Cheyenne Morris never imagined she would spend her spring break in another country, with a group of strangers, learning about Indigenous culture. Now, the second-year student in the Faculty of Social Science says being selected as a participant in the G …
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Expert insight: Young people need more support to cope with online sexual harms
Canadian education, social supports and laws largely do not provide young people with adequate tools and protection
Expert explainer: Urban heat islands
Professor James Voogt on how cities can beat the heat by building better
Expert insight: As Canada welcomes historic numbers of immigrants, how can communities be more welcoming?
Communities in Canada cannot be complacent about how they accept newcomers in their midst
Justin Zhuang found himself through serving others
Western international student turns challenges into points of connection
Western to bestow honorary degrees on 14 outstanding leaders
Community, arts, business, medical and academic luminaries to be honoured at June convocation ceremonies
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President Alan Shepard in conversation with professors Kate Choi and Eric Arts on the social determinants of COVID-19
Western researcher: As online world changes, so do harms experienced by Canadian youth
Sociology professor Kaitlynn Mendes answers questions about tech-facilitated violence
PhD student’s conservation work in Ecuador enters finals of SSHRC competition
Western anthropology researcher Tamara Britton has called for taking human communities along while conserving vulnerable species
Expert insight: Can Joe Biden win again in an increasingly divided America?
Biden’s strength in 2020 was consensus, but it’s too early to tell if that will win again in 2024
Western prof chronicles remnants of resource extraction in NWT
Book extracts, video and fieldnotes from Lindsay Bell’s research featured in art exhibit
Study shows education gaps between spouses, racial inequalities affect wives’ income trajectories
Research examines decades of household earnings and married women’s labour force participation
Milk consumption increased ancient human body size, study finds
Researchers compared skeletons from archaeological sites spread over 25,000 years