With the goal of assessing the world’s progress on limiting climate change, global leaders and climate experts will gather at the United Nations Climate Change Conference – COP28. The summit is taking place in the United Arab Emirates from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, 2023 and...
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Experts available to speak on the Fall Economic Statement
Federal Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland will deliver the Fall Economic Statement Tuesday afternoon. Western University has the following experts available to provide analysis. Mahmood Nanji Lawrence Centre Policy Fellow, Ivey School of Business; Former Associate...
Experts available to discuss anticipated volcanic eruption in Iceland
Iceland has declared a state of emergency and evacuated the community of Grindavik in anticipation of a possible volcanic eruption after earthquakes shook the area late last week and into the weekend. Western University has the following Earth Sciences experts available to comment.
First World War postcard project connects past to present
In advance of Remembrance Day, 400 Canadian households receive replica cards, words from the front
Western experts available to speak on the U.K. AI Summit
The U.K. is hosting the world’s first global artificial intelligence (AI) safety summit to examine the risks of AI development and to begin international dialogue on regulation. Western University has the following experts available to provide context and insight:...
Researchers reveal link between Alzheimer’s disease and sex hormones
Study highlights the importance of developing therapeutics focused on hormonal connections.
Western University experts available to comment on news of the day topics
Experts are available to comment on legal cannabis in Canada, bird-window collisions, Unifor-GM strike, declining birthrate and the U.S. speaker election.
Experts available to comment ahead of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Western University has the following experts available to speak on topics related to National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous history and Indigenous knowledge. Vanessa Ambtman-Smith Assistant Professor, Indigenous Studies; of mixed Nêhiyaw-Métis ancestry,...
As parliament resumes, experts available to provide insight on several policy areas
With parliament set to resume next week, Western University experts are available to provide insight on policy areas of significance including AI regulation, Bill C-18, climate change and sustainability, cyber security, immigration and social inequality, planning and...
Experts available to comment on topics related to the earthquake in Morocco
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Morocco, Western University has the following experts available to provide insight and context on a range of topics including the history of Morocco, earthquake risk management and earthquake engineering. History of...
Western University experts available to comment on the back-to-school transition, fall respiratory infections, Greenbelt development and Atlantic hurricanes
Western University has experts available on a range of topics from back-to-school worries, respiratory illnesses, the Greenbelt development, and Atlantic hurricanes.
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...