WAFAR in the Media

News and media spotlighting Western Academy research themes and theme members (by theme):

Exploring possibilities for peace in the twenty-first century

"Pax Americana' in Toronto:  How speculative art can help us navigate threats
The Conversation, June 1, 2025

Defending the international order with guest Sabine Nölke
Lex Pacificatoria, May 29, 2025

CBC News Network's Natasha Fatah speaks with former Canadian diplomat, Sabine Nölke
CBC News, May 20, 2025

What does it mean for a country to be sovereign?
TVO Today, April 15, 2025

Like dictators before him, Trump threatens international peace and security
The Conversation, February 13, 2025

Trump's talk about Canada parrots Putin's claim on Ukraine
CBC News, February 20, 2025

How to empower victims of gender-based violence
The Impact Project, January 31, 2025

Western Research Excellence Awards recognized leading scholars
Western News, September 13, 2024


Smart cities and communities

Creating diagnostic tools for roads in the 'smart city' of the future
CTV News, February 12, 2025

Western campus acts as a 'living lab' for building smart cities
Western News, February 10, 2025

New provincial funding to help drive connected and autonomous vehicle research at UOttawa
uOttawa, September 3, 2024

Six new Canada Research Chairs named at Western
Western News, March 13, 2024

 

Nature-inspired solutions for carbon transformation

WesternWater Centre drives sustainable global solutions
Western News, January 3, 2025

Small towns likely to be big losers when Ontario stops monitoring wastewater, expert says
CBC News, June 6, 2024

CleanTech conference links researchers, entrepreneurs, and industry
Western News, November 15, 2023

 

Climate-resilient solutions for infrastructure and buildings

Western-led team seeks to strengthen coastal disaster resilience in Canada, Cuba, Indonesia
Western News, June 18, 2024

2024 Women of the Year
USA Today, February 29, 2024

Tornadoes and music spiral together at Western University in musical gallery
980 CFPL London News, February 29, 2024

Musical gallery weaves science and art in a symphony of tornadoes
Western News, February 28, 2024

Japan spent decades making itself earthquake resilient.  Here's how.
National Geographic, January 4, 2024

Is your home ready for the surprising number of tornadoes in Canada?
Global TV News, May 13, 2023

Western researchers, community, and industry leaders tackle disaster resilience
Western News, December 7, 2023 

Renowned seismologist Lucy Jones and music for climate action
Western News, October 26, 2023

Can music inspire more people to care about climate change?
LA Times, March 31, 2023

Unless building codes catch up to extreme heat, Canada's future summers will get even deadlier
Globe and Mail, February 4, 2023

 

Mathematics of Neural Networks

Western math professor Ján Mináč to receive 2025 Jeffery-Williams Prize
Western News, February 27, 2025

Western researchers tackle major health challenges with $18M in grants
Western News, February 7, 2025

Western researchers use math to decipher how memory formation works
Western News, January 13, 2025

Western and Fields Institute launch new mathematics centre
Western News, September 16, 2024

New math approach provides insight into memory formation
Western News, December 5, 2023

Vision allows brain to make predictions well before it knows what's coming, new study shows
Western News, June 27, 2023

Renowned mathematician collaborates with Western team to map human brain
Western News, March 28, 2023