Media Releases Archives: 2017
Study investigates effects of domestic violence on workplaces – by asking perpetrators
October 24, 2017
Researchers at the Western University and the University of Toronto released a new study today, taking an unconventional approach to…
New child and youth clinic in London fills big gap in mental health services for kids
October 24, 2017
The new Child and Youth Development Clinic at Western University is hoping to brighten the picture for area kids and…
Convocation celebrates graduates, luminaries
October 23, 2017
Western’s 310th Convocation takes place during three days this week, with 2,600 eligible graduates and with honorary degrees awarded to…
‘Time in a bottle’: Labatt virtual exhibit at Western offers a public taste of Canadiana
October 23, 2017
One of the world’s most significant corporate archival collections has now become among the most accessible and dynamic, with digitization…
Exploring global health and pseudoscience with distinguished alumni at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry
October 18, 2017
Join world-renowned physicians and scientists at Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry as they talk through two of…
Researchers identify and examine risk factors for domestic homicide
October 17, 2017
Eighty per cent of domestic homicides are preceded by at least seven risk factors that were known to someone close…
The Walrus Talks speaks to what it means to fit in
October 11, 2017
Sexuality. Identity. Disability. Bullying. Discrimination. Western is not shying away from these tough conversations as The Walrus Talks Belonging, an evening…
‘Ridiculously healthy’ elderly have the same gut microbiome as healthy 30 year-olds
October 11, 2017
In one of the largest microbiota studies conducted in humans, researchers at Western University, Lawson Health Research Institute and Tianyi…
Advances in the Internet of Things are outpacing privacy legislation: Western expert
October 6, 2017
Our fitness trackers and phone-enabled televisions could be too smart for our own good. Wifi-enabled, connected devices — sometimes called…
Medical and law students at Western University explore Indigenous health through education
October 2, 2017
As a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action, a learning session for Western’s Medicine and…