Biden in great position to win U.S. election
Matthew Lebo, the chair of Western University’s department of political science, is available to comment on U.S. President Election Day. Lebo says: “If the polls are right – or close to right – Joe...
View ArticleExpert Explainer for World Diabetes Day: Dr. Irene Hramiak on advances in...
World Diabetes Day is marked every year on November 14 to draw attention to issues of paramount importance to the diabetes world. While there have been major advances in diabetes care in the last...
View ArticleExpert Explainer: Dr. Nitin Mohan on Circuit Breaker Lockdowns
Some experts in Canada are considering a ‘circuit breaker lockdown’ to help control the surging case counts of COVID-19. Dr. Nitin Mohan, Assistant Professor at Western University’s Schulich School of...
View ArticleExperts available to comment on COVID-19 pandemic’s emerging challenges
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues across the globe, experts from Western University are available to media to comment on emerging challenges, vaccine policy and the way forward. ** Kate H. Choi...
View ArticleU.S. politics expert available to comment on President-elect Joe Biden’s...
Matthew Lebo, chair of Western University’s department of political science, is available to comment on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden and the road ahead without the support of a Democratic Senate. An...
View ArticleExpert and former Olympian available to comment on breakdancing as Olympic sport
Competitive breakdancing or “breaking” has been added as an official sport by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The director of Western University’s...
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Piano performance expert available to comment on 250th anniversary of...
Leslie Kinton, one of Canada’s best-known and most sought-after chamber musicians, is available to comment on the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Leslie Kinton An associate...
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Planetary scientist available to comment on Canadian astronauts going to the...
Gordon “Oz” Osinski Gordon Osinski, director of Western’s Institute for Earth and Space Exploration (Western Space), is available to media for comment about today’s announcement that the Canadian Space...
View ArticleU.S. politics expert available to comment on Joe Biden’s inauguration
Donald Trump’s presidency ends and Joe Biden will be sworn as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, January 20. Matthew Lebo, chair of Western University’s department of political...
View ArticleExpert and former Olympian available to comment on possible cancellation of...
Reports indicate that the Tokyo Olympic Games are set to be cancelled though no official decision has been announced. The director of Western University’s International Centre for Olympic Studies is...
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Expert Explainer: Art Poon, PhD, on coronavirus ‘variants of concern’
As new coronavirus variants emerge, scientists are keeping a close eye on how the virus continues to evolve. Recent studies suggest some newer vaccines that are effective at preventing infection with...
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Child sleep experts up all night – so parents don’t have to be
A recent study found that more than 90 per cent of parents want to change something about their child’s sleep. Parents are interested in having their child go to bed earlier in the evening, wake less...
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Expert available to comment on impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Paralympic...
The recent release of the Canadian COVID-19 Disability Advisory Group Report demonstrated that while the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply affected the lives and health of all Canadians, it has...
View ArticleMedia expert available to comment on covering crime in Canada
A superior court justice’s decision to refer to the man convicted in the Toronto van attacks as “John Doe” has sparked a public conversation about naming perpetrators in the media. with There are those...
View ArticleExperts call for research transparency on human challenge studies for COVID-19
A week after the world’s first COVID-19 human challenge trial began in London, UK, in which volunteers are deliberately exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, Dr. Charles Weijer, professor and bioethicist at...
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Sustainability legal expert available to comment on Supreme Court carbon...
Today, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its long-awaited verdict in the carbon charges case. According to Western Law professor Elizabeth Steyn, coming in at 405 pages, it is a judgment that is...
View ArticleEarly childhood education expert available to comment on federal budget and...
It is expected the federal government will announce significant investment in childcare this afternoon as part of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s historic first budget. A significant and sustained...
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Inequality expert available to media for comment on 2021 Census
Statistics Canada officially launched the 2021 Census today. It is expected the COVID-19 pandemic will have an impact on the way Canadians answer some of the census questions, including those on...
View ArticleExpert explainer: Managing re-opening anxiety
As vaccination rates increase, Canadians are starting to anticipate an end to the pandemic and a gradual return to work, school and social activities. Dr. Arlene MacDougall, Assistant Professor in...
View ArticleClimate change expert available to media for comment on record-breaking heat...
The long-standing, all-time national heat record for Canada was smashed on June 27, 2021 when the temperature reached 46.6°C (116°F) in Lytton, BC. The previous record of 44.4°C was set in July 1941....
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