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Political Science to offer new course on Russia’s war against Ukraine
December 21, 2022
Designed and taught by professor Marta Dyczok, the course launches in January 2023Chantelle Richmond inducted into the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
December 19, 2022
Richmond is director of Western’s Indigenous Health Lab, Canada Research Chair, Indigenous Health and the Environment and leader of the Indigenous Mentorship Network of Ontario.Links between brain and skeletal development offer new possibilities for understanding human evolution
December 16, 2022
Research closely connecting brain and skeletal development provides understanding of how human ancestors moved and developed.Should you believe your eyes? Not necessarily in virtual reality says new study
December 14, 2022
A new study by Western neuroscientists suggests that, unlike true reality, perception in virtual reality is more strongly influenced by our expectations than the visual information before our eyes.Considering history and memory through the concept of ‘deep time’
November 29, 2022
Ruramisai Charumbira joins department of History, with an approach grounded in the idea of Hunhu or Ubuntu, a sense of seeing ourselves as part of a larger human community and the planet.Social Science PhD students receive Vanier Canada graduate scholarships
November 28, 2022
Joseph Rovetti, in the Department of Psychology, Luis Meléndez Guerrero in the Department of Anthropology, and Sohini Chatterjee in the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies receive prestigious graduate studies award.Study provides a new understanding of pain disparities among racial groups in U.S.
November 23, 2022
Researchers say pain can be used as a barometer of mental and physical health of a population.Western Social Science hosts Giueseppe Veltri
November 22, 2022
Visit part of first steps to establish collaborative relationships between Western and Italy’s top ranked department of Sociology.Seeking biological roots of eating disorders
November 21, 2022
Lindsay Bodell receives funding to study possible links between biological processes and response to social pressures.How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students
November 14, 2022
Writing in The Conversation, Kim Clark - Professor of Anthropology & Assistant Dean (Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Decolonization), Faculty of Social Science - discusses how instructors' everyday practices impact - positively and negatively - students who self-identify as disabled.Ontario introducing Holocaust education in elementary schools to counter rising antisemitism
November 11, 2022
Study conducted by Western Political Science post doctoral fellow Alexis Lerner major impetus for change.Millions at risk as drylands degrade, finds study co-authored by Western prof
November 10, 2022
Climate change, population pressures hit earth’s largest biome.Western undergraduate students take all top prizes in anthropology story project
November 07, 2022
Students in ANTH 1025F, taught by Kelly Linton, took all 20 of the top story prizes in the Centre for Public Anthropology’s Community Action Project.In Memoriam: David Flaherty
November 04, 2022
David Flaherty, professor emeritus in the Department of History and the Faculty of Law, passed away on October 11, 2022.Study underscores need for food literacy, national school food program
October 31, 2022
Western’s HEAL survey shows kids with higher food knowledge likely to eat more fruit, vegetables.Chloe Lau, PhD, Psychology, receives Governor General’s Gold Medal
October 24, 2022
Lau was one of three Western graduates to receive a Governor General’s Academic Medal. Since 1873, the awards have recognized outstanding students across Canada.Climate change and deforestation may drive tree-dwelling primates to the ground
October 14, 2022
Western primatologist, Ian Colquhoun, part of massive collaboration of 118 scientists across 3 continents, that studied behaviour change in 47 species of monkeys and lemurs.Psychology undergraduate research receives global recognition
October 11, 2022
Justin Zhou’s research on neural network models of vision has been recognized as a Highly Commended paper in the Global Undergraduate Awards. Zhou submitted work he completed during his bachelor’s degree in psychology.Announcing the winners of the Faculty of Social Science Postdoctoral Award
October 07, 2022
Manfred Asuman (Nelson Mandela University) and Bruno Bonfa Aruaujo (Universidade São Francisco) are the inaugural recipients of the postdoctoral awards.Researchers set to break new ground on ‘untapped’, alternative brain imaging technique
October 06, 2022
Western officially launches new Optical Neuroimaging Research GroupExamining the role of violence in the history of settler-colonialism
October 03, 2022
Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone), Professor of History and American Studies at Yale, will deliver the 2022 Joanne Goodman Lecture Series at Western University.Indigenous studies course focuses on “resilience and resistance”
September 26, 2022
First-year introductory course challenges narratives of victimization, trauma.Chantelle Richmond awarded 2022 Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Social Sciences
September 21, 2022
Richmond will travel to the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, to deepen her understanding of Kānaka Maoli (native Hawaiian) relationships with land, and to generate new research relationships.Christopher Alcantara receives Royal Society of Canada Yvan Allaire Medal
September 13, 2022
The award recognizes a distinguished contribution in the area of governance. Alcantara researches multi-level governance, with a particular focus on Indigenous communities, and Indigenous-settler relations.Western offers new minor in Black Studies
September 13, 2022
Offered through the department of gender, sexuality and women’s studies, the courses provide a variety of perspectives on Black history, culture and heritageWilliam Fisher, Adrian Owen named as Royal Society of Canada Fellows
September 13, 2022
Fellows of the RSC are distinguished Canadians from all branches of learning who have made remarkable contributions in the arts, the humanities and the sciences, as well as in Canadian public life.Turning DIY fails into a positive for consumers
August 26, 2022
Do it yourself fails can lead to frustration, thrown tools, increased stress, and a few choice words. New research shows that DIY fails can also lead to positive opportunities for some consumers and businesses.Multigenerational living: A strategy to cope with unaffordable housing?
August 19, 2022
Writing in The Conversation, Kate Choi, from the Department of Sociology and Sagi Ramaj of the University of Toronto, explore the impact of housing prices on the share of multi-generational households.Building integrated climate models to improve future projections
August 19, 2022
Natasha MacBean has joined Western University as an Assistant Professor, cross-appointed in the departments of Geography and Environment and Biology.Western tests minds of The Amazing Race Canada teams during neuroscience challenge
August 17, 2022
The meditation challenge was adapted from research conducted in Dr. John Paul Minda’s lab at Western. Minda explains science behind Western’s meditation challenge.Examining the expectations of women in leadership
July 25, 2022
Samantha Hancock has joined the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies as an Assistant Professor. Hancock is completing her PhD at Wilfrid Laurier University in Organizational Behaviour and Human Resources Management.Risk factors in addiction, and the impact of culture on treatment efforts
July 25, 2022
Jesus Chavarria wants to understand the causes of addiction, and how treatment efforts can better reflect cultural needs. Chavarria is joining the Department of Psychology as an Assistant Professor.Supporting mutual care relationships
July 25, 2022
Pamela Block, professor in Anthropology, partners with Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE) and Siblings Canada to understand resources available in mutual care relationships of disabled and non-disabled siblings.Carrie Branch joins Department of Psychology
July 08, 2022
Carrie Branch wants to understand why animals do what they do. She researches animal behaviour and cognition, with a focus on the interplay between cognitive abilities and communication systems.Jamie Hyodo joins DAN Management
July 08, 2022
Jamie Hyodo is interested in moral and persuasive forces, and how they influence consumer behaviour. Hyodo has joined the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies as an Assistant Professor.Ethno-racial minorities in Canada have less access to affordable housing than whites
June 27, 2022
In The Conversation, Kate Choi, and co-author Sagi Ramaj write about their new study on Canada’s affordability crisis that found visible minorities have less access to affordable housing than whites in Canada.Discrimination can make smaller communities unappealing to immigrants, racialized and Indigenous people
June 27, 2022
Writing for The Conversation, Mamta Vaswani, Alina Sutter and Victoria Esses say local targeted strategies are sorely needed in smaller communities to combat the virulent discrimination.Katrina Moser new chair in the Department of Geography & Environment
June 27, 2022
Moser hopes department can foster a change of perspective for student and increasing in understanding of interconnectedness with the environment.Teaching students to live Aazhawigamig, as a path to reconciliation
June 27, 2022
Dr. Renée Mazinegiizhigoo-kwe Bédard is joining the Department of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies and the Indigenous Studies program.Examining the role of group identity in divided societies
June 27, 2022
Evelyne Brie is joining the Department of Political Science at Western University. Brie uses a quantitative approach to understand how group-level identities impact political resentment and voting behaviour.Navigating the COVID-19 Crisis
June 22, 2022
An international research team, including Professor Geraint Harvey, DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, spent the past 2 years researching the impact of COVID-19 on Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs).Pilot study finds intimate partner violence victims lose 1 month of productivity per year
June 20, 2022
Researchers from Western Social Science and the Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women & Children (CREVAWC) conducted the first survey in North America to measure the economic costs of IPV to a workplace.Jason Gilliland receives Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography
June 20, 2022
The award recognizes a member of the CAG for outstanding scholarly work in geography either in the form of sustained contributions over many years or as a single major research contribution.Music training promotes better beat perception in Parkinson’s patients: study
June 14, 2022
Western neuro researcher Jessica Grahn says findings could help inform early-stage interventionNew federal funding supports research on teen online harassment
June 03, 2022
Kaitlynn Mendes, professor in Sociology, has been named the new Canada Research Chair in Inequality and Gender.Using the digital to create a connection to the natural world
May 27, 2022
Aranya Iyer is the face of the Animalogic’s ‘World of Birds’ on YouTube, bringing interesting bird facts to people around the world. But her real passion is fostering a deep connection to nature, particularly for marginalized communities.Podcast looks to unearth the career opportunities in Anthropology
May 27, 2022
Isabelle Rutherford and Sydney Holland want to let Anthropology students know about the many diverse career paths available to them, within and beyond academia.Highlighting the living history of museums
May 27, 2022
Behind every museum display, there is a story. Erin Isaac wants to highlight those stories through her YouTube channel, Historia Nostra.How rural Canada can attract and retain international health-care providers: Address discrimination, provide support
May 11, 2022
Common approaches used to encourage internationally educated health-care professionals to work in smaller communities often focus primarily on attraction, but do not address the reasons why they tend to leave.New project brings Social Science research to the community
May 10, 2022
The Social Science Community Research Consultancy has received funding from Western’s Strategic Priorities Fund will give community organizations access to high-quality research, and provide research experience for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows outside of academia.Companies are mitigating labour shortages with automation — and this could drastically impact workers
April 25, 2022
Writing in The Conversation, DAN Management professor Geraint Harvey examines how companies are responding to labour shortages.Students get lesson on environmental stewardship close to home
April 20, 2022
Students in combined Indigenous Studies, Geography and Environment class to learn ‘land healing, responsibility’ through new land-use agreement with Facilities Management.Western Political Science PhD accepts tenure-track position at top-tier American university
April 14, 2022
Tyler Girard's appointment is a major accomplishment for a Canadian-trained Political Science PhD, and reflective of changes in the Department of Political Science at Western University.Busy mothers breastfed less in 19th century Netherlands: study
April 14, 2022
Research by Andrea Waters-Rist examining infant bones from rural Dutch village found little to no evidence of breastfeeding.Maria Ferraro receives 2022 Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching
April 08, 2022
Maria Ferraro, Lecturer in the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies has been recognized for excellence in teaching, with the 2022 Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching.Powerful CEOs and Dividend Policy
March 29, 2022
Powerful CEOs are considered risky in capital markets - hard to control and more likely to waste resources – but these same CEOs can burnish their reputation by paying out dividends to stockholders when the net value of the reputation is positive. That is the finding in Shahbaz Sheikh’s latest article.‘Jaw-dropping’ housing market challenging next generation of buyers, Western experts say
March 25, 2022
Social Science professors Diana Mok and Michael Haan provide insight into rising house prices, and what an increase in interest rates might mean for home-owners and home-buyers.Partners willing to bend with relationship ‘dealbreakers’: study
March 24, 2022
A new study, inventively designed by Western psychologists Nicolyn Charlot and Samantha Joel as a ‘choose-your-own-adventure’ revealed one romantic relationship problem may not be enough to call it quits but problems add up over time, eventually turning dealbenders into a dealbreaker.Gig workers aren’t self-employed – they’re modern-day feudal serfs
March 24, 2022
Writing in The Conversation, DAN Management professor Geraint Harvey says workers who are dependent on online platforms, like Uber or SkipTheDishes, benefit far less than the organizations they work for.Fostering Multi-Generational Resilience in the face of the Climate Crisis
March 18, 2022
Lewis Williams, professor in geography & environment, and the Indigenous Studies program, is part of the organizing team of a Climate Crisis & Multi-Generational Resilience Wisdom Council, bringing together voices from Turtle Island and Alba.Ryan Stevenson named as Western University Faculty Scholar
March 17, 2022
Stevenson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology and a core member of the Brain and Mind Institute.Kate Choi named as Western University Faculty Scholar
March 17, 2022
Kate Choi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology, and Director of the Centre for Research on Social Inequality (CRSI).Isaac Luginaah named as Distinguished University Professor
March 17, 2022
Luginaah is a professor in the department of Geography & Environment, and is co-director of Western’s Centre for Climate Change, Sustainable Livelihoods and Health.Russia’s war on Ukraine highlights need for energy security
March 02, 2022
While there is no telling at this point what the potential consequences of the crisis in Europe to Canada’s global trade will be, Geoffrey Wood, a professor in the DAN Department of Management & Organizational Studies, said the impacts are likely going to be significant in two Canadian sectors: aerospace and automotive.Reconciliation can help address global problems, but first we need to deal with white supremacy
February 25, 2022
Writing in The Conversation, Lewis Williams says mainstream Canadian society is not committed to true change to support reconciliation.Replacing Erin O'Toole exposes the Conservative Party’s ever-deepening divides
February 16, 2022
In a piece written for The Conversation, Cristine de Clercy and Sam Routley examine how the different groups within contemporary conservatism can co-exist and collaborate.Improving international migration measurements
February 14, 2022
Tracking and comparing migrations statistics across jurisdictions and international boundaries can be very difficult, and Jasmine Ha, Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, is working to fix that.In UK, close political connections result in more covid relief funds
February 14, 2022
A paper co-authored by Geoffrey Wood and Zulfiquer Haider of DAN Management examined which UK firms received COVID-19 relief funds, and what factors impacted the successful applications.Researchers face increased levels of harassment
February 08, 2022
A new Royal Society of Canada policy briefing, co-authored by Howard Ramos, examines increasing levels of harassment faced by researchers, and what universities, funding bodies, and the government can do to address the issue.Western researchers zero in on math anxiety
February 08, 2022
Teacher competence, parental support influence students’ stress level.Oral history project aims to tell stories from London’s Black community
February 08, 2022
Western history professor calls for community contribution to build historical data.Western faculty take part in restoring piece of Black history
February 01, 2022
Fanshawe Pioneer Village future home of historic Fugitive Slave Chapel.COVID-19 shutdown allows researchers to better measure urban heat islands
January 24, 2022
Cities create and capture heat, and new research with connections to Western sheds light on how much of that is related directly to human activity.NEST study highlights need for better access to justice for immigrants
January 20, 2022
Study from NEST and Pathways and Prosperity finds immigrants in London and Toronto experience serious legal problems that adversely impact their lives in Canada, highlighting their need for better access to justice.Wartime Canada given new life through Strategic Priorities Fund grant
January 12, 2022
Wartime Canada was originally launched in 2012, to highlight the experience of Canadians during the first and second world war, by digitizing documents related to daily life.Inclusion, walkability will be key to rebuilding cities after the COVID-19 pandemic
January 11, 2022
Writing for The Conversation, sociologists Kate Choi and Patrick Denice, look at how city planning effected the impact of COVID-19, and how sustainable and inclusive city planning can help address many societal issues.
