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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 Canada-wide health information technology system based on open-source software could save billions for the health-care system. (Gustavo Fring/Pexels)

How better and cheaper software could save millions of dollars while improving Canada’s health-care system

Canada has spent billions on health-care software that does not even communicate province to province. Free and open-source software would be a technically superior and far less expensive option.
Although semaglutide drugs like Ozempic are indicated to treat Type 2 diabetes, they are increasingly prescribed off-label because of their observed effectiveness at inducing weight loss. (Shutterstock)

How dieting, weight suppression and even misuse of drugs like Ozempic can contribute to eating disorders

The demand for off-label weight loss drugs like Ozempic is concerning, because of the impact on weight stigma and the health risks of unsupervised weight loss, including developing eating disorders.
Une augmentation des cas d’infection causée par le streptocoque du groupe A a été observée dans plusieurs pays, dont le Canada. (Institut national des allergies et des maladies infectieuses (NIAID))

Hausse des cas d’infection invasive au streptocoque A : comment il se propage, et les symptômes à surveiller

L’augmentation du nombre de maladies graves causées par les streptocoques du groupe A est préoccupante. Voici pourquoi et comment elle se propage, et quels sont les symptômes à surveiller.
An increase in cases of diseases caused by group A Streptococcus has been seen in several countries including Canada. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID))

Strep A explainer: Why invasive cases are increasing, how it spreads and what symptoms to look for

An increase in serious illnesses caused by group A Streptococcus has recently made Strep A a growing concern in Canada and elsewhere. Here’s why and how it’s spreading, and what symptoms to look for.
Research shows a strong link between screen time and mental health concerns, including anxiety and depression. (Shutterstock)

Excessive social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated adolescent mental health challenges

During the pandemic, many people relied on social media for distraction and social connection. However, excessive social media use can negatively affect mental health, especially for young people.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence can have significant consequences on a person’s health and well-being. (Shutterstock)

Canadian schools need to address digital sexual violence in their curricula and policies

It’s time we stop treating young people’s experiences in digital and physical spaces as distinct and mutually exclusive.
U.S. President Joe Biden mingles with diners at Hannibal’s Kitchen in Charleston, S.C., in January 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Don’t count Biden out: January polls are historically unreliable

Despite what January polls suggest, in a Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden rematch in November, a result similar to 2020 would be probable: a big Biden vote lead and tight state-by-state battles.
The Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft. The successful Artemis I mission was the first in an increasingly complex planned series of missions, which have now been delayed. (NASA/Cory Huston)

What delays to the Artemis II and III missions mean for Canada

NASA announced that the next two Artemis missions — Artemis II and III — will be delayed for safety reasons. However, Artemis IV remains on schedule.
A worker lifts a solar panel to the roof of a home in Frankfort, Ky. Small-scale solar infrastructure can deliver green energy at a fraction of the life-cycle emissions as large solar farms. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Small-scale solar has key benefits, and one critical weakness, over large solar farms

Looking to go solar? While small-scale solar delivers the best results with the least life-cycle impact, a mixed approach offers the best long-term path towards an all-electric future.
Researchers investigated how the availability of neighbourhood amenities may have contributed to changes in youth mental health and stress levels during the first six months of the pandemic. (Unsplash/Paul Hanaoka)

Neighbourhood amenities may have helped youth mental health and stress early in the pandemic

Neighbourhood features may have helped youth cope with the mental health impact of pandemic restrictions. Parks didn’t play much of a role but food amenities and the suburbs did.
In the last two decades alone, Canada has lost nearly 150,000 farmers with the current population standing at just 260,000. Barriers to farming need to be addressed to mitigate this loss. (Shutterstock)

Canada’s agricultural policies need to better serve local farmers and communities

The impact of agricultural issues extends far beyond the farming community. Current social crises, including biodiversity loss and food inaccessibility, affect everyone.
To address barriers that racialized women with non-native accents experience in the Canadian workplace, we need to understand what kinds of bias they face. (Shutterstock)

How ‘benevolent sexism’ undermines Asian women with foreign accents in the workplace

Recent research explores how women with non-native English accents — specifically Mandarin — fare in the Canadian job market.
Asap tebal dari kebakaran hutan di Alberta utara dan British Columbia memenuhi udara pada pukul 9 pagi di Yellowknife, N.W.T. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden)

COP 28: 7 kebijakan energi yang dapat menyelamatkan 1 miliar nyawa pada 2100

Studi terbaru menyatakan 1 miliar orang berisiko besar meninggal sebelum waktunya pada akhir abad ini akibat perubahan iklim. Berikut tujuh kebijakan energi yang bisa menyelamatkan nyawa mereka.
Una densa humareda procedente de los incendios forestales del norte de Alberta y Columbia Británica inunda el aire en Yellowknife (Canadá). THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden

COP28: siete acciones que podrían salvar mil millones de vidas de aquí a 2100

Según un estudio reciente, es probable que mil millones de personas mueran prematuramente a finales de siglo a causa del cambio climático. He aquí siete políticas energéticas que podrían salvarles la vida.
Heavy smoke from wildfires in northern Alberta and British Columbia fill the air at 9 a.m. in Yellowknife, N.W.T. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Braden

COP28: How 7 policies could help save a billion lives by 2100

A recent study found one billion people are likely to die prematurely by the end of the century from climate change. Here are seven energy policies that could save their lives.

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