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Who runs for local office? Western expert shares insights from local democracy research
Western political science researchers explore municipal candidate demographics, funding, beliefs through Local Democracy Project
Margaret Atwood honours Graeme Gibson with new bird research chair at Western
A $1-million gift celebrates Gibson’s lifelong passion for birds and conservation
Experts available for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Commemoration and preservation of Indigenous cultural heritage, history, art and more
Experts available on UN General Assembly high-level week
Climate change targets, pandemic preparedness, international conflict and more
Western engineers investigate cracking in nuclear reactor pressure tubes
Western University engineers have described how hydrogen can combine with zirconium to form tiny, brittle structures that create intense stresses in CANDU reactor pressure tubes.
Expert explainer: Why can’t we make a perfect map?
UN votes to move away from Mercator map model, promote Equal Earth maps
Experts available on EU plans for social media regulation
Details of the EU’s social media proposal expected to be announced at State of the Union address
Western experts available on TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs from Sept. 10-20.
Expert explainer: Why screen kids for math skills?
Professor Daniel Ansari advocates for numeracy screening to track mathematical skills and address gaps
Experts available for 25th anniversary of 9/11
Terrorism and counterterrorism, U.S. foreign policy, veteran mental health and more
Experts available on extreme weather, ‘super’ El Niño
The United Nations said Thursday that “the likelihood that El Niño will persist through February 2027 is now close to 100 per cent” with months of disruptive weather anticipated globally. Western University has experts available to speak on the science behind extreme...