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June 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 international study led by Western University showed that Mars’ first ‘real chance’ at developing life started very early, 4.48 billion years ago, when giant, life-inhibiting meteorites stopped striking the red planet. The story was covered by CNN, The New Scientist, Global News, CBS News, The Daily Mail, Fox News and London Free Press.
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GQ interviewed Western neuroscientist Adrian Owen about the merits and drawbacks of getting more than eight hours of sleep. The story was also featured in the UK edition of GQ.
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A new study from Western researchers David Clark, Paul Wiegert and Peter Brown provided evidence that an oncoming swarm of meteors may indeed pose an existential risk for Earth and its inhabitants. The research was covered by CBS News, The Weather Network, and International Business Times.
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Following a 14-day streak of at least eight tornado reports in the United States, The Washington Post published a piece on Tornadoes hitting two locations in Canada and included Western’s Northern Tornadoes Project in their story – with a link to Western’s news release on the initiative.
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Research by Drs. Sara Ilnitsky and Stan Van Uum found that marijuana can have adverse effects on fertility for both men and women. The findings were covered by The Canadian Press, which was published by outlets across Canada, including CTV News and by the UK’s The Daily Mail.
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After achieving widespread coverage in May, Tessa Plint’s research on now extinct giant beavers continued to garner international attention with stories published by PBS News, New York Post, and Smithsonian Magazine among others.
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With news that Western is set to become Canada’s leading authority on tornado tracking, research and analysis thanks to a major expansion of its renowned Northern Tornadoes Project (NTP), local and national media outlets published stories detailing how an $8.9 million investment will help improve safety in Canada and around the world. The story was covered by The Weather Network, CTV News and Global News, among others.
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When U.S. customs and border protection discovered mummy remains while conducting a vehicle examination at the Blue Water bridge between Ontario and Michigan, CBC News sought the expertise of Western’s Andrew Nelson to learn more about ancient artifacts and the black market.
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Slobodan Simonovic from Western’s Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction provided expertise on flood plain mapping for an Ottawa Citizen report on efforts in that city to assess and reduce flood risks.
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