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May 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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Western astronomers David Clark, Peter Brown and Paul Weigert published a paper outlining the best time for astronomers to search the Taurid meteor swarm for any sign of large, dangerous rocks as it makes its closest pass to Earth in more than 40 years. The paper was featured in a story by CBC Technology and Science reporter Nicole Mortillaro.
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A study from Western researcher Tessa Plint found that giant beavers, that once roamed North America, likely went extinct at the end of the last ice age due to their reliance on aquatic plants for food. The study was covered widely by media including The Daily Mail, CBC North, Yukon News, Radio Canada International and National Post.
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Dr. Ian Ball, chair of critical care research at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, spoke to the National Post’s Sharon Kirkey about ‘euthanasia by organ donation’.
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A research study led by Fiona Webster in Western’s School of Nursing found that the opioid crisis is leading to doctor burnout. The story was covered by CTV News.
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Researchers from Western University, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Stony Brook University (New York), and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute have led the first global test to the use drone technology to support tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment in remote Madagascar. Elysée Nouvet, a medical anthropologist from Western’s School of Health Studies, was featured by The African Exponent, among others.
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Susan Scollie, director of Western’s National Centre for Audiology spoke to Global News about the risks associated with listening to headphones and ways to minimize them.
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In the face of widespread spring flooding, Western Engineering professor Slobodan Simonovic provided expertise on whether it’s better to mitigate or adapt.
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Klaus Meyer, a professor of international business at Western’s Ivey Business School, co-wrote a piece suggesting that, while trade agreements between countries are important, the role of cities in driving trade in services should be fully explored. The piece was published by The Conversation and featured in the National Post.
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Discovery Channel's Daily Planet and CTV News covered the news of a team of Western University graduate students who, one year ago, launched a high-altitude balloon 20km into space to get a better sense of what microbial life could be living in the Earth’s stratosphere. During the descent, the GPS signal was lost and so was the balloon. But, a year later the balloon was discovered by farmer with its data intact.
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Greta Bauer, a professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western’s Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, penned an opinion piece for CBC News calling for a transparent risk structure with a clear and equitable rationale for deferrals and testing for blood donations in Canada.
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