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August 2017
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Western In The News is an e-Newsletter that highlights stories with a Western focus that received significant media coverage. This service is provided by Western's media relations team.
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Western researchers Joanna Konopka and Danny Poinapen's new, non-invasive way to examine the life-cycles of live insects using micro-CT scanning was featured by The Daily Mail and Radio Canada International. The Daily Mail also featured research on fruit flies from Anne Simon which found that dopamine is a key component in regulating social space – which could have implications in understanding autism and schizophrenia.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
Daily Mail
| Radio Canada International
| Daily Mail
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Western’s Michael Haan and Roderic Beaujot provided comment and context on new demographic census data released in August. Coverage appeared in the Globe and Mail and a Canadian Press article was featured in outlets across Canada including the St. John’s Telegram and Global News.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Globe and Mail
| St. John's Telegram
| Global News
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A new program offering free room and board for a small group of Western music students at a London retirement home in exchange for spending a dozen hours a week with their elderly neighbours, received attention in London and beyond with coverage from CBC, National Post and the Toronto Star.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CBC
| National Post
| Toronto Star
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Western experts are in regular demand to share their knowledge and insights on events taking place in the United States. History professor Francine McKenzie provided a look back at trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S. to the Toronto Star and Political Science professor Don Abelson talked to CBC about the new American policy on Afghanistan.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
Toronto Star
| CBC
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