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Month: October 2020

Recipe is different but Saturn’s moon Titan has ingredients for life

Recipe is different but Saturn’s moon Titan has ingredients for life

Catherine Neish is counting the days until her space launch. While the Western planetary geologist isn’t space-suiting up for her own interstellar voyage, she is playing a key role in an international mission – dispatching a robotic drone to Saturn’s moon Titan – set...

Pandemic poses unique challenges for those living with eating disorders

Pandemic poses unique challenges for those living with eating disorders

Physical distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns have become necessary evils in the global fight against COVID-19 but for those battling eating disorders, this new normal – further fueled by an onslaught of mixed messaging – may make managing recovery and accessing...

Sexual objectification leads to anxiety and fears of personal safety

Sexual objectification leads to anxiety and fears of personal safety

Whether it’s an inappropriate comment in the workplace or a catcall from a passing car, sexual objectification of women can cause anxiety about personal safety, ‘hypervigilance’ towards appearance and severe threats to overall well-being. As part of an effort to quell...

Expert Explainer: Dr. Nitin Mohan on the Second Wave

Expert Explainer: Dr. Nitin Mohan on the Second Wave

As daily new case counts of COVID-19 climbed across the country in late September, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada was now in the second wave of the pandemic. Dr. Nitin Mohan, Assistant Professor, Western University’s Schulich School of Medicine...