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July 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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Science and technology magazine WIRED published an article on research findings from Western’s Shantanu Basu and Arpan Das. The research provides an explanation for the idea that supermassive black holes do not necessarily emerge from a star remnant. Until now, there has been no scientific explanation for this.
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When the Western University All-Sky Camera Network across southern Ontario and Quebec spotted a fireball as bright as the full moon streak across the sky on July 24, media across North America and around the world took note. Western Astronomy professor Peter Brown and video from Western’s cameras were featured in dozens of news reports in publications such as Newsweek, The Globe and Mail, Washington Post, CNET News, and the UK’s The Mirror.
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The UK’s Metro newspaper spoke to Western’s Desmond Moser about his research into the possibility of life on Mars as part of a larger piece on rival Mars rover missions planned by the United States, China, Russia and the EU.
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The Globe and Mail’s science reporter Ivan Semeniuk spoke to Western PhD candidate Christy Caudill about her team’s two-week simulation called CanMoon, designed to test procedures for operating a Canadian-built lunar rover. The piece explores Canada’s future role in space exploration, positioning Western scientists as key players.
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Planetary geologist Gordon Osinski spoke to the National Post about the history of moon rock samples from the Apollo missions, what scientists can learn from studying moon rocks and how this knowledge impacts our understanding of Earth.
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CBC’s flagship news broadcast The National visited Western as part of its in-depth look at the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon. Viewers got to meet Western PhD students simulating a moon rover mission and learn how they are chasing careers in space exploration.
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Research led by Steven Laviolette from Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry showed that marijuana can affect different people in different ways, depending on what region of the brain it is acting on. Some can experience highly rewarding effects which may lead to dependence on the drug, while others may experience negative side effects including paranoia, cognitive problems or an increased risk of developing schizophrenia. The news was covered by several news outlets including Yahoo News out of New York.
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Western announced that a new Indigenous Learning Centre will be located in the Faculty of Education building. The new space will include three floors of space for large gatherings, classrooms and offices for student groups.
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One of the world’s top science writers Ed Yong published a piece in The Atlantic about research being led by Western’s Liana Zanette into the affects of human voices on animal behaviour and adaptation.
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Western researcher Jessica Grahn was featured in an article in GQ’s UK edition investigating the therapeutic potential of Wavepaths, an experience that uses music, technology and light to aid meditation for mental health and well-being.
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