Media Relations https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/ Western Media Relations acts as a link between the University and local, national and international media. Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:14:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Expert explainer: Why screen kids for math skills? https://news.westernu.ca/2026/09/early-numeracy-screening-kids-math-skills/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:14:00 +0000 https://mediarelatidev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=11039 Professor Daniel Ansari advocates for numeracy screening to track mathematical skills and address gaps

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]]> Western experts available on TIFF https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/2026/09/11/western-experts-available-on-tiff/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:11:52 +0000 https://mediarelatidev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=11033 The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs from Sept. 10-20.

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]]> The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) runs from Sept. 10-20. Western University has experts available to comment on a variety of topics related to TIFF, from economic impacts to soft power to AI in film and more.

Constanza Burucúa
Professor, Arts & Humanities

  • Mapping TIFF project
  • Latin American cinema
  • Cultural diplomacy
  • Soft power
  • The dynamics between culture and nation-building

Lisa Henderson
Professor, Faculty of Information & Media Studies

  • Queer cinema
  • Filmmaking
  • Cultural policy and Canadian identity

Kyle Maclean
Associate professor, Ivey

  • Star actors
  • Economic uncertainty in the film business
  • Film distribution strategy

Selma Purac
Assistant professor, FIMS

  • Consumer society
  • Promotional culture (advertising/marketing)
  • Horror cinema
  • Children’s media
  • Music and sound studies

Michael Raine
Associate professor, Arts & Humanities

  • Japanese cinema: the transition to sound, wartime propaganda, Japanese new wave

John Reed
Lecturer, FIMS

  • Live broadcast and televised event production
  • Film production
  • Technology and culture
  • Digital and networked media
  • Surveillance and digital ethics

Christine Sprengler
Professor, Arts & Humanities

  • Films that deal with cultural memory, nostalgia and representations of history
  • AI in film (especially with respect to representing the past)
  • Intersections between film and the visual arts

 

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

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]]> Expert insight: Burnout isn’t new – 18th‑century farm records show the same exhaustion https://news.westernu.ca/2026/08/burnout-history-18th-century-workers/#new_tab Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:25:57 +0000 https://mediarelatidev.wpenginepowered.com/?p=10996 The post Expert insight: Burnout isn’t new – 18th‑century farm records show the same exhaustion appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> These Ontario researchers want to turn used clothing into dirt — and maybe kombucha | Toronto Star https://www.thestar.com/business/these-ontario-researchers-want-to-turn-used-clothing-into-dirt--and-maybe-kombucha/article_65c83d10-f406-495a-8d82-db3c8f02d030.html#new_tab Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:22:34 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10989 The post These Ontario researchers want to turn used clothing into dirt — and maybe kombucha | Toronto Star appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history | Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/12035032/trump-threat-lake-ontario-history/#new_tab Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:19:17 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10987 The post What’s in a name? Trump’s ‘Lake America’ threat raises questions about centuries of history | Global News appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Western welcomes 191 medical students amid family doctor shortage | The London Free Press https://lfpress.com/news/local-news/western-welcomes-191-medical-students-amid-family-doctor-shortage#new_tab Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:16:25 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10985 The post Western welcomes 191 medical students amid family doctor shortage | The London Free Press appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Western recruits renowned severe storm risk and resilience expert as Eddie Goldenberg Research Chair https://news.westernu.ca/2026/08/eddie-goldenberg-research-chair/#new_tab Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:49:40 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10983 Seth Guikema joins Western Engineering from the University of Michigan, bringing disaster analysis and AI expertise

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]]> Western’s Community Legal Services moving to downtown London https://news.westernu.ca/2026/08/westerns-community-legal-services-downtown-location/#new_tab Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:04:18 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10980 The post Western’s Community Legal Services moving to downtown London appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Ebola outbreak in Congo deemed fastest-spreading on record | CBC The National https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.7305472#new_tab Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:33:47 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10978 The post Ebola outbreak in Congo deemed fastest-spreading on record | CBC The National appeared first on Media Relations.

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]]> Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year? | Global News https://globalnews.ca/news/12023905/earthquakes-intensity-2026/#new_tab Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:25:46 +0000 https://mediarelations.uwo.ca/?p=10975 The post Has there been an increase in big earthquakes worldwide this year? | Global News appeared first on Media Relations.

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