June 26, 2025 by A&S News

From a new partnership with Harvard to a groundbreaking telescope’s first images, 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.

June 20, 2025

  • Recent A&S grad Youness Robert-Tahiri of Woodsworth College and the Department of Psychology shares with CP24 Breakfast, CBC News Toronto and Global News Toronto how he uses comedy to help kids cope with trauma.
  • Department of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment professor Miriam L. Diamond writes in The Province about Canada’s plastic problem.
  • Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology associate professor Chelsea Rochman tells the National Observer that much of Lake Ontario’s litter comes from disposable foodware.
  • Department of Earth Sciences University Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar shares with New Scientist research on how to discover naturally occurring hydrogen, a potential clean energy source.
  • Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology postdoctoral fellow Zoie Diana comments for The New York Times (paywall) on a study showing that banning plastic bags reduces shoreline litter.

June 21, 2025

  • Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell explores in The Globe and Mail (paywall) how students can use AI in productive and ethical ways.

June 22, 2025

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy University Professor Janice Stein discusses Israel-Iran on CBC News: The National.

June 23, 2025

  • David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics (DADDAA) and Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics associate professor Renée Hložek, DADDAA and Department of Statistical Sciences assistant professor Gwen Eadie and DADDAA PhD student Nasser Mohammed discuss on CBC The National, CBC News Toronto, The Globe and Mail (paywall), CBC News online and Science the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
  • President Meric Gertler discusses the university’s strengths and reflects on his presidency on CBC Radio: Metro Morning with mention of provostial adviser on civil discourse and Department of English professor Randy Boyagoda; Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professors Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley; Acceleration Consortium director and Department of Chemistry professor Alán Aspuru-Guzik; and President-designate Melanie Woodin.
  • Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton discusses with CTV News online how AI will change the job market.
  • Department of Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman writes in the Hill Times (paywall) about Canadian pipeline projects.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Jon Allen discusses Israel-Iran on CHCH News.
  • School of Cities urbanist-in-residence Lanrick Bennett writes in Spacing that Bloor Street bike lanes do not harm traffic, safety, emissions and businesses.

June 24, 2025

  • Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations PhD candidate Jun Yi Wong shares with France 24, The Art Newspaper, ArtNet, Live Science, Gizmodo, Newsweek, Slate and Times of India his research on Queen Hatshepsut.
  • Department of Computer Science professor Raquel Urtasun is featured in BetaKit’s  inaugural Most Ambitious list, with mention of Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton.
  • Department of Computer Science assistant professor Jimmy Ba is featured in BetaKit’s inaugural Most Ambitious list.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy University Professor Janice Stein and Trinity College professor Arne Kislenko discuss on TVO: The Agenda the evolution of global power.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy associate professors Renan Levine and Aisha Ahmad discuss on CBC Radio: Metro Morning the Israel-Iran conflict.
  • Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Lucan Way comment for CBC News online on the potential scenario of a regime change in Iran.
  • Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki comments for the National Post (paywall) on key factors in attracting and retaining renters.

June 25, 2025

  • The Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy partners with the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard to allow students to complete their studies from Canada, as covered by the Boston Globe (paywall), NPR Boston online and The Globe and Mail (paywall) with comments from University Professor Janice Stein, founding director of the Munk School.
  • Department of Linguistics professor emeritus Elizabeth Cowper and PhD student Sable Peters share with the Toronto Star (paywall) their experiences reading names at convocation ceremonies and training other readers.
  • Department of History associate professor Timothy Sayle discusses with Postmedia (paywall) the significance of the Korean War for Canada.

June 26, 2025

  • Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton debates the future of AI with alumnus Nick Frosst at Toronto Tech Week as reported by The Globe and Mail (paywall), Canadian Press and BetaKit.

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