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October 2018
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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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Early in October, neuroscientists from Western’s Brain and Mind Institute released preliminary findings from the world’s largest sleep study. News that people who sleep an average of 7 to 8 hours per night perform better cognitively than those who sleep less or more was of interest to media around the world including, The Globe and Mail, Wall Street Journal, Global News Toronto, The South African and Inc. Magazine.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
The Globe and Mail
| The South African
| Global News Toronto
| Inc. Magazine
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After tornados touched down in the Ottawa Gatineau region, Western’s severe weather specialists were not only brought on scene to investigate, but were sought after for their expertise on the science of wind and how we can mitigate its effects. Coverage appeared in the Ottawa Citizen and CBC’s The National.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
Ottawa Citizen
| Ottawa Citizen
| The National
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Recognizing the role that opioid prescribing plays in the national opioid crisis, a team of researchers at Western and Lawson Health Research Institute have developed a new clinical protocol called STOP Narcotics designed to significantly reduce the amount of opioids prescribed. Media outlets covering the news included CBC News, National Post, London Free Press and Global News.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
CBC News
| National Post
| London Free Press
| Global News
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Research co-led by Western University professor Michelle Mottola showing that exercise is a critical component of achieving a healthy pregnancy, produced new evidence-based pregnancy & physical activity guidelines launched jointly with the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada (SOGC) and the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP). News of the new guidelines was shared by Radio Canada International, Ottawa Citizen, Financial Times and Huffington Post.
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MEDIA COVERAGE:
Radio Canada International
| Ottawa Citizen
| Financial Times (UK)
| Huffington Post
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Additional Coverage
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