Following months of low transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 in the community, public health data and hospitals are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations. As fall approaches, Western University experts are available to comment on the emerging...
Month: August 2023
Climate-changing human activity predicted to cause 1 billion deaths; new study
Study led by Joshua Pearce proposes aggressive energy policies to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy, aiming to minimize the number of projected human deaths.
Multidisciplinary initiative to track influenza, other viruses in wastewater
Expansion of sewage surveillance project gets funding boost from province
Developing the Greenbelt will come with a heavy cost to Ontario: Western experts
Questions on whether Ontario should move ahead with developing the Greenbelt have been widespread following the release of the auditor general’s report. Two professors at the Ivey Business School at Western University are available to speak with media about the...
Western to build two new residence buildings
University Drive undergraduate residence and Platt’s Lane apartment building will offer on-campus housing to about 1,000 students
Experts available to speak on the impacts of Kelowna and Yellowknife wildfires on health, climate and disaster response and mitigation
Devastating wildfires continue to impact Yellowknife, N.W.T. and Kelowna, B.C., resulting in evacuations for multiple communities. Western University has the following experts available for comment on the health effects of wildfire smoke, climate change and wildfires,...
Experts available to speak on wildfires in Hawaii and Canada
Wildfires in Hawaii and along the Alberta-Northwest Territories boundary have caused devastating destruction to communities. Western University has the following experts available to discuss the impact of climate change on wildfires and disaster response. Climate...
New study finds exercise, cognitive training combo boosts mental sharpness in seniors
Western and Lawson study also finds Vitamin D supplements do not enhance cognition in seniors with mild impairment.
Movie-inspired technology successfully collects hail data from eye of the storm
Researchers from Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology and Western’s Northern Hail Project successfully launched two probes into a hailstorm.
Sheila Heti named new Alice Munro Chair in Creativity
Award-winning author and best-selling writer Sheila Heti is Western’s new Alice Munro Chair in Creativity.
Perseid meteor shower to peak with stunning display on Saturday evening
Western has launched a new meteor activity website that can help determine how strong the Perseids will be on any given night.
Study suggests cannabis use during pregnancy could cause lifelong cognitive deficits
Western researchers also find impact of prenatal cannabis exposure on cognition and memory differs by sex