Award-winning climatologist Gordon McBean is joining the ranks of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) as a Fellow, a lifetime honour. McBean, a renowned climate expert, is a geography and environment professor emeritus and an adj …
For Paul van der Werf, it’s not about food waste. It’s about food. “It’s not just your banana peels and egg shells and coffee grounds. You should see what ends up thrown away – untouched and left-over food, like a $12 roast. At that point, you’re just rolling up a...
They produce winds strong enough to swallow whole islands in their maw. They whip up waves that re-shape cityscapes. And they bring rains and floods, devastating and seemingly relentless.
While a lack of access to safe and nutritious food can contribute to malnutrition, and a whole host of other physical effects, what, if any, are the effects on mental health? According to Geography PhD candidate Kilian Atuoye, MA’16, heads of households who experience...
The World’s Challenge Challenge, a staple of Western’s International Week, sees more than 30 student teams in competition, presenting a unique solution to a global challenge, in front of a panel of judges.
An unprecedented exploration of historical climate data strongly indicates increasing levels of greenhouse gases have the potential to lock California into drought conditions for centuries to come, according to an international research collaboration.
Rick Fehr felt it was important to put his students’ work into the public eye to continue the teaching and learning about representations of Indigenous Peoples. For the past few years, Fehr has watched several students in his class participate in events and protests...
Geography professor emeritus Dick Butler recently received the Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge, presented by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The prize is awarded to a distinguished scholar for his/her...
Nobody built bridges better than Imran Jaffer. And now his family is continuing their...
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...
When it comes to determining the causes negatively affecting the biodiversity of our ecosystems, a new interdisciplinary study at Western is putting numbers behind the devastation. And it’s not good. The study’s lead author, recent PhD graduate Beth Hundey...
Researchers say human encroachment is a threat to aquatic ecosystems across the globe. However, the ability to understand how land-use practices impact these fragile ecosystems has been hindered by the massive scale necessary to conduct accurate field studies. Enter...
For Paul van der Werf, it’s not about food waste. It’s about food. “It’s not just your banana peels and egg shells and coffee grounds. You should see what ends up thrown away – untouched and left-over food, like a $12 roast. At that point, you’re just rolling up a...
They produce winds strong enough to swallow whole islands in their maw. They whip up waves that re-shape cityscapes. And they bring rains and floods, devastating and seemingly relentless.
While a lack of access to safe and nutritious food can contribute to malnutrition, and a whole host of other physical effects, what, if any, are the effects on mental health? According to Geography PhD candidate Kilian Atuoye, MA’16, heads of households who experience...
The World’s Challenge Challenge, a staple of Western’s International Week, sees more than 30 student teams in competition, presenting a unique solution to a global challenge, in front of a panel of judges.
An unprecedented exploration of historical climate data strongly indicates increasing levels of greenhouse gases have the potential to lock California into drought conditions for centuries to come, according to an international research collaboration.
Rick Fehr felt it was important to put his students’ work into the public eye to continue the teaching and learning about representations of Indigenous Peoples. For the past few years, Fehr has watched several students in his class participate in events and protests...
Geography professor emeritus Dick Butler recently received the Ulysses Prize for Excellence in the Creation and Dissemination of Knowledge, presented by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The prize is awarded to a distinguished scholar for his/her...
Nobody built bridges better than Imran Jaffer. And now his family is continuing their...
Two professors are the latest recipients of Distinguished University Professorships (DUP) awards, joining a select group of faculty members recognized for exceptional scholarly careers. Honoured this year are John Leonard, English and Writing Studies, Arts &...
It’s the rare occasions of the extraordinary that make the ordinary worthwhile for Daniel Abboud. “As a filmmaker – as a freelancer – it’s very difficult to say ‘no’ to a project, because you have to pay the bills. Projects more often than not end up being pretty...
When it comes to determining the causes negatively affecting the biodiversity of our ecosystems, a new interdisciplinary study at Western is putting numbers behind the devastation. And it’s not good. The study’s lead author, recent PhD graduate Beth Hundey...
Researchers say human encroachment is a threat to aquatic ecosystems across the globe. However, the ability to understand how land-use practices impact these fragile ecosystems has been hindered by the massive scale necessary to conduct accurate field studies. Enter...