Faculty News

• Cancer research to comms: MMJC grad aims for impact

  Western News, October 24 - Garth Finch, new Master of Media in Journalism & Communication graduate, fell in love with turning complicated topics into meaningful stories.

• New postdoc Maria Laura Flores Barba joins the Surviving Memory team

  "Serendipity." That's how Mexican art historian Dr. Maria Laura Flores Barba describes first hearing about the Surviving Memory in Postwar El Salvador research project.

• Canada's $43-billion subsidy scheme for critical minerals misses supply chain steps

  The Conversation, September 17 - As climate change intensifies, companies and countries are attempting to build new low-carbon supply chains.

• Two MLIS Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Students awarded

  September 2025 - MLIS students Olivia Couchie and Savannah were named the inaugural recipients of the Western Libraries-FIMS MLIS Fellowships for Black and Indigenous Students.