Verónica Schild, an expert in Latin American politics from Western University, is available to media for comment the new Chilean president.
Year: 2021
Novel approach to COVID-19 vaccine shows early promise
A Western University team’s novel approach to developing a COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in inducing a robust immune response, early data shows.
Workers welcome shortened work week, research study finds
Western-led study finds flexibility, work/life balance as key benefits to four-day work week.
Predicting recovery of mercury-contaminated fish populations
Biology professor Brian Branfireun was part of a 15-year study, which shows how curbing pollution can have immediate benefits to the environment.
Study dispels harmful gender dysphoria myth
A first-of-its-kind study by Schulich Medicine & Dentistry researchers dispels a controversial gender dysphoria theory that activists and experts have called inaccurate and harmful to transgender people.
Artificial intelligence helps improve outcomes for depression treatment
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows benefits of AI for mental health care by facilitating more personalized treatments for depression and improving patient outcomes.
Olympic expert available to comment on Canada’s diplomatic boycott of Beijing Games
Mac Ross from Western University’s International Centre for Olympic Studies is available to media for comment Canada’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Western and St. Joseph’s partnership augments violence-survivor services
A partnership between Western and the Regional Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Program of St. Joseph’s Health Care London will provide additional support on campus with 24/7 services as needed.
New survey reveals pandemic impact on Canadian youth
Human Environments Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) researchers find that positive coping strategies saved teens during COVID-19 first wave.
Vaccine equity key to helping prevent COVID-19 variants like Omicron
Maxwell Smith, associate director of Western’s Health Ethics, Law, & Policy (HELP) Lab, is available to media for interviews about the Omicron variant.
Expert available to speak on NASA’s asteroid redirection testing
Paul Wiegert is a Western Space expert in the dynamics of the Solar System, particularly its smaller bodies like asteroids, comets and meteoroid streams.
Study shows smiling makes you look older, unless you’re old already
Smiling makes you look older, according to research by neuroscientists at Western and Ben-Gurion University in Israel. But if you’re already over 60, smiling doesn’t appear to change the way your age is perceived.