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September 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 Steven Laviolette and Justine Renard published findings regarding the use of pharmaceuticals to reverse the negative effects of THC, the psychoactive chemical in marijuana. Their research received broad coverage by media outlets such as CTV, Le Devoir, CBC, and Global News.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CTV
| Le Devoir
| CBC
| Global News
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Post-doctoral researcher Michael Zanetti was on an expedition with a team from Western Earth Sciences and the Canadian Space Agency when he discovered a rock that turned out to be evidence of the hottest temperature in a rock formation on Earth -- a whopping 2,370 C. This discovery was featured by many media outlets including CBC, National Post, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Weather Network.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CBC
| National Post
| Smithsonian Magazine
| The Weather Network
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Barb MacQuarrie, community director at the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children at Western University, was profiled in a CBC feature on three women helping survivors of sexual assault. The Centre’s director, Peter Jaffe, provided insight for an Ottawa Citizen story on how a ‘situation table’ in Pembroke, Ontario is working to help victims of domestic violence.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CBC
| Ottawa Citizen
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Western researcher Daniel Ansari was a guest on CBC's The Current as the program discussed anxiety around math in our school system. His expertise was also sought by the Winnipeg Free Press for a piece on the growing gender gap in schools.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Current
| Winnipeg Free Press
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Additional Coverage
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