Western in top 10 of 1,705 universities in global sustainability rankings
Western is a leader once again in a global ranking of universities working toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 17 targets to create a better and more sustainable world by 2030.
How can companies promote talent if they can’t agree on what that is?
As we edge closer towards the end of the year, many companies will be starting to conduct reviews and appraisals that are normally tied to rewarding high performers with...
UK plans to become AI powerhouse with £31million investment in University of Southampton-led project
The UK could become a world powerhouse for the development of responsible artificial intelligence after £31million was awarded to launch a new consortium led by the University of Southampton.
Young adults experience lingering COVID symptoms too
A new preliminary study contradicts the perception that lingering COVID-19 symptoms mostly affect middle-aged adults...
Missing Titanic sub: what could have gone wrong?
Professor Stefan Williams from the Australian Centre for Field Robotics explains how submersibles work, how they communicate and what might have gone wrong for the Titan, the crewed submersible vessel which has gone missing near the Titanic shipwreck.
Eller Finance Professor’s Research On Hedge Fund Investing Cited In Institutional Money Magazine
Performance fees research conducted by Eller College of Management Assistant Professor of Finance, Andrea Rossi, was recently referenced in...
Interactive exhibition InSomnolence shows sleep is more social than it seems
From an artist’s attempt to tame troubled sleep with AI, to sounds and objects as artifacts of other people’s dream, to a radio station that transforms the dread of insomnia into curiosity and collective listening...
Faculty of Dentistry receives Gies Award from American Dental Education Association
The University of Toronto’s Faculty of Dentistry has won the prestigious 2021 William J. Gies Award for Achievement – Academic Dental Institution from...
Two-faced star exposed in first for astronomy
In a first for white dwarfs, the burnt-our cores of dead stars, astronomers from institutions including the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Warwick have discovered that at least one member of this cosmic family is two faced.
Research finds increased trust in government and science amid pandemic
New Curtin University research has found a dramatic increase in people’s trust in government in Australia and New Zealand as a result of the COVID pandemic.
