@CrystalMackay

Media Relations, Western University

 London Ontario
Joined March 2009
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Storm watch: @globeandmail science journalist @IvanSemeniuk did a deep dive with the @westernuEng team and the partners behind the new Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (@westernuCSSL) launched this week. 🌪️⛈️ brnw.ch/21wOeIP

As extreme weather grows more costly in Canada, new lab seeks to understand the science and risk of...

At Western University, scientists are investigating the increasingly costly hazard of tornados, hailstorms and thunderstorms

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The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory has officially launched at #WesternU. Backed by 60 years of expertise in wind engineering and climate resiliency—and a $20M gift from ImpactWX—it will revolutionize how we understand and prepare for Canada’s most extreme #weather. 🌩️ 🌪️

The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory at Western University

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In this front-page story, the @TorontoStar profiled a team of #WesternU researchers uncovering the stories of those buried in an unmarked section of an Ingersoll cemetery. It's part of a quest to restore dignity to some of Ontario’s forgotten. @cwilliamg thestar.com/news/ontario/whe…

When they died, they were buried without a marker. Inside the quest to restore dignity to some of...

Communities from Toronto to New York, and now Ingersoll, are wrestling with how to properly acknowledge and preserve these graveyards, commonly known as Potter’s Fields.

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In an effort to memorialize those laid to rest in an unmarked cemetery section called the “potter’s field," a team of #WesternU historians and archaeologists is exploring their life stories. @westernuSocSci news.westernu.ca/2024/08/pot…

Western researchers tell stories of forgotten community members

Western historians and archaeologists are uncovering the history of over 350 community members in an unmarked grave called the potter's field.

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Best of luck to @DamianWarner as he competes in the #Olympics decathlon at #Paris2024 over the next two days. We hope your training at #WesternU makes you feel at home on the purple track in Paris! @WesternMustangs 💜
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From the support of coaching staff, alumni athletes and the training facilities at #WesternU, reigning #Olympics decathlon champion Damian Warner heads to #Paris2024 backed by the @WesternMustangs. 💜🇨🇦 #LdnOnt news.westernu.ca/2024/07/dam…
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In the largest field study of its kind, researchers at #WesternU have shown #probiotics for #honeybees help ward off disease and promote hive health. Next, they are exploring how probiotics influence bees’ social behaviour, including foraging and hygiene. news.westernu.ca/2023/06/pro…
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"@westernuNTP has tracked more 🇨🇦 #tornadoes than ever before." Featured in the @nytimes, #WesternU researchers are working to provide accurate tornado data that will have an impact on improving warning systems and building #resilient communities. nytimes.com/2023/03/10/scien…

Where Is Canada Hiding All Its Tornadoes? (Published 2023)

North America’s northernmost country has the second most tornadoes in the world each year. But until recently, scientists had no idea when and where many of them actually occurred.

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#VirtualReality is a useful research tool with many real-world applications — but it's not always an accurate representation of reality, according to a new @CulhamARI_Lab study. #WesternU #VR

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This article was so much fun to write! It's amazing to look back on the shows I loved as a kid and realize we were duped into watching a commercial. As prof. Purac says, "there wasn’t even time for us to blink and collect ourselves; we were too busy collecting the toys.”
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Most don’t realize the #cartoons they grew up watching were designed with one purpose: to sell toys. @westernuFIMS prof Selma Purac sat down with voice actor Eric Bauza to talk about consumerism in kids' TV as part of a new @CBCGem series @StayToonedTV. news.westernu.ca/2022/12/wes…

Western University

Ranked in the top 1% of universities worldwide, Western combines research excellence and student experience to create impact locally and globally.

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#SchulichMedDent is “uniquely positioned” in Canada to fight off future health threats thanks to $16M in federal funding to expand the ImPaKT biocontainment facility. schulich.uwo.ca/about/news/2…

ImPaKT Facility receives $16M to fight future pandemics, expand COVID-19 research

Schulich Medicine and Dentistry’s ImPaKT Facility gets $16 million to fight future pandemics, expand COVID-19 research, and become “the leader in pathogen-fighting research in Canada, ” says Eric...

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#WesternU's Gordon Osinski @drcrater is leading scientific efforts to design and build Canada’s first lunar rover. “Many students, faculty & staff will play a part in this historic mission as we bring Canada and Western to the #Moon.” @Canadensys1 @csa_asc news.westernu.ca/2022/11/lun…

Western planetary geologist to lead science for Canada’s lunar rover  - Western News - Western...

Western planetary geologist Gordon “Oz” Osinski will serve as principal investigator and scientific lead on the project on Canada's first lunar rover.

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A new large-scale #longCOVID study led by @Comadork and @conorwild shows significant impairments in reasoning, speed of thinking and verbal abilities in patients with confirmed cases. #WesternU

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An international team, including @westernuSpace researchers, used @NASAWebb to capture the most detailed and sharpest images ✨EVER✨ taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula. #WesternU #JWST @csa_asc @cnrs @cnes @UnivParisSaclay @Obs_Paris news.westernu.ca/2022/09/jws…

Western researchers among first to capture James Webb Space Telescope images - Western News -...

The James Webb Space Telescope (Webb) has captured the most detailed and sharpest images ever taken of the inner region of the Orion Nebula.

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#WesternU is home to the only facility in Canada that can generate large weather systems in a controlled environment. Check out this amazing video that provides an insider's look at the WindEEE dome! youtu.be/yPQavyCGfq0 via @YouTube

Western receives critical investment through CFI’s Major Science Initiatives Fund

Western will receive $3,887,057 in funding from the Canada Foundati...

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Professor Cody Groat spoke to the @nytimes about the importance of repatriating Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican. @westernuHistory @cwilliamg #papalvisit #WesternU nytimes.com/live/2022/07/25/…

Papal visit to Canada: Francis Begs Forgiveness for ‘Evil’ Christians Inflicted on Indigenous...

The Roman Catholic leader apologized for the church’s role in running boarding schools where Indigenous children were sexually and physically abused and where many died.

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"I think what’s so exciting is that already we can see unexpected things." - Sarah Gallagher, @westernuSpace director and @csa_asc science advisor on the first #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope images. #UnfoldTheUniverse #WesternU @scgQuasar @IvanSemeniuk theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…

NASA unveils James Webb Space Telescope’s first set of colour images

These pictures show the Carina Nebula, Southern Ring Nebula, Stephan’s Quintet, and the spectrum of WASP-96b

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Using innovative imaging techniques, researchers at @SchulichMedDent have identified for the first time, that debilitating symptoms associated with #LongCovid are related to issues with how oxygen is exchanged from lungs to the blood. news.westernu.ca/2022/06/inn…

Innovative lung-imaging technique shows cause of long-COVID symptoms - Western News - Western...

Research findings pave way for targeted treatment

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It’s true, #WesternU is hosting the 57th @USPORTSca Vanier Cup! 🏆 While our @WesternMustangs have won eight Vanier Cups, this will be Western’s—and #LdnOnt’s—first time hosting the big game on November 26. @tourism_london news.westernu.ca/2022/06/wes…
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On June 22 at 10 a.m. ET, #WesternU will take part in an interactive online event with @ZelenskyyUa, who will deliver a video address to students across Canada, hosted by @UofT. Visit @munkschool's YouTube channel to stream this live event.

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"What we don't talk about enough is the emotional healing physicians receive providing care to patients. In a world divided by politics, distance, paper & plastic, this beautiful symbiosis was just the medicine I needed," @Larry_Jacobs1 reflects on the power of human interaction.

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