After nearly a year since its launch last November, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will make contact with the Dimorphos asteroid Monday evening. The spacecraft is expected to directly hit the double asteroid system to test whether it is possible to...
As municipal elections heat up across Ontario, Western University has the following experts available to discuss the elections and special topics related to local politics: Political Science Martin Horak Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Associate...
This week the federal government announced the first details of the planned National Dental Care Program. Western University has the following experts from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry available to speak on the program: Dr. Carlos Quiñonez Vice Dean...
With the news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away Western University has the following experts available to speak on a range of topics including her legacy, the political ramifications, and the impact of her reign. Sam Routley PhD Candidate, Department of...
Next week thousands of students across Ontario will head back to school, a time that can be both exciting and challenging for many families. Western University has the following experts available to comment on topics related to the transition back to school. Barbara...
Ukrainians mark Independence Day on Wednesday, Aug. 24, which is also the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Western University has the following experts available to speak on a range of topics related to the war. Oleksa Drachewych Associate...
Recently, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migratory monarch butterflies to its Red List of Threatened Species. Western University has the following experts who can comment on the decline of monarch butterflies: Jeremy McNeil Professor,...
Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for children under five, the first vaccine approved for that age group in Canada. Western University has the following experts available to comment: Dr. Michelle Barton-Forbes Associate Professor, Schulich...
World Refugee Day, an international day designated by the United Nations (UN), will be marked this year on Monday, June 20, and comes at a time when the world is seeing record numbers of people displaced from their home countries as a result of war and conflict....
Monkeypox cases are being reported in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, and British Colombia. Dr. Sameer Elsayed is an infectious diseases physician and professor in the Departments of Medicine, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, and Epidemiology & Biostatistics at...
As Finland and Sweden both now formally asked to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and much emphasis tp-date has been placed on Russia’s anti-NATO position and the goals of the United States. However, as Western University and King’s University...
Leading up to Ontario’s provincial election on June 2, the following experts from Western University are available to speak to media on a wide range of topics including voting attitudes, health policy, COVID-19 response, economy and finance, housing and public...
