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Month: July 2018

Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain

Study: Brain game doesn’t offer brain gain

A new Western-led study has debunked claims that getting better at a brain-training game can translate to improved performance in other games and tasks. The newest findings add fuel to previous research that showed brain-training doesn’t make a person sm …

Search on course to name next president this fall

Search on course to name next president this fall

As the search moves toward candidate interviews in September, Western remains on schedule to name its selection to be the 11th President and Vice-Chancellor this fall, the Presidential Selection Committee indicated this week.

Alumnus keeps hockey headshots in sights

Alumnus keeps hockey headshots in sights

It was more than 20 years ago, but memories of that night in the London Ice House continue to fuel Ken Bocking’s fight to rid hockey of headshots and the debilitating trauma they cause.

What tell-all crime reporting says about us

What tell-all crime reporting says about us

While researching crime reporting across the globe, Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor Romayne Smith Fullerton found North American media coverage of crime differed significantly from that of European news outlets.

Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis

Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis

Chris Alcantara knows it will take more than government funding to address the water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The money is important, sure. But building a collaborative relationship with Indigenous communities is what will build the foundation for future water infrastructure, he said.

Role evolves to better support survivors

Role evolves to better support survivors

Western’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator – a position created roughly two years ago to oversee the provision of supports and educational initiatives on campus – will now also offer direct counseling services to survivors of sexual violence.

Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second

Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second

“You’re exploiting me,” she said. “You’re trying to dig something out of me.” She didn’t hang up. Instead, there were the sounds of the key in her office door, her loud, shaky breathing.

Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy

Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy

A new economic model developed at Western calculates the cost of reallocating working‐age Canadians (20-64 years old) from one industry to another and shows that an unwillingness by many to relocate or change careers hurts the economy and leads to high unemployment regionally and nationally.

Book explores Cold War and American music

Book explores Cold War and American music

For American composers seeking a unique, American sound, the reverberations of the Cold War were palpable. As Emily Abrams Ansari sees it, the tension between the East and West transformed the nation’s music as it indelibly affected those who produced it.

Hibbert: Must trust teachers on health education

Hibbert: Must trust teachers on health education

Teachers will do what is necessary to create safe and inclusive classrooms for their students. That may mean that they will draw on other resources and texts to teach students about consent, safe and responsible use of social media, LGBTQ2S families and so on....

Search on course to name next president this fall

Search on course to name next president this fall

As the search moves toward candidate interviews in September, Western remains on schedule to name its selection to be the 11th President and Vice-Chancellor this fall, the Presidential Selection Committee indicated this week.

Alumnus keeps hockey headshots in sights

Alumnus keeps hockey headshots in sights

It was more than 20 years ago, but memories of that night in the London Ice House continue to fuel Ken Bocking’s fight to rid hockey of headshots and the debilitating trauma they cause.

What tell-all crime reporting says about us

What tell-all crime reporting says about us

While researching crime reporting across the globe, Faculty of Information & Media Studies professor Romayne Smith Fullerton found North American media coverage of crime differed significantly from that of European news outlets.

Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis

Joint project targets Indigenous water crisis

Chris Alcantara knows it will take more than government funding to address the water crisis in Canada’s Indigenous communities. The money is important, sure. But building a collaborative relationship with Indigenous communities is what will build the foundation for future water infrastructure, he said.

Role evolves to better support survivors

Role evolves to better support survivors

Western’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education Coordinator – a position created roughly two years ago to oversee the provision of supports and educational initiatives on campus – will now also offer direct counseling services to survivors of sexual violence.

Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second

Hewa: Be a person first, a journalist second

“You’re exploiting me,” she said. “You’re trying to dig something out of me.” She didn’t hang up. Instead, there were the sounds of the key in her office door, her loud, shaky breathing.

Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy

Study eyes worker mobility impact on economy

A new economic model developed at Western calculates the cost of reallocating working‐age Canadians (20-64 years old) from one industry to another and shows that an unwillingness by many to relocate or change careers hurts the economy and leads to high unemployment regionally and nationally.

Book explores Cold War and American music

Book explores Cold War and American music

For American composers seeking a unique, American sound, the reverberations of the Cold War were palpable. As Emily Abrams Ansari sees it, the tension between the East and West transformed the nation’s music as it indelibly affected those who produced it.

Hibbert: Must trust teachers on health education

Hibbert: Must trust teachers on health education

Teachers will do what is necessary to create safe and inclusive classrooms for their students. That may mean that they will draw on other resources and texts to teach students about consent, safe and responsible use of social media, LGBTQ2S families and so on....