Study led by Joshua Pearce proposes aggressive energy policies to accelerate the decarbonization of the global economy, aiming to minimize the number of projected human deaths.
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Developing the Greenbelt will come with a heavy cost to Ontario: Western experts
Questions on whether Ontario should move ahead with developing the Greenbelt have been widespread following the release of the auditor general’s report. Two professors at the Ivey Business School at Western University are available to speak with media about the...
Western team creates open-source medicine autoinjector
Research team led by Joshua Pearce has developed a new 3-D printed, completely open-source autoinjector for a tenth of the cost of a commercially purchased product.
Experts available to speak to the Bank of Canada’s interest rate announcement
The Bank of Canada is making its latest interest rate announcement tomorrow amid speculation that a rate increase is possible. Western University has the following experts available to speak on the ramifications of the announcement. Cristián Bravo Associate Professor,...
Scaling the climate-smart circular economy
A landmark study conducted by researchers at the Ivey Business School’s Centre for Building Sustainable Value, examined two Canadian “hot spots” for circular innovation in the agri-food sector.
How will vaccine mandates for truckers affect a fragile supply chain? Expert available to comment
As Canada and the United States finalize vaccine policies for truckers the effect of the potential mandates on already fragile supply chains could be significant. Western University expert Fraser Johnson believes that there will be an increase in delays and shortages...
Free e-book teaches DIY for solar energy
Open-source hardware expert champions the future of recyclables and 3D printing
An expert in open-source hardware, 3D printing and solar power technology, Joshua Pearce is Western’s John M. Thompson Chair in Information Technology and Innovation.
Linda Hasenfratz named Western’s 23rd Chancellor
Western University is pleased to announce Linda Hasenfratz will serve as the University’s 23rd Chancellor. As CEO of one of the world’s most successful manufacturing companies, Hasenfratz brings a wealth of international experience and a dynamic, energetic style of...
Hodgson named Ivey Business School Dean
Former IBM executive Sharon Hodgson has been named the next Dean of the Ivey Business School, Andrew Hrymak, Western University’s Provost and Vice-President (Academic), announced today. For more than three decades, Hodgson has led change within large organizations in...
Research confirms Canadian financial advisors are reliable barometers for broader economy
Canadian financial advisors are remarkably attuned to changes across a wide range of broad economic indicators – from GDP and inflation to employment and housing prices – according to five years of data from the Advocis Financial Advisors Index (FAI) compiled by...
Researchers create tool to examine cost-effectiveness of naloxone programs in high schools
In the midst of a national opioid crisis, some Canadian school boards have implemented school-based naloxone programs in order to provide secondary school administrators, teachers and students with access to naloxone kits, which can reverse an opioid overdose....