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…