Media Releases Archives: August 2022
Statement from Western University regarding planned student protest
August 27, 2022
We are aware students are gathering today to peacefully protest the University’s vaccine and masking requirements for the fall. We respect students’ rights to peacefully protest on campus, and we are supporting them to do so safely.
Experts available to comment as war in Ukraine reaches the sixth month mark
August 24, 2022
Ukrainians mark Independence Day on Wednesday, Aug. 24, which is also the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Western…
Northern Hail Project recovers record-breaking hailstone
August 3, 2022
A Canadian record-breaking hailstone was recovered by the Northern Hail Project field team weighing 292.71 grams, eclipsing the previous title holder – a hailstone weighing 290 grams, collected nearly 50 years ago.
Bioarchaeologists confirm museum shrunken head as human remains
August 3, 2022
Researchers have verified the authenticity of a South American tsantsa (shrunken head) as human remains, an important step in the global effort toward decolonization and preserving and understanding Indigenous history.