August 11, 2023 by
A&S News
From the discovery of the world’s oldest jellyfish to the impact of cardiac arrests on memory, experts from a range of disciplines across the Faculty of Arts & Science are sharing their expertise on a variety of issues in the media. Here’s some of what they had to say this week.
August 4, 2023
- Department of History Professor Emeritus Robert Bothwell comments for Yahoo News Canada on the separation of Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau from his wife Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau.
- Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics student Peter Ma shares with UNILAD his research that uses AI to search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
August 5, 2023
- Department of Sociology PhD student Andy Holmes talks to Global News Vancouver about his research on coming out for people in the LGBTQ2S+ community.
- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Professor Jean-Bernard Caron and PhD candidate Joe Moysiuk share with Earth.com, CBC Radio: Fresh Air, Times of India and Toronto.com their fossil discovery of the world’s oldest jellyfish.
August 8, 2023
- Department of Computer Science Professor Raquel Urtasun talks to Bloomberg online (paywall) about her start-up that tests the safety of automated drivers, with mention of Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton.
- Geoffrey Hinton of Computer Science discusses with Bloomberg online (paywall) Toronto's growth as an innovation hub.
- Department of Psychology Professor Morgan Barense explains to the National Post (paywall) and the Toronto Star (paywall) the impact of cardiac arrests on memory.
- Department of Physics Assistant Professor Matthew Russo explains to Science Friday his work transforming data from space into a musical album, in collaboration with NASA.
August 9, 2023
- Department of Geography & Planning Professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities Director Matti Siemiatycki comments for CBC News online on Toronto’s strategy to end traffic fatalities.
- The U of T Trash Team collaborates with PortsToronto to launch a new garbage collection project, as highlighted by CTV News Toronto online and Canadian Manufacturing.
August 10, 2023
- Department of Computer Science Adjunct Professor Helen Kontozopoulos shares with Fortune (paywall) how she uses AI to improve the pharmaceutical industry through her company, ODAIA.
- Department of Economics PhD student Hugo Cordeau writes in the Hill Times (paywall) about how the themes in the film Oppenheimer serve as a warning for the effects of pollution on climate change.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy Citizen Lab senior research fellow Bill Marczak comments for Reuters on how intensely diplomats are targets of surveillance.
- Matti Siemiatycki comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on housing targets in Ontario.
- Jackman Humanities Institute postdoctoral fellow Francesca D'Amico-Cuthbert discusses with CBC News online hip-hop culture in Canada.