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August 2019
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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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A new study revealed that older patients who have an operation have a one in 14 chance of suffering a silent stroke – an event that shows no obvious symptoms but can damage the brain. Marko Mrkobrada of Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry was featured in coverage of this research by The Telegraph in the United Kingdom.
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Western researcher Eric Arts was a featured guest on CBC’s Fresh Air to discuss the new Imaging Pathogens for Knowledge Translation facility (ImPaKT). The research facility is unique in North America, housing a cutting-edge suite of imaging equipment within a high-level containment environment allowing researchers unprecedented ability to investigate infectious pathogens like HIV, Staph A and Zika Virus.
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Western hosted the annual See The Line concussion symposium in August. The National Post featured a story on the symposium outlining honorary chair Eric Lindros’ remarks as well as those from other guest speakers at the event who called on sports bodies to invest in concussion prevention and research.
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Western professor Michael Arntfield penned an opinion piece following the cross-country manhunt for two men that concluded in northern Manitoba.
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The Weather Network featured a story on Western’s CanMoon program where Western faculty, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students were conducting an analogue Moon mission in Spain to prepare for a future of Moon exploration with robots and, eventually, humans.
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A new study by Western researchers Liana Zanette, Scott MacDougall-Shackleton and Michael Clinchy, demonstrates that the fear predators inspire can leave long-lasting traces in the neural circuitry of wild animals and induce enduringly fearful behaviour, comparable to effects seen in PTSD research. The research was covered in several outlets including the Times of India.
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CBC interviewed Western student, Kristen Longdo, about her work to add Indigenous perspectives and knowledge to a sociology textbook used by first- and second-year students across Canada.
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Western researcher Aleksander Essex spoke to the Ottawa Citizen about the ongoing threat of cyber attacks on municipalities.
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