Media are invited to attend the opening of the new Indigenous Learning Space at Western University on Monday, Nov. 7. Dedicated to Indigenous teaching and learning, the space will be a home-place for Indigenous students and Indigenous initiatives at Western and will...
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Western experts available to speak on climate change during COP27 conference
With the goal of implementing collective climate goals outlined under the Paris Agreement delegates and climate experts will gather at the 27th annual Conference of the Parties on Climate Change (COP27). The summit is taking place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt from Nov. 6...
U.S. midterm elections: Expert available to comment on what’s at stake
On Nov. 8, Americans head to the polls for the midterm elections to decide which party controls the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, which together form the legislative branch of the U.S. government. Matthew Lebo, a Western University expert in American...
Western hosts national conference to tap space as asset
When former Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains launched the new Canadian space strategy in 2019, a core recommendation was designating space as a national asset for Canada.
Western University study underscores need for food literacy, national school food program
Children have been told, “Eat your fruits and vegetables” throughout generations. But a new study out of Western’s Human Environment’s Analysis Laboratory (HEAL) shows knowledge ─ not nagging ─ could be the missing ingredient in getting kids to up their intake of...
Le Prix Nobel de littérature d’Ernaux n’est pas une surprise pour la professeure d’études françaises
Karin Schwerdtner a étudié des œuvres d’écrivains Français acclamés pendant des années
Bringing equity-informed practices to homelessness prevention and support
Collaboration between Western researchers, an Indigenous Youth Council and YOU will support Indigenous youth leaving homelessness
Western University experts available to discuss latest data release from 2021 Census
On October 26, Statistics Canada will release the latest data from the 2021 Census. Wednesday’s release will focus on citizenship and immigration in Canada, ethnocultural and religious populations, and mobility and migration. The following experts are available to...
Western University experts available to comment on drone attacks in Ukraine, municipal elections, and inflation numbers
Russian drone attacks in Ukraine Marta Dyczok Associate Professor, Department of Political Science; producer of Ukraine Calling on Public Radio Ukraine Areas of Expertise: War in Ukraine, Ukrainian history and politics, mass media, migration, post-communism. Valerie...
Western-led study explores COVID-19 effects on cognition
New long-term study led by Western neuroscientists found significant impairments in reasoning, speed of thinking and verbal abilities in patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19, but no losses in memory functioning.
Experts available to speak on the Public Order Emergency Commission
Public hearings begin Thursday on the Federal Government’s use of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy protests. Western University has the following experts available to speak on the Public Order Emergency Commission: Howard Ramos Professor and Chair of the...
Climate change and deforestation may drive tree-dwelling primates to the ground
A large-scale study of 47 species of monkeys and lemurs has found that climate change and deforestation are driving these tree-dwelling animals to the ground.