logos.

2026 #SSHRCStorytellers: These finalists explore how emotional expression differs in life stages; immigrant worker challenges; providing better care for victims of intimate-partner violence (IPV); and clinical experiences of racialized parents. sshrc-crsh.canada.ca/en/research-...

⭐🏆 Congrats to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social - recipient of the 2025 Chemistry Excellence Research Award! Marcus delivered his award lecture this past Wednesday! @westernu.ca @westernuresearch.bsky.social

Join us on May 21st for our annual Space Day event! 🚀

This year's theme is The Road to Launch, where we will hear from an interdisciplinary set of speakers on the wide ranging aspects of space sovereignty in Canada.

Learn more and RSVP at the link here: space.uwo.ca/events/space...

⭐: Dr. Piotr Wilk, @westernu.ca

📝: Examining how individual- and area-level factors affect trajectories of healthy aging: An analysis of respondents from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

🔗: www.clsa-elcv.ca/our-approved...

We appreciate the opportunity to meet with our colleagues at @unibonn.bsky.social to further strengthen our research relationships. Looking forward to hosting you in the future!

www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/kana...

Thrilled to share this podcast episode in which I discussed #MAIT cells & their therapeutic potentials in #InfectiousDiseases & #Cancer.
#Immunology #Immunotherapy #Tcell #CellTherapy
@schulichmeddent.bsky.social @westernu.ca @westernuresearch.bsky.social @cdnimmunol.bsky.social

Knowledge in the 21st Century: Translating Knowledge Across Disciplines and Policy Contexts - The Rotman Institute of Philosophy EVENT DESCRIPTION Join the Rotman Institute of Philosophy as we host a one-day research retreat for Western University researchers to explore the role that knowledge translation plays in our resear...

The upcoming @westernu.ca Rotman Institute of Philosophy’s Retreat explores how ideas move across disciplines, institutions, & policy to create real-world impact thru dialogue, collaboration, and knowledge translation. A natural synergy with our #TRIDENT mandate!🌎✨👇
www.rotman.uwo.ca/event/knowle...

Congratulations and thank you to all finalists for sharing these stories, and particularly to the three #WesternU finalists! #PurpleAndProud

Health innovations from Western students target inactivity - Western News Western students pitch health innovations at the 2026 President's Challenge aimed at fixing an urgent problem among Canadians - lack of physical activity.

From apps to active cities, #WesternU students tackled Canada’s inactivity crisis with bold health innovations pitched at the President’s Challenge. With support from Morrissette Entrepreneurship, they're turning ideas into solutions to get Canadians moving. 🏃‍♀️

Western researchers awarded $21.5M in CFI funding - Western News Western-led projects are receiving $21.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI funding) for brain imaging, corrosion and other research.

Researchers at #WesternU are receiving more than $21.5M from @innovation.ca for projects tackling challenges across the country, from preventing material degradation to advanced imaging that can better understand brain diseases, infections and cancers.

Congratulations!

Help shape the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, Mental Health and Addiction’s Institute Research Priority Plan for 2026–2036 by sharing your input on emerging needs and priority areas in neuroscience, mental health, and addiction. Please complete survey & RT! forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

Join us April 2, 10:00AM - 12:00PM in WIRB 3000 for “Agency & AI,” an interdisciplinary panel exploring how AI shapes human agency. Featuring speakers from Western across philosophy, engineering, business, and more. In‑person & virtual. All welcome! Full event details: www.uwo.ca/events/2026/...

Rotman Member Mark Daley interviews with CBC's Andrew Brown monthly on topics of AI. This month's topic: the impact AI is having on the development of robots. Watch the full interview here: tr.ee/QzGnPyV-0R
#westernu #artificalintelligence #research #robotics

Joanna Redden awarded Dorothy Killam Fellowship - Western News Western professor Joanna Redden, who studies political and social justice implications of AI, was awarded a 2026 Dorothy Killam Fellowship.

Congratulations to Joanna Redden in @westernufims.bsky.social on being awarded one of eight 2026 Dorothy Killam Fellowships!

news.westernu.ca/2026/03/joan...

Thank you to the Killam Program and the National Research Council for continuing to build Canada's future by encouraging advanced study.