In the wake of last week’s terrorist attacks in Paris, discussion continues in Canada regarding the federal government’s plan to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees by year’s end. While national security played a large part in the election debates on refugees, it...
With Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week about to launch once again in Ontario, and a growing desire by the general public to understand, address and prevent the effects of bullying, an expert on these issues is available to media for commentary. Claire Crooks, a...
The connection between war, society and medicine is and always will be an important and rich field of study for researchers like Shauna Devine. A Visiting Research Fellow at Western University's Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry and a Civil War and...
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)'s Independent Commission (IC) will release its report regarding its ongoing investigations of International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) All Russian Athletics Federation officials and allegations of doping cover-ups,...
With the 42nd Canadian federal election to be decided tonight, the following political experts from Western University are available to speak with the media. Cameron Anderson, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 519-661-2111, ext. 81163,...
Back-to-school stress affects thousands of students and parents each year. With only one week of summer remaining and school bells across the region about to signal the start of another school year, anxiety levels among some students and parents are once again on the rise.
With the campaign for the 42nd Canadian federal election underway, the following political experts from Western University are available to speak with the media. Robert (Bob) Andersen, Dean, Faculty of Social Science, 519-661-2053, [email protected] Areas of...
With Ontario public elementary school teachers preparing for province-wide job action on Monday, and continued opposition among some groups of Ontarians to the Province’s new sex-ed curriculum, an expert in the area of Ontario’s public education system from Western...
Recent measles outbreaks in North America, including the most recent case of an unvaccinated Niagara woman contracting the disease, have spurred debate in recent days surrounding vaccine non-compliance and the anti-vaccine movement. A Western University expert in the...
An expert on the issue of violence in professional sports is available to media for commentary.
An expert in Asian politics, protests and social movements from Western University’s Faculty of Social Science is available to media for commentary.
With the Scottish referendum just one week away, a leading secession expert from Western University's Faculty of Social Science is available to media for commentary.  Robert Young, a professor at Western's Department of Political Science and the Canada...
