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FIMS at @westernu has been dedicated to the advancement of knowledge about media, communications and information technologies since 1997. #ldnont

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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What happens when every path to Indigenous knowledge points to the past? At the FIMS Graduate Library, MLIS student Lexi Alarie explored how reimagining library classification can create new pathways that recognize Indigenous knowledge as living, present and evolving. 🧡
Lexi is presenting to a full room of attendees in the FIMS Graduate Library
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Western Libraries @westernulibs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
On Sept 30, join #MLIS student Lexi Alarie & #metadata librarian Erin Bourgard to discuss how Indigenous-centered library systems better represent Indigenous knowledge. 📍 FIMS Rm 3020 / Zoom: www.uwo.ca/events/2026/... #NDTR #DecolonizingLibraries #WesternU @westernufims.bsky.social
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Western University @westernu.ca · 20/07/2026
"Our love letter to the future." #WesternU researcher B. M. Watson's ( @brimwats.com ) personal experiences helped shape their work in building on and improving cataloguing – a system that is largely unseen but touches everyone. @westernufims.bsky.social
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The hidden world that can make you feel seen: how cataloguing creates community - Western News
Western University professor Bri Watson explores how cataloguing, metadata and archives help people find identity, belonging and community.
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Western University @westernu.ca · 02/07/2026
"There’s no real substitute for having people represent themselves." #WesternU graduate students Savannah Simon and Olivia Couchie are the inaugural recipients of the Black and Indigenous Student Fellowship jointly offered by the MLIS program and @westernulibs.bsky.social. @westernufims.bsky.social
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Indigenous fellows champion representation in library work - Western News
Savannah Simon and Olivia Couchie are inaugural Western MLIS Indigenous Student Fellows championing representation in libraries
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bri watson 🐝 @brimwats.com · 14/05/2026
very delighted that I can now announce the Homosaurus was successful in two seperate #SSHRC applications. First up is a $50,000 Connections Grant "A Community de communautés: supporting the Québécois Homosaurus" which supports the implementation of the #Homosaurus in QC-FR
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    Brian Watson, Western University
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        Anita Mazur, Polytechnique Montréal
        Hortense Chopart, Université de Montréal
        Mylène Larivière-Langlois, Université de Montréal
        Nicolas Longtin-Martel, Archives Gaies du Quebec

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    A Community de communautés: supporting the Québécois Homosaurus
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    $50,000
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
A new study found 1 in 5 people have had romantic or sexual interactions with AI, and half kept it secret from their partner. FIMS Professor @lukestark.bsky.social says Big Tech is exploiting the Eliza effect to keep users hooked. Learn more: www.bramptonguardian.com/news/ai-roma...
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Is your partner having an AI affair? Study shows Canadians are engaging in intimate relationships with chatbots and keeping it secret
A new ZipHealth study shows 1 in 5 Americans and Canadians are having intimate interactions with AI and half are keeping it secret from their partners. Ontario experts warn of relationship issues and ...
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Western University @westernu.ca · 14/04/2026
Are age-gap relationships really about age - or does it come down to power? A #WesternU prof explores why they spark debate, in a new piece written for @ca.theconversation.com #AgeOfAttraction
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Expert insight: Reality TV is testing age‑gap relationships
The latest reality dating show based on age-gap relationships, 'The Age of Attraction,' offers important insight into these relationships
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Western University @westernu.ca · 25/03/2026
After a cancer diagnosis in the family, @westernufims.bsky.social alum Carleigh Bodrug took the entrepreneurial leap. Today, Carleigh is a bestselling cookbook author, founder of PlantYou and social media creator – on a mission to help people eat healthier, waste less food and save money. #WesternU
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From Western U to PlantYou - Western Alumni Magazine
Alum Carleigh Bodrug has been on a mission to help people eat healthier, reduce food waste and save money.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Who gets to decide if, where, and how AI should be used? FIMS professor Joanna Redden is exploring that question by examining how the public can play a stronger role in AI-use decision-making. Her work has earned her a 2026 Dorothy Killam Fellowship from the @killamtrusts.bsky.social
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
“Zynfluencers.” It’s the nickname for influencers promoting nicotine pouches to their audiences online. In a recent @thestar.com article, FIMS professor Daniel Robinson explains how the strategy echoes tactics that once made cigarettes seem glamorous. Read more: www.thestar.com/business/tee...
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Teens across Toronto are buying illicit nicotine pouches. Now convenience stores want to sell them legally – should we let them?
Health professionals worry that rather than helping users quit smoking, the pouches could addict users and lead to cigarette smoking and vaping later.
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Western University @westernu.ca · 05/03/2026
Today we acknowledge our founding in 1878! Wear your #WesternU gear proudly, attend research webinars, save 18.78% on Western gear and more. Learn more: buff.ly/99XNoVw
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Western Libraries @westernulibs.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Mark your calendar! ✏️ Western Libraries' "In Conversation with..." series continues March 4 with @smithsarah.bsky.social (@westernufims.bsky.social) discussing her book "Trading on Art". Noon–1 p.m., Scholars Lab, Weldon (ground floor) #WesternU All welcome, no registration required!
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Professor Amanda Grzyb and alum Tracy Moore are among the 30 influential leaders appointed to the Order of Ontario, the province's highest civilian honour. Please join us in congratulating them on this achievement! news.westernu.ca/2026/02/west...
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Western University alumni appointed to Order of Ontario - Western News
Western University alumni, including one professor, were appointed to the Order of Ontario for their contributions to improve lives across the province.
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Western Gazette @westerngazette.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Though Black history is often underrepresented and erased from history, Nassisse Solomon, Neisa Long and Omar Pusey are using the digital age to highlight Black history. westerngazette.ca/graduate-stu...
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Graduate students are digitizing Black history as Canadian history
Though Black history is often underrepresented and erased from history, Nassisse Solomon, Neisa Long and Omar Pusey are using the digital age to highlight Black history.
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Western Libraries @westernulibs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How does surveillance affect academic inquiry? What happens when research data becomes inaccessible? We'll explore these questions & more at our panel Feb 26, 1:00-2:30 PM, Scholars Lab, Weldon Library. Co-hosted w/ @westernufims.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/Book-Bans-Pa... #WesternU
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Western Libraries @westernulibs.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Intellectual freedom is being challenged across research and public discourse. What can academic communities do in response? On Feb. 26, join our panel discussion on intellectual freedom in the digital age. Co-hosted w/ @westernufims.bsky.social www.uwo.ca/events/2026/... #WesternU
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
What does political change feel like when it’s personal? A CBC Kids News article centers a Canadian teen’s perspective on the future of Venezuela, alongside insight from FIMS professor Juan Andrés Bello on democracy, power, and what may come next after Maduro’s removal. www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/pos...
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Why this Canadian teen is hopeful for the future of Venezuela
Now that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has been ousted, this Canadian teen is hopeful that Venezuelans are on their way to a better future.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
AI companies are embracing the “power of cuteness,” and it’s not accidental. In a recent @washingtonpost.com article, FIMS professor @lukestark.bsky.social shares insight into why this design strategy works on humans — for better or worse. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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The race to make AI adorable was on full display at CES
Robots for seniors, AI pals for women, and laptops are embracing the power of cute -- for better or worse.
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Starling Centre @starlingcentre.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
‪ Only four more days until @oddletters.bsky.social comes to @westernu.ca to speak @westernufims.bsky.social on the right wing history of venture capital! Register here: uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Western University @westernu.ca · 01/12/2025
From the newsroom to #WesternU’s classrooms —Angela Murphy, foreign editor of the @theglobeandmail.com, is the 2026 Asper Fellow. She's ready to guide the next generation of journalists (and learn from them, too). Read more about her journey. @westernufims.bsky.social
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Angela Murphy holds Western's Asper Fellowship in Media - Western News
From bookworm to foreign editor: Globe and Mail's Angela Murphy takes up Asper Fellowship in Media at Western University.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What do dreams and mycelium have in common? According to Professor Sharon Sliwinski, both form networks of connection that bind us to each other, our ancestors and the living world. Read more from her new book An Alphabet for Dreamers: thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/dreams-and-m...
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Dreams and Mycelium: Mapping the Endless Network of Existence
How fungus and Freud converge to illuminate a deep ecology of mind, nature, and human ancestry.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Exciting news at #WesternUFIMS: Angela Murphy, Foreign Editor at The Globe and Mail, has been named the 2026 Asper Fellow in Media. Learn more about her path into journalism and what she hopes to bring to the classroom this year: news.westernu.ca/2025/11/ange...
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Angela Murphy holds Western's Asper Fellowship in Media - Western News
From bookworm to foreign editor: Globe and Mail's Angela Murphy takes up Asper Fellowship in Media at Western University.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Check out FIMS alum Carleigh Bodrug (BA’14) featured in Western Alumni Magazine. Now a New York Times bestselling author and founder of PlantYou, Carleigh has built a global community — driven by her mission to make plant-based eating accessible. Read more: magazine.westernu.ca/from-western...
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From Western U to PlantYou - Western Alumni Magazine
Alum Carleigh Bodrug has been on a mission to help people eat healthier, reduce food waste and save money.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
How do we stay close when we live far apart? 💭 FIMS professor Anabel Quan-Haase shares insight in The Globe and Mail on how tech helps long-distance friendships thrive. www.theglobeandmail.com/life/advice/...
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How to nurture your long-distance friendships
Being pals from far away requires extra effort and can sometimes mean becoming even closer
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Western Libraries @westernulibs.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Wouldn't it be great to take a quiz and get all the answers right? Complete our 5-minute survey – we guarantee you'll ace it! You might even win 1 of 15 prizes, including: - $100 to Amazon, #WesternU eateries, or the Bookstore - a private study space at Weldon www.lib.uwo.ca/haveyoursay/...
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Western University @westernu.ca · 08/11/2025
New in @ca.theconversation.com, researchers at @westernufims.bsky.social and @schulichmeddent.bsky.social share how #mindfulness can make it easier to receive feedback, turning the experience from stress to opportunity.
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Expert insight: How to see feedback as a gift - Western News
Western researchers tap into how the use of mindfulness can help those waiting for feedback navigate the negative emotions that can come from anticipation.
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Western University @westernu.ca · 25/10/2025
From cancer research to communications, Garth Finch loved his time at #WesternU. Now a two-time grad, he reflected on his “phenomenal” time @westernufims.bsky.social. “I’ve never felt that sense of being where I’m meant to be before. I'm absolutely there now.” #WesternClassOf2025
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Cancer research to comms: MMJC grad aims for impact - Western News
Garth Finch, BMSc'20, MMJC'25, was researchign melanoma in a lab at Western when he realized he had a different calling - sharing stories about science.
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Western Gazette @westerngazette.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Threads that Unite Us, organized by artist Teresa Cruz and FIMS professor Amanda Grzyb, aimed to foster solidarity and inclusivity among diverse communities by using embroidery as a form of communication and healing. westerngazette.ca/culture/thre...
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Threads that Unite Us weaves solidarity across Western
Threads that Unite Us, organized by artist Teresa Cruz and FIMS professor Amanda Grzyb, aimed to foster solidarity and inclusivity among diverse communities by using embroidery as a form of
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
More than one in four Canadian teens report experiencing technology-facilitated sexual violence, according to new research by FIMS Charlotte Nau, PhD and Sociology PhD student Estefania Reyes, published in @ca.theconversation.com
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More than a quarter of Canadian teens have experienced sexual violence online
A new survey reveals that almost a third of youth have been exposed to technology-facilitated sexual violence. Better protective and educational measures are needed.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
FIMS Professor Luke Stark joined CBC’s Quirks & Quarks 50th anniversary special, recorded live at the Perimeter Institute. He discussed the history and future of AI and computer technology — part of a look at how the past 50 years of discovery will shape the next 50. www.youtube.com/live/w63qjrD...
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CBC Radio Quirks & Quarks: 50th Anniversary Episode
YouTube video by Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
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Western University @westernu.ca · 26/09/2025
It’s official, we are all in! Join us as we continue to drive impactful change for Canada and the world. There's so much to be proud of and so much more to do. #AllinWesternU Learn more: allin.westernu.ca?utm_medium=s...
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Canada’s $43B subsidies for critical minerals may be missing the mark. In The Conversation, Chris Arsenault, with co-authors Philippe Le Billon and Raphael Deberdt, examines why processing is the weak link in Canada’s critical minerals strategy. theconversation.com/canadas-43-b...
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Canada’s $43-billion subsidy scheme for critical minerals misses supply chain steps
Canadian officials have pledged more than $43 billion in subsidies to create new low-carbon supply chains. A new study identifies some problems.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Grammar vs. grit. Assistant Professor Chris Arsenault breaks down the slip-ups behind NHL team slogans in The Athletic. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...
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Motivating mottos can be grammatically tricky for NHL teams. Just ask the Leafs
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Western University @westernu.ca · 14/09/2025
#WesternU PhD student Prabu Nadaraja studies digital foodscapes, environments where people engage with food content. "Online communities are already reshaping our economic and political systems, making it essential to study their impact on public health." @westernufims.bsky.social
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PhD student explores digital foodscapes on social media - Western News
Health information science PhD candidate Prabu Nadaraja studies digital foodscapes and their impact on Tamil immigrants in Ontario.
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Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) @westernufims.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
There may be a dark side to your chatbot friend. FIMS professor Luke Stark, along with education professor Colin King and Western's chief AI officer Mark Daley, share expert insight on the potential psychological harms of building relationships with AI chatbots. nationalpost.com/news/science...
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Lawsuits allege AI chatbots have pushed kids to die by suicide. Is the technology safe for children?
Several wrongful death lawsuits are unfolding in the U.S. involving suicide deaths of teens who formed relationships with chatbots.
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Western University @westernu.ca · 01/02/2025
Join #WesternU in celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth — a time to honour and celebrate the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. Check out details on events hosted by the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion throughout February: blackhistory.uwo.ca
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Western University @westernu.ca · 03/02/2025
Join the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and @westernualumni.bsky.social in welcoming #WesternU alum Cameron Bailey, CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival, for a #BlackHistoryMonth talk on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Admission is free – reserve a spot: www.eventbrite.com/e/black-exce...
A headshot of Cameron Bailey, with text that reads, "Black Excellence with Cameron Bailey - Wednesday, February 5, 1 to 2 p.m., McKellar Room, UCC"
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Western University @westernu.ca · 04/02/2025
On Thursday, Feb. 6, explore a walk-in exhibit at #WesternU's Weldon Library, celebrating the resilience, strength and unity of the Black community. No registration required - see details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/redefining... #BlackHistoryMonth
Banner that reads, "Redefining Black History: Exhibition 
of Resilience and Enduring Legacies. Thursday, February 6, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Weldon Community Room"
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Western University @westernu.ca · 23/01/2025
#WesternU prof Alissa Centivany discusses the right-to-repair movement in this @thestar.com article, highlighting why advocates are pushing for items to be easier to fix so they are less likely to end up in the landfill. @westernufims.bsky.social
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Right to repair movement sees progress but advocates say it’s no easy fix
TORONTO - A toy turtle struggling to crawl, a massaging hair brush that won't vibrate and a gramophone that stopped spinning were no match for the fix-it extraordinaires at Repair
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