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Western Social Science provides strong foundations for a bright future. We have the largest array of inter-disciplinary programs that #WesternU has to offer!
London, Ontario
Joined March 2013
Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories BMOS student Rogina Kazemian exemplifies purpose-driven leadership through research, community service, and creativity at Western. Read her inspiring journey ➡️ https://t.co/13ulYsJSVH
#WesternU #StudentSuccess @WesternUDANMOS
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Western’s Dr. Victoria Esses leads Pathways to Prosperity, helping communities across Canada support newcomers through evidence-based tools and the Welcoming Communities program. Read her story: https://t.co/Bk98m349eN
#WesternU #Belonging #Immigration #P2P @westernuPsych
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Political science chair Laura Stephenson co-authored an op-ed in Policy Options exploring how party leaders can make or break a party’s electoral success — arguing that leader swaps can dramatically shift a party’s fortunes. Read more:
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Western’s Dr. Victoria Esses leads Pathways to Prosperity, helping communities across Canada support newcomers through evidence-based tools and the Welcoming Communities program. Read her story: https://t.co/Bk98m349eN
#WesternU #Belonging #Immigration #P2P @westernuPsych
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Global warming will continue for decades, even if emissions hit zero. Western’s Dr. Gordon McBean shares why COP30 must drive urgent, collective action to protect our planet. 🌎 🔗 https://t.co/fN0NfZQjvq
#COP30 #ClimateAction #WesternU @westernuGeoEnv
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Western students Julia Piskunowicz (Social Science) and Sydney Burns are bringing smart tech to the stable with StableInsights, tracking horse health in real time. 🐴 Read more: https://t.co/R63yX78YBm
#WesternU #Innovation #StableInsights #StudentStartups
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London’s unemployment rate has climbed for the second month in a row, raising concerns about economic stability heading into winter. Western Economics professor Audra Bowlus shares insight on what’s driving the trend in the latest @WesternGazette story:
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London’s unemployment rates grew slightly throughout the fall, following a summer of improvement, though youth unemployment dropped nationally.
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Canadian golf-magazine Flagstick profiles Western grad & former faculty member Peter Howitt, MA’69 — a Nobel Prize winner who’s also an avid golfer. 🏌️♂️ Read how he blended fairways with academia’s top honor:
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. -- Peter Howitt, who modeled the theory of Creative Destruction, has been one of the world’s leading economists for years, so the idea that he would be considered for a Nobel...
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History and Indigenous studies professor Cody Groat spoke CBC London Morning about concerns surrounding the Vatican’s plans to return Indigenous cultural items to Canada. Important insights on repatriation and responsibility.
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Western students Julia Piskunowicz (Social Science) and Sydney Burns are bringing smart tech to the stable with StableInsights, tracking horse health in real time. 🐴 Read more: https://t.co/R63yX78YBm
#WesternU #Innovation #StableInsights #StudentStartups
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🌟 Big shout-out to fourth-year Indigenous studies student and ISA co-president Niibin Pitawanakwat — her summer undergrad research internship is paving the way for truth and accountability in Indigenous communities. Dive into her story here:
westerngazette.ca
Completing a research internship is only the beginning of fourth-year Indigenous studies student Niibin Pitawanakwat’s story and work in her community.
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📞 On the latest episode of Just Asking, sociology professor Anabel Quan‑Haase discusses how to keep long-distance friendships and relationships flourishing — practical insights for staying connected across miles. 🎙️ Tune in:
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TVO’s Big If True features insights from Western’s Sociology professor Anabel Quan-Haase on misinformation around PCOS and how influencers build credibility. Important conversation on the risks of health myths online. Watch here:
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PCOS is poorly understood. For people who have it, that means dealing with health-care systems that dismiss their symptoms. So, some go online, where they encounter a lot of information — some of it...
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“There is real meaning and teaching in these objects — they’re not just museum pieces,” said Cody Groat, History & Indigenous studies prof quoted in the NYT, on the Vatican returning 62 cultural items to Indigenous communities in Canada.
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Dozen of pieces used in a 1925 exhibition, including a whale-hunting kayak, will be returned to Canada early next month.
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Psychology professor Lindsay Bodell shared expert insights with CBC News on how body-shaming and body-positivity shape conversations around celebrity culture and weight loss. Read the full article here:
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While society's obsession with female bodies is nothing new, a wave of celebrities who embraced their larger bodies are shedding pounds — often with the help of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and...
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Political Science professor Matt Lebo joined 14 CBC Radio shows , including Afternoon Drive, to unpack the U.S. government shutdown and why eight Democratic senators sided with Republicans on the deal to end it. 🎙️🇺🇸 https://t.co/tOOWBRmhRO
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Meet Our Students: Celebrating Success Stories Criminology student Sebastian Coia found purpose, leadership, and community after transferring to Western. Read how courage shaped his success: 👉 https://t.co/OeK6sOpGsZ
#WesternU #SocialScience #Criminology
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Historian and Western grad Michael O’Hagan, MA’13, PhD’20, joined CBC Airplay in Yukon to discuss the internment of German POWs in Northern Ontario and Manitoba—a topic he explored in his MA and PhD at Western. Listen here:
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London Live’s Mike Stubbs on AM980 interviewed DAN Management & Organizational Studies Prof. Geraint Harvey on how the U.S. government shutdown is affecting the airline industry. 🎧Listen here:
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Political science professor Matt Lebo joined CBC Here & Now to explain what triggered the U.S. government shutdown and what may happen after it ends. Listen here:
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