Western expert explains the pathway to securing party nominations to run for President
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New online study explores link between healthy brains and bodies
Neuroscientist Adrian Owen has partnered with Science and Industry Museum in the UK for a study about the connection between healthy bodies and brains.
Expert insight: Meaningful social interactions are the only ‘cure’ for loneliness
Western expert says individuals need to feel like they belong and are important to others
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...
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 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,...
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...
Bioarchaeologists confirm museum shrunken head as human remains
Researchers have verified the authenticity of a South American tsantsa (shrunken head) as human remains, an important step in the global effort toward decolonization and preserving and understanding Indigenous history.
New Western-led project probes health benefits of parks in Canada
New research project led by HEAL will explore the impact of parks and protected areas across Canada on people’s health and well-being.
Busy mothers breastfed less in 19th century Netherlands: study
Led by Western biological anthropologist Andrea L. Waters-Rist, a new study finds unusually low rates of breast-fed infants at a 19th century rural Dutch village, likely because the mothers then were busy working.
Partners willing to bend with relationship ‘dealbreakers’: study
New study reveals one romantic relationship problem may not be enough to call it quits but problems add up over time, eventually turning dealbenders into a dealbreaker.