Victoria Esses and her collaborators examine Canada’s immigration system prior to the pandemic, and suggest changes for success moving forward.
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Biophysicists ‘jump’ to conclusion for understanding spider movement
Western biophysicists examined performance of small jumping spiders to better understand physical actions that propel animals from one place to another.
Western fireball trackers play key role in important meteorite discovery
Western’s Denis Vida helped guide recovery of an extremely rare meteorite this week using Global Meteor Network, a world-wide camera collaboration he coordinates.
Media expert available to comment on covering crime in Canada
A superior court justice’s decision to refer to the man convicted in the Toronto van attacks as “John Doe” has sparked a public conversation about naming perpetrators in the media. with There are those advocating for ‘tell-all’ on one side and those arguing the...
‘Atmospheric drying’ will reduce crop yields, stunt tree growth
Research shows that global atmospheric drying significantly reduces productivity of both crops and non-crop plants, even under well-watered conditions.
Expert available to comment on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Paralympic athletes
The recent release of the Canadian COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group Report demonstrated that while the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the lives and health of all Canadians, it has disproportionately impacted Canadians with disabilities. For athletes hoping to...
Child sleep experts up all night – so parents don’t have to be
A recent study found that more than 90 per cent of parents want to change something about their child’s sleep. Parents are interested in having their child go to bed earlier in the evening, wake less at night or want their baby to nap more during the day. With so many...
Human rights law provides transparent, fair framework for vaccine allocations
Study recommends governments adopt an intersectional approach to understanding how vulnerabilities and disadvantages affect a person’s health.
‘Perseverance’ pays off for Western Space alumnus
Western alumnus Raymond Francis serves as an engineer on NASA’s science operations team for the Perseverance rover, which is set to land in Jezero crater on Mars.
Project mines new frontiers in outer-space law
Science is outpacing policies for responsible resource extraction in space.
New process can extend lifetime of metals
Western materials engineer Hamid Abdolvand and his team discovered important factors into the deformation of metals used in automobiles and nuclear reactors, and developed new models to predict the lifetimes of these materials.
Amazing spider mite silk key to new nanomaterial ‘stronger than steel’
The gorse spider mite has provided a Western research team with the genomic framework for new bio-nanomaterials based on its silk.