Western News welcomes summer with seven reads from the Western community to take you from the solstice to the sunny days of September. A Deadly Inheritance Kelley Armstrong, BA’91 In this new young adult thriller by bestselling author Kelley …
Faculty of Information and Media Studies
Rwandan genocide survivor inspires next generation
Faculty of Information and Media Studies graduate Jean de Dieu Mugabarigira shares his stunning journey
Expert insight: There’s so much more to ‘shipping’ than wanting characters to kiss
Fans become deeply invested in romantic pairings between fictional people
Western’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies launches its first research centre
Starling Centre for Just Technologies and Just Societies empowers and educates on digital technology impacts
Expert insight: International ‘Love is Blind’ disrupts formulaic reality TV narratives
Reality romance shows that end at the altar promote an idealized view of heterosexual love
In photos: Around the world with Western
Student trips and field research took Western community members all over the globe this summer
Carleigh Bodrug: From ‘Western U’ to PlantYou
With more than 11M followers on social media and two NYT bestsellers, this FIMS grad serves up solutions for a healthier plate and planet
Expert insight: Criminalizing coercive control could further victimize women
Coercive control involves tactics of domination, isolation, manipulation, intimidation and fear
Western prof Luke Stark appointed CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar
Collaboration, research on generative AI priorities for two-year term
Expert insight: ‘Nostalgia bait’ profits off Millennial and Gen Z’s childhood memories
Our culture is currently obsessed with reboots, re-enactments, sequels and prequels
Western researchers honoured with prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
Tania Cañas and Jian Peng are among 70 new recipients
Expert insight: Federal government’s proposed AI legislation misses the mark on protecting Canadians
The public needs to be consulted when developing legislation to regulate artificial intelligence
10 winter reads from the Western community
From musicians and moviemakers to poets musing on the cosmos, this list has something for everyone