June 20, 2025 by
A&S News
From a new graduate using comedy to support youth mental health to developments between Israel and Iran, 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 13, 2025
- Graduand Youness Robert-Tahiri of Woodsworth College and the Department of Psychology shares with the Toronto Star (paywall) and CityNews how he uses comedy to help kids cope with trauma.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy University Professor Janice Stein discusses on CBC: The National developments between Israel and Iran.
- Alumnus Ilya Sutskever from the Department of Computer Science receives continued coverage in Business Insider for his honorary doctorate speech.
June 14, 2025
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy distinguished fellow Mel Cappe discusses on CTV News the U.K. prime minister’s visit to Ottawa.
- Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell advises Toronto Star (paywall) readers on how to manage political arguments with friends.
June 15, 2025
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy distinguished fellow Arif Lalani talks to CBC Radio: Sunday Magazine about Israel’s strikes on Iran.
June 16, 2025
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Marci Shore discusses with The Guardian her move to Canada, with mention of fellow professors Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley.
- Department of Political Science professor John Kirton discusses with BNN Bloomberg and the Calgary Herald G7 summit updates.
- Kate Robertson, senior research associate at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy’s Citizen Lab, shares with The Globe and Mail (paywall), Canadian Press and CBC Radio: As It Happens her report on the Strong Borders Act.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy University Professor Janice Stein discusses on CBC Radio: Metro Morning developments between Israel and Iran.
- Department of Political Science professor John Kirton, Trinity College G7 research group director Julia Kulik and researcher Ella Kokotsis share G7 summit updates with BBC News, France 24, Al Jazeera, Financial Times (paywall), Canadian Press and CBC online.
June 17, 2025
- On CBC Radio: The Current, President Meric Gertler reflects on his 12-year term, with mention of provostial adviser on civil discourse and Department of English professor Randy Boyagoda and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professors Marci Shore, Timothy Snyder and Jason Stanley.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Jon Allen writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about the Israel-Iran conflict.
- As reported by The Globe and Mail (paywall), Department of Computer Science professor Daniel Wigdor and associate professor Tovi Grossman team up to launch 50 AI companies through their venture studio, Axl, with mention of Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton, adjunct professor Bill Buxton, assistant professor Jimmy Ba and alumnus Ilya Sutskever.
- Department of Political Science PhD candidate Riley Yesno talks to TVO: The Agenda about reconciliation in Canada.
June 18, 2025
- Provostial adviser on civil discourse and Department of English professor Randy Boyagoda discusses on CBC Radio Donald Trump’s communication approach.
June 19, 2025
- Department of Philosophy professor Jon McGinnis shares with CBC Radio: Ideas his expertise on the Graeco-Arabic translation movement.
- Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell advises Toronto Star (paywall) readers on the expected rewards of being honest.
- Department of Anthropology associate professor Bence Viola comments for National Geographic (paywall) on the discovery of a Denisovan skull.
- Victoria University professor Kathleen Wynne discusses on CTV: Power Play Mark Carney’s plan for additional counter-tariffs against the United States.