Tag: Research
Kids’ voices will be priority at university’s new child research centre: Academic
A new children’s research institute coming to King’s University College promises to be different for one key reason, its co-leader says.
Police wrestle with emotional toll of growing new challenge: Cop-baiting
The tactic known as cop-baiting, when individuals film police officers and intentionally create confrontational situations to provoke a response, has become a common sight at protests in recent years.
Risks of cannabis use during pregnancy highlighted by Western study
Prenatal pot exposure disturbs a system integral to brain structure and function, Western University researchers say in a new study linking the drug to significant lasting effects on learning and memory in rats.
Correctional officers at London jail sought for online therapy project
A Queen’s University research project providing correctional officers 12 weeks of free mental health counselling is looking for participants from London’s Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre (EMDC).
Community philanthropists donate $1M to groundbreaking cancer research at LHSC
Andy and Helen Spriet, a local couple well known for their philanthropy efforts throughout the city, have made a donation of $1 million in support of Dr. Saman Maleki’s pioneering immuno-oncology research at LHSC.
Western health researchers win $1.4M in federal grants
Two Western University teams are among 14 recipients of $12 million in federal medical research grants.
Reader to Reader: February 11, 2023
Well done, Kensington.
Artificial intelligence age-estimation technology prone to biases, study shows
Researchers from Western University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel tested 21 age-estimation AI technologies and compared them to the performance of 30 human observers.
Artificial intelligence age-estimation technology prone to biases, study shows
Researchers from Western University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel tested 21 age-estimation AI technologies and compared them to the performance of 30 human observers.
Lambeth students win national space competition
Students from Lambeth Public School in London had an out-of-this-world experience after winning a national space competition, the Lunar Rover Research Challenge.