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Founded in 1878, Western University in London, Ontario is one of Canada’s leading research-intensive universities, combining academic excellence with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social and cultural growth in the arts, humanities, engineering, sciences, health sciences, social sciences, business and law. With research collaborations on every continent and students and faculty trained far and wide, Western is actively engaged internationally. Western’s campus community is comprised of more than 38,000 students from 127 countries, 3,800 faculty and staff and 294,000 alumni in 154 countries. Western offers nearly 500 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 11 faculties, a School of Graduate & Postdoctoral Studies and three affiliated university colleges. Western is proud to provide Canada’s best student experience.

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A Ukrainian mother sobs at the funeral of her son in Irpin, near Kyiv, on Feb. 14, 2023. He was a civilian who was a volunteer in the armed forces of Ukraine and died fighting in the Bakhmut area of the country. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Calls for peace in Ukraine a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion are unrealistic

Oleksa Drachewych, Western University

Calls for peace that suggest Ukraine should give up territory simply to end the war will condemn some Ukrainians to unspeakable horrors and provide a precarious foundation for lasting peace.
Despite calls for action, the Canadian government has been slow to address allegations of sexual abuse in sporting bodies. (Shutterstock)

Abuse in Canadian sports highlights gender and racial inequities

Laura Misener, Western University and Angela Schneider, Western University

The lack of government action in response to allegations of sexual abuse in Canadian sport contrasts with the response to previous scandals and highlights the racial and gender inequalities at play.
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca on the campaign trail during the June 2022 election in which he failed to stop Doug Ford. The Liberals only won eight seats and Del Duca stepped down, but the party still has a future in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim

Ontario Liberals are down but far from out when it comes to ruling the province

Sam Routley, Western University

While Ontario’s Liberals failed to recapture what they lost in 2018 in the 2022 election, the bigger picture shows this isn’t particularly noteworthy nor damning for the party.
Stereotypes about the elderly having more than their fair share can be heightened during times of crisis when resources are seen to be scarce. (Shutterstock)

The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but intergenerational contact and co-operation can overcome them

Victoria Esses, Western University; Alina Sutter, Western University; Joanie Bouchard, Université de Sherbrooke ; Kate Choi, Western University; Mamta Vaswani, Western University, and Patrick Denice, Western University

To reduce ageist perceptions of older people, we should encourage collectivist norms and the importance of acting for the common good.
Exemptions from funding cuts are needed to ensure trans and non-binary people can get medical care. (Shutterstock)

Cuts to telehealth in Ontario mean fewer trans and non-binary people will have access to life-saving health care

Greta Bauer, Western University; Ayden Scheim, Drexel University; Jose Navarro, Queen's University, Ontario; Kai Jacobsen, Carleton University, and Leo Rutherford, University of Victoria

The closure of the virtual Connect-Clinic means fewer trans and non-binary people will get the vital health-care services they need.
A temporary foreign worker from Mexico works on a berry farm in Mirabel, Que., in May 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

New regulations on migrant farm workers should tackle employer/employee power imbalances

Stephanie Mayell, University of Toronto; C. Susana Caxaj, Western University, and Janet McLaughlin, Wilfrid Laurier University

Amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations fail to address the power imbalances at the heart of the temporary foreign worker program.
XBB.1.5 menyebar dengan cepat ke seluruh dunia dan kemungkinan akan menjadi subvarian COVID-19 dominan berikutnya. (Shutterstock)

FAQ terkait COVID-19 subvarian XBB.1.5: Apa itu? Di mana banyak ditemukan? Apa bedanya dengan Omicron? Apakah sebabkan sakit serius? Bagaimana lindungi diri? Kenapa dinamai ‘Kraken’?

Sameer Elsayed, Western University

XBB.1.5 dianggap sama-sama mampu menyebabkan penyakit serius pada lansia dan orang dengan gangguan kekebalan dibandingkan dengan subvarian Omicron yang menjadi perhatian sebelumnya.
XBB.1.5 is rapidly spreading across the globe and will likely become the next dominant COVID-19 subvariant. (Shutterstock)

FAQ on COVID-19 subvariant XBB.1.5: What is it? Where is it prevalent? How does it differ from Omicron? Does it cause serious illness? How can I protect myself? Why is it nicknamed ‘Kraken’?

Sameer Elsayed, Western University

The XBB.1.5 subvariant — nicknamed ‘Kraken’ — is arguably the most genetically rich and most transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant yet.
A new act in Canada bans non-citizens, non-permanent residents and foreign commercial enterprises from buying Canadian residential properties. (Shutterstock)

Canada’s ban on foreign homebuyers is unlikely to affect housing affordability

Diana Mok, Western University

Since foreign owners only represent a tiny segment of the housing market, it’s unlikely that Canada’s new ban on foreign homebuyers will make homes more affordable for Canadians.
NFL player Damar Hamlin’s injury during a game on Jan. 2 may have been a heart injury called commotio cordis. Researchers are working on ways to prevent this rare but often fatal sports injury. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

Damar Hamlin injury: Was it commotio cordis? How to prevent a potentially fatal blow to the heart in young athletes

Grant James Dickey, Western University; Haojie Mao, Western University; Kewei Bian, Western University, and Sakib Ul Islam, Western University

Commotio cordis is the result of blunt trauma to the heart, and is one of the leading causes of sudden cardiac death in youth sports. Improvements in protective equipment may help prevent it.
Représentation artistique du Canadarm3, le système robotisé intelligent canadien, à l’extérieur de la station spatiale lunaire Gateway. (Agence spatiale canadienne, NASA)

Les innovations spatiales canadiennes sont essentielles aux missions Artemis

Gordon Osinski, Western University

Les technologies et les innovations spatiales canadiennes occupent une place importante dans les missions Artemis, et cette participation reflète notre rôle toujours plus marqué dans cette nouvelle ère d’exploration lunaire.
The HIV prevention drug cabotegravir, which is delivery by injection every eight weeks, is not yet available in Canada. (Shutterstock)

Long-acting injectable PrEP is a big step forward in HIV prevention

Michael Montess, Western University; Darrell Tan, University of Toronto, and Nathan John Lachowsky, University of Victoria

The next step in HIV prevention — long-acting injectable pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) — is not yet available in Canada, a year after its approval in the U.S.
El pesimismo filosófico no es todo pesimismo: se trata de explicar y afrontar los orígenes, la prevalencia y la ubicuidad del sufrimiento. MedRocky / Shutterstock

Dejemos de despreciar el pesimismo: forma parte de ser humano

Ignacio L. Moya, Western University

El pesimismo, tal y como lo exploró el filósofo Schopenhauer, ofrece herramientas para aceptar la idea de que negarse a perseguir implacablemente la felicidad es quizá la actitud más razonable.
A virology lab researcher works to develop a test that will detect the P.1 variant of the coronavirus, in São Paulo, Brazil, in March 2021. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Why we need open-source science innovation — not patents and paywalls

Joshua M. Pearce, Western University

In open-source endowed research positions, professors release all of their intellectual property. Surveys of academics in the U.S. and Canada find most like the idea.
La ministre des Affaires étrangères Mélanie Joly en conférence de presse en compagnie du ministre de la Sécurité publique Marco Mendocino à Vancouver, le 27 novembre 2022. La Presse canadienne/Darryl Dyck

Stratégie du Canada pour l’Indo-Pacifique : distance avec la Chine, mais l’obsession pour le « miracle asiatique » demeure

David Webster, Western University

Si les liens avec les régimes démocratiques de la région indopacifique doivent avoir un sens, le Canada doit se tourner vers les démocraties, et pas seulement vers les partenaires plus riches.
Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly responds to questions at a news conference as Public Safety Minister Marco Mendocino listens in Vancouver on Nov. 27, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy: The same old starry-eyed thinking about Asian trade

David Webster, Western University

If ties to democratic regimes in the Indo-Pacific region are to mean anything, Canada must look to smaller, poorer democracies and not only to the obvious partners — and become a human rights advocate.

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