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Aug 30, 2018 Trying to make sense of a crime

King’s Criminology professor Dr. Derek Silva was consulted for The Province’s article on a robbery in Grand Bend.
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Aug 29, 2018 King's professor calls home improvement funding a "welcomed change"

Dr. Jeff Preston, Professor of Disability Studies, spoke to the London Free Press about the Ontario Renovates program, which provides loans for home repairs to low-to-moderate income seniors and people with disabilities.
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Aug 27, 2018 What makes us different?
Dr. Joseph Michalski, Associate Academic Dean at King's, has co-authored an article, posted on Psychology Today's website, about the difference between humans and other animals. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 21, 2018 Helping the voice of the child be heard
Throughout 2016 and 2017, Dr. Rachel Birnbaum, Professor at the School of Social Work at King's, studied the usefulness of the Focused Children’s Lawyer Reports and Voice of the Child reports which are now offered across Ontario. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 20, 2018 A new way to find friends
A new app, designed by King's students, is being launched to help students find friends. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 16, 2018 Answering "How should we respond to the alt-right?"
John Grant, Associate Professor at King's Department of Political Science, has helped to write an editorial in The Province about how best to combat the rising Alt-Right movement. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 13, 2018 Can workers afford jobs?
In an editorial in the London Free Press, King's Social Work assistant professor & graduate program coordinator Dr. Tracy Smith-Carrier and King's Social Work graduate David Knezevic '17 argue employers need to up their game to attract skilled workers and ask "Is the job worth the commute?" Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 10, 2018 King's accounting student wins KPMG Bermuda scholarship
Congratulations to BMOS student Mikayla DeSilva-Jacome, recipient of prestigious accounting scholarship and internship. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 9, 2018 Thanatology graduate advocates safe injection sites
Deana Ruston '17 starts an online petition supporting supervised injection sites to prevent deaths. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 3, 2018 Criminology professor speaks about forgiveness
Dr. Derek Silva of the Department of Sociology is quoted in this Province article on forgiveness after theft. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Aug 1, 2018 Students reap benefits from summer work
The first round of summer interns for the Department of Workforce Development links students with work connected with their areas of academic interest. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 31, 2018 King's graduate uses music to help with transition
School of Social Work graduate, Victor Quinlan '15, uses music to help him through his transition, and finds an overwhelmingly positive response. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 26, 2018 School of Social Work graduate talks to radio show about HomeShare initiative
Tonya Salomon BSW ’16, MSW ‘17 speaks with 640 Toronto radio about the new HomeShare initiative that pairs older people with millennials looking for a place to live. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 26, 2018 Third year King's student comments on benefits of Mini-University
Camp leader from Oneida Nation of the Thames, Jessica Hay, speaks with the London Free Press about how beneficial the Mini-University camp at Western is for Indigenous youth. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 25, 2018 Psychology professor speaks about first "fake" memories

There is a chance your first memory is false. Department chair of Psychology, Dr. Laura Melnyk Gribble, speaks with CBC Radio about our first childhood memories.
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Jul 23, 2018 School of Social Work graduate helps lead home sharing project
Tonya Salomon BSW ’16, MSW ‘17 speaks with the Toronto Star about the home sharing project between seniors and millennials that she helps lead. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 19, 2018 King's Social Work grad named sexual violence counsellor at Western
Tamara Will MSW '14,, was given the expanded role at Western’s Sexual Violence Prevention Education program. Facebook Twitter Linkedin
Jul 16, 2018 Why aren't more women running in London's municipal election?
King’s political science professor, Andrea Lawlor, on CBC London Morning regarding why more women are not participating. Facebook Twitter Linkedin