New research from Western University shows the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the struggles Syrian refugees in Canada face in finding adequate housing, and highlights the need for policies to keep up with reality Nursing PhD student Fawziah Rabiah-Mo …
A Western Public History program looking looking for a way to commemorate the centennial of the First World War has been recognized for their work with a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards, presented recently in Toronto. The awards recognize individuals,...
Seven winners representing four different faculties have been awarded Western’s top honour for its highest calling.
In its early days, the video game industry was perceived as a fun, high-tech business where young creative types were ‘paid to play games all day.’ Then, in 2004, in an open letter to Electronic Arts (EA) executives, a disgruntled partner of an EA employee brought the...
Humans can be a bit noisy. And while our racket has become second nature to us, Western research has shown the songbirds are hoping we could keep it down a bit.
Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...
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...
In Canadian circles, the subject of immigration likely revolves around newcomers, those from far and wide seeking new opportunity, refuge even, in the Great White North. But in these conversations, are we forgetting our American neighbours, those who choose to call...
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...
Coming to Western from Germany, Sweden, the United States and across Canada, these new Canada Research Chairs are developing HIV vaccines, improving hearing and movement, learning how and why people migrate and immigrate, and exploring the foundations of physics.
Talking about gender-based violence is hard. If you’re part of a Muslim community, it is markedly harder and a group of young women in London wants to change this. Nearly two years ago, the London Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration hired more...
Companies that create brain games often make wild claims about their cognitive benefit, warns a Western neuroscientist.
Western Political Science professor Radoslav Dimitrov saw “collective euphoria” – even though the agreement which closed the UN Climate Change Conference was far from perfect.
A Western Public History program looking looking for a way to commemorate the centennial of the First World War has been recognized for their work with a Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards, presented recently in Toronto. The awards recognize individuals,...
Seven winners representing four different faculties have been awarded Western’s top honour for its highest calling.
In its early days, the video game industry was perceived as a fun, high-tech business where young creative types were ‘paid to play games all day.’ Then, in 2004, in an open letter to Electronic Arts (EA) executives, a disgruntled partner of an EA employee brought the...
Humans can be a bit noisy. And while our racket has become second nature to us, Western research has shown the songbirds are hoping we could keep it down a bit.
Victoria Esses is palpably excited about it. In fact, she’s thrilled. In a month or two, the first Syrian refugee family – a family with six children under 7 years old – will be coming to London, thanks to the Refugee Sponsorship Fund at Western. The fund, established...
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...
In Canadian circles, the subject of immigration likely revolves around newcomers, those from far and wide seeking new opportunity, refuge even, in the Great White North. But in these conversations, are we forgetting our American neighbours, those who choose to call...
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...
Coming to Western from Germany, Sweden, the United States and across Canada, these new Canada Research Chairs are developing HIV vaccines, improving hearing and movement, learning how and why people migrate and immigrate, and exploring the foundations of physics.
Talking about gender-based violence is hard. If you’re part of a Muslim community, it is markedly harder and a group of young women in London wants to change this. Nearly two years ago, the London Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration hired more...
Companies that create brain games often make wild claims about their cognitive benefit, warns a Western neuroscientist.
Western Political Science professor Radoslav Dimitrov saw “collective euphoria” – even though the agreement which closed the UN Climate Change Conference was far from perfect.