Experts

We help the news media connect with Western academics and other experts to gain insight, context and further understanding of the day’s news for their audiences. Contact us to learn more.

Experts available to comment on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 28, 2022

In 2021, the Government of Canada designated September 30 as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in direct response…

Western expert available to comment on flooding in Pakistan

September 27, 2022

Flooding in Pakistan continues to ravage the country leaving millions displaced from their homes and many dead. In some areas…

Expert available to comment on NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART)

September 26, 2022

After nearly a year since its launch last November, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) will make contact with the…

Experts available to comment on fall municipal elections

September 15, 2022

As municipal elections heat up across Ontario, Western University has the following experts available to discuss the elections and special…

Experts available to speak on National Dental Care Program

September 14, 2022

This week the federal government announced the first details of the planned National Dental Care Program. Western University has the…

Experts available to comment on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

September 8, 2022

With the news that Queen Elizabeth II has passed away Western University has the following experts available to speak on…

Experts available to comment on topics related to back to school

September 1, 2022

Next week thousands of students across Ontario will head back to school, a time that can be both exciting and…

Experts available to comment as war in Ukraine reaches the sixth month mark

August 24, 2022

Ukrainians mark Independence Day on Wednesday, Aug. 24, which is also the six-month anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Western…

Experts available to speak about the declaration of monarch butterflies as an endangered species

July 25, 2022

Recently, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature added the migratory monarch butterflies to its Red List of Threatened…

Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids: Experts available to comment

July 14, 2022

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved by Health Canada for children under five, the first vaccine approved for that age…