Western cognitive neuroscientists using MRI discovered a biological deficit for some early readers that impairs the ability to sound words out.
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Research sheds light on the “sounds of the pandemic”
Examination of verbal art performances shows how COVID-19 has changed everyday lives.
Inequality expert available to media for comment on 2021 Census
Statistics Canada officially launched the 2021 Census today. It is expected the COVID-19 pandemic will have an impact on the way Canadians answer some of the census questions, including those on employment, education and commuting. Kate Choi, a family demographer,...
Family stability at risk when interracial parents cohabit, not marry
While multiracial children born to cohabiting parents are more likely than their single-race counterparts to experience family instability, that increased risk does not exist for multiracial children born to married parents, according to new research.
Nearly 40,000 kids in the U.S. who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
New international study reveals one in every 13 COVID-related deaths results in a child under 18 years of age losing a parent.
Pandemic reveals strengths and ‘fault lines’ in Canada’s immigration system
Victoria Esses and her collaborators examine Canada’s immigration system prior to the pandemic, and suggest changes for success moving forward.
Expansion of parental benefits saved marriages
An expansion of parental benefits in Quebec 15 years ago revolutionized the province’s labour force – the intended outcome – but it also saved some marriages, a Western study has found. Using Statistics Canada data, sociology professor Rachel Margolis and her...
Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than those who are more educated
Americans with a university degree or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated, according to an international study led by Western University. With more than half of U.S. adults reporting chronic pain, the study will...
Pandemic poses unique challenges for those living with eating disorders
Physical distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns have become necessary evils in the global fight against COVID-19 but for those battling eating disorders, this new normal – further fueled by an onslaught of mixed messaging – may make managing recovery and accessing...
Western’s CPSX supports new space mission led by CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques
While in space, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is using his vantage point from aboard the International Space Station to explore Earth. Saint-Jacques is observing our planet to better understand its geological, environmental and ecological...
Book launch for first comprehensive examination of think tanks in Canada
Donald Abelson, one of Canada's leading experts on American politics and U.S. foreign policy, has penned the first comprehensive examination of think tanks in Canada. "Northern Lights: Exploring Canada’s Think Tank Landscape" (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016) is...
Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
Warming forces have caused millennia of dryness in California's prehistory, and greenhouses gases could do the same. Clues from prehistoric arid periods in California show that today's increasing greenhouse gas levels could lock the state into drought for centuries,...