Media Relations http://mediarelations.uwo.ca Western Media Relations acts as a link between the University and local, national and international media. Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:19:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.19 Canada has chosen Germany’s TKMS for its submarine fleet. Here are its existing partnerships | The Globe and Mail https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/economy/article-mapping-out-tkmss-public-partnerships-that-already-exist-in-canada/#new_tab Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:19:55 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10899 The post Canada has chosen Germany’s TKMS for its submarine fleet. Here are its existing partnerships | The Globe and Mail appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Race to recover bodies ahead of Venezuela quake cleanup | Agence France-Presse https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260706-race-to-recover-bodies-ahead-of-venezuela-quake-cleanup#new_tab Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:17:04 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10897 The post Race to recover bodies ahead of Venezuela quake cleanup | Agence France-Presse appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Intimate AI: The risks and appeal of bonding with bots | CBC Radio https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-1424-just-asking/clip/16224396-intimate-ai-the-risks-appeal-bonding-bots#new_tab Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:03:44 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10896 The post Intimate AI: The risks and appeal of bonding with bots | CBC Radio appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Cheating Chickadees Are Seduced by Smarts | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/science/cheating-chickadees-are-seduced-by-smarts.html#new_tab Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:34:04 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10892 The post Cheating Chickadees Are Seduced by Smarts | The New York Times appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> This Is What Your Daily Life on the Moon Might Look Like—And It Includes Eating Space Rocks, Scientists Suggest | Popular Mechanics https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a71785318/lunar-base-astronaut-living/#new_tab Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:29:13 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10890 The post This Is What Your Daily Life on the Moon Might Look Like—And It Includes Eating Space Rocks, Scientists Suggest | Popular Mechanics appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Researchers put hail under microscope, take stock of June 9 storm | The Winnipeg Free Press https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2026/06/25/researchers-put-hail-under-microscope-take-stock-of-june-9-storm#new_tab Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:26:21 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10888 The post Researchers put hail under microscope, take stock of June 9 storm | The Winnipeg Free Press appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Experts available on Alberta pipeline announcement http://mediarelations.uwo.ca/2026/07/03/western-experts-west-coast-oil-pipeline/ Fri, 03 Jul 2026 16:48:21 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10885 Economic impacts, engineering, energy justice and more

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]]> On July 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced plans for a new west coast oil pipeline. Western University has experts available for comment on economic impacts, environmental concerns and more.

Adam Fremeth
Associate professor, Business, Economics and Public Policy, Ivey Business School
• Globalization
• Utility regulation
• Organizations and the natural environment
• Public-private partnerships
• Business-government relations
• Lobbying

Carol Hunsberger
Associate professor, Geography and the Environment
• Political ecology
• Energy justice
• Biofuels
• Pipeline politics
• Environmental governance

Wenxing Zhou
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Structural reliability and risk assessments
• Fracture mechanics
• Design and integrity management of oil and gas pipelines

MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, j.mitchell@uwo.ca

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]]> Western key hub for Horizon Europe-funded project studying disabling chronic illness https://news.westernu.ca/2026/07/horizon-europe-discover-me/#new_tab Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:56:27 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10883 Mark Daley and Dr. Douglas Fraser and will use laboratory science and computational biology to study ME/CFS

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]]> Experts available on the United States’ 250th http://mediarelations.uwo.ca/2026/07/02/western-university-experts-us-independence-day/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:04:19 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10879 History, politics and culture

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]]> The United States of America marks 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on Saturday, July 4. Western University has experts available to provide context and insight into U.S. history, culture and politics.

Laurel Shire
Associate professor, history
• 1800s U.S.
• U.S. imperialism
• gender history

Matthew Lebo
Professor, political science
• American congress and presidency
• Public opinion
• Elections
• American democratic decline

Selma Purac
Assistant professor, FIMS
• American cultural hegemony
• Consumer culture
• The music industry

MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, j.mitchell@uwo.ca

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]]> Expert insight: Finding opportunity after ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ leaves CBC https://news.westernu.ca/2026/06/expert-insight-hockey-night-in-canada-cbc-rogers-deal-end/#new_tab Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:02:06 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10871 The post Expert insight: Finding opportunity after ‘Hockey Night in Canada’ leaves CBC appeared first on Media Relations.

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