Media Relations https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/ Western Media Relations acts as a link between the University and local, national and international media. Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:35:18 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 $24M federal investment fuels Western-led bid to cure HIV https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/immunequity-2/#new_tab Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:32:02 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11287 IMMUNEQUITY brings Canadian and Ugandan teams together to deliver equitable access from the start

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]]> Expert insight: Why ‘vertical farming’ is not a fix for our food system https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/vertical-farming-food-security-canada/#new_tab Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:05:21 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11283 Vertical plant factories command extensive energy and resource budgets, experts say

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]]> Expert explainer: What is the U.S. Congress and what will be decided in the midterms? https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/us-midterm-elections-congress-explained/#new_tab Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:53:51 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11275 Political science professor Matthew Lebo explains the role of U.S. midterm elections

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]]> Food banks forced to turn away people due to demand: survey | Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/12091732/food-insecurity-more-canadians-struggling/#new_tab Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:14:00 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11273 The post Food banks forced to turn away people due to demand: survey | Global News appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Indigenous reaction to Alberta separatism referendum | CBC News Network https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7372348#new_tab Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:12:34 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11271 The post Indigenous reaction to Alberta separatism referendum | CBC News Network appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Republicans break with Trump over Canada tariffs | CTV Your Morning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjHTJGnsJng#new_tab Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:10:57 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11266 The post Republicans break with Trump over Canada tariffs | CTV Your Morning appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Western electrochemists found silicon inside nuclear fuel before it ever entered a reactor https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/silicon-nuclear-discovery/#new_tab Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:50:36 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11261 Unexpected discovery offers new clues about how TRISO fuel fabrication may influence performance

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]]> Expert insight: How NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/nasa-roman-space-telescope-changing-universe/#new_tab Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:40:01 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11257 Capable of observing a patch of sky up to 200 times larger than Hubble, the telescope will offer a new view of our galaxy

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]]> Expert insight: How prediction markets could affect public health, democracy https://news.westernu.ca/2026/10/prediction-markets-public-health-democracy/#new_tab Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:29:36 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11253 Researchers argue the practice functions as a largely unregulated form of gambling

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]]> A buy Canadian Thanksgiving dinner is well within reach — and budget, experts say | CTV https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/a-buy-canadian-thanksgiving-dinner-is-well-within-reach-and-budget-experts-say/#new_tab Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:58:43 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=11240 The post A buy Canadian Thanksgiving dinner is well within reach — and budget, experts say | CTV appeared first on Media Relations.

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