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Month: January 2019

Survey offers voice to graduate students

Survey offers voice to graduate students

Starting in February, Western will launch the Canadian Graduate and Professional Student Survey (CGPSS), a survey designed to provide universities with information regarding the quality of graduate programs as assessed by their own graduate students.  …

Strangers’ ‘yuck’ face may deter some smokers

Strangers’ ‘yuck’ face may deter some smokers

Dire warnings of rotting teeth, cancer and sudden infant death are emblazoned on tobacco packaging as deterrents to smoking. Yet, smokers continue to light up. So, what would happen if packaging could also trigger guilt, shame or embarrassment?

Batterink, Bodell named among Rising Stars

Batterink, Bodell named among Rising Stars

Western Psychology professors Laura Batterink and Lindsay Bodell were recently named Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in recognition of the pair being outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research careers. Batterink and Bodell were two of only six Canadian scientists named among the international class of 76.

Strangers’ ‘yuck’ face may deter some smokers

Strangers’ ‘yuck’ face may deter some smokers

Dire warnings of rotting teeth, cancer and sudden infant death are emblazoned on tobacco packaging as deterrents to smoking. Yet, smokers continue to light up. So, what would happen if packaging could also trigger guilt, shame or embarrassment?

Batterink, Bodell named among Rising Stars

Batterink, Bodell named among Rising Stars

Western Psychology professors Laura Batterink and Lindsay Bodell were recently named Rising Stars by the Association for Psychological Science (APS) in recognition of the pair being outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their post-PhD research careers. Batterink and Bodell were two of only six Canadian scientists named among the international class of 76.