2016
Newsmakers: Western looks back on 2016
December 8, 2016 - Western News
It was quite the celebration earlier this year as the largest research grant in the university’s history – a $66-million Canada First Research Excellence Fund (CFREF) grant – supported the much-anticipated work of the BrainsCAN: Brain Health For Life initiative. BrainsCAN will bring together researchers from across campus under one unifying initiative, through a partnership with researchers at McGill University – who received $88 million for its Healthy Brains for Healthy Lives initiative – to leverage both institutions’ complementary expertise to better understand disorders such as Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia.
Feds applaud BrainsCAN potential to lead the world
September 15, 2016 - Western News
... grant in the university’s history – supporting the BrainsCAN: Brain Health For Life initiative. Already ranked among the best ... for understanding and intervening in brain function. BrainsCAN will bring together researchers from across campus under one unifying ...
Feds back brain research with record-breaking investment
September 8, 2016 - Western News
... of brain disorders. On Tuesday, Western’s BrainsCAN: Brain Health For Life initiative received a $66-million investment ... for understanding and intervening in brain function. BrainsCAN will bring together researchers from across campus under one unifying ...
Ottawa unveils research fund winners
September 6, 2016 - The Globe and Mail
Thirteen large-scale initiatives led by universities across Canada are the winners in a high-stakes federal competition aimed at helping the country's top scientists make a mark in the global research arena...
Western scientists' 66M win goes to their heads
September 6, 2016 - The London Free Press
It took a writing team of 10 Western University scientists locked in a room together for several weeks just to put together the grant application. The effort paid off big time. The researchers learned Tuesday they had scored the largest research grant in the university’s history — $66 million. ”I’m absolutely delighted,” said Adrian Owen, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Cognitive Neuroscience and Imaging at Western and co-scientific director for BrainsCAN.
