Posts Tagged: Faculty of Social Science
Nearly 40,000 kids in the U.S. who lost a parent to COVID-19 need immediate support
April 5, 2021
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
March 25, 2021
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
January 12, 2021
An expansion of parental benefits in Quebec 15 years ago revolutionized the province’s labour force – the intended outcome –…
Americans with lower education levels suffer more pain than those who are more educated
October 28, 2020
Americans with a university degree or higher level of education endure substantially less pain than those who are less educated,…
Pandemic poses unique challenges for those living with eating disorders
October 22, 2020
Physical distancing, quarantines, and lockdowns have become necessary evils in the global fight against COVID-19 but for those battling eating…
Western’s CPSX supports new space mission led by CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques
January 22, 2019
While in space, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques is using his vantage point from aboard the International Space…
Book launch for first comprehensive examination of think tanks in Canada
November 16, 2016
Donald Abelson, one of Canada’s leading experts on American politics and U.S. foreign policy, has penned the first comprehensive examination…
Pacific Ocean’s response to greenhouse gases could extend California drought for centuries
September 16, 2016
Warming forces have caused millennia of dryness in California’s prehistory, and greenhouses gases could do the same. Clues from prehistoric…
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