Study finds climate change could result in around one billion premature deaths by the end of the century
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Expert insight: Lack of sleep regulations for licensed child-care providers puts children’s health at risk
Few Canadian jurisdictions have sleep requirements for child-care facilities
Is Toronto’s infrastructure built to withstand intense rain? This expert says no | CBC News Network
Expert availability: D-Day, interest rates, Starliner launch
Western University experts are available on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement and the Starliner launch.
Shaping the future of occupational therapy through community engagement
Western’s occupational therapy program cultivates real-world experience and community service
Schools aren’t addressing online sexual violence adequately, Western research finds
New report outlines gaps in preparing young people to respond to tech-facilitated sexual harm
Western, UWOFA issue joint statement re: proposed Brescia integration
Western University and the University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) have released the following joint statement.
Library art installations honour missing and murdered Indigenous women and children
The project, initiated by national non-profit The Canadian Library is being embraced by a number of library organizations across the city, including Western Libraries, in their efforts toward truth, reconciliation and decolonization and as a way to honour and build awareness of the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Western research shows prenatal exposure to cannabis may increase diabetes risk in offspring
Study finds exposure to CBD impacts glucose intolerance in male rats
A new classification of heart rhythm for stroke patients
Atrial fibrillation detected after stroke seems more benign than pre-stroke irregular heartbeats, finds Western study
Experts available to comment on fall outlook for COVID-19 and other respiratory infections
Following months of low transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 in the community, public health data and hospitals are reporting an uptick in COVID-19 cases and related hospitalizations. As fall approaches, Western University experts are available to comment on the emerging...
Multidisciplinary initiative to track influenza, other viruses in wastewater
Expansion of sewage surveillance project gets funding boost from province