March 13, 2026 by A&S News

From the discovery of a new galaxy to the war in 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.

February 27

  • Department of Italian, Spanish, Portuguese & Latin American Studies associate professor Juan Rocha Osornio talked to CityNews (Feb. 10) and Trending Now (Feb. 9) about Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance.

March 1

  • Department of Statistical Sciences and David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics postdoctoral fellow David Dayi Li shares his galaxy discovery with CNN online and CTV News online.
  • Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki weighs in on Toronto’s snow clearing strategy for CTV News online and CP24 online.
  • Department of Psychology professor Geoff MacDonald discusses with CBC News online his research on singlehood and relationships.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy adjunct professor Bruce Schneier argues in The Globe and Mail (paywall) for a fully open public AI model in Canada.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy founding director Janice Stein discusses with CBC Radio: Fresh Air the U.S. and Israel’s attack on Iran.

March 2

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Timothy Snyder writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy affiliated faculty Aurel Braun talks to CBC Radio about the war in Iran.
  • Trinity College senior fellow Jon Allen talks to TVO: The Rundown and BNN Bloomberg about the war in Iran.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Akaash Maharaj talks to BNN Bloomberg about the war in Iran.

March 3

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Mark Entwistle comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on U.S.-Cuba relations.

March 4

  • Department of Political Science professor emeritus John Kirton discusses on BNN Bloomberg the impact of Canada securing 30 new critical mineral deals.
  • Department of Sociology professor Scott Schieman writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about compromising our conscience at work.
  • Department of Computer Science professor emeritus Geoffrey Hinton is mentioned in the Waterloo Region Record (paywall) for his foundational AI research at the university.

March 5

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy sessional lecturer Rory Johnston talks to CBC Radio: The Current about oil prices increasing due to the war between Iran and the United States and Israel.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Akaash Maharaj discusses on CTV: Your Morning and CTV online the growing pressure for U.S. President Trump to clarify his objectives for the war with Iran.

March 6

  • Department of Sociology professor Scott Schieman comments for The Washington Post (paywall) on the differences in social psychology between Americans and Canadians.

March 8

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Timothy Snyder discusses on MS NOW public sentiment on the war with Iran, and the impact of protests in the U.S.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy founding director Janice Stein discusses on CBC News the latest U.S.-Iran developments.
  • Cinema Studies Institute professor Charlie Keil comments for FOX online on Lily Collins being cast to play Audrey Hepburn in an upcoming film.
  • St. Michael’s College instructor Ceithleann Ní Dhuibhir Ní Dhúlacháin talks to CBC Radio: Fresh Air about her work teaching the Irish language.
  • Department of Psychology professor Gillian Einstein shares with Radio-Canada online gender disparities in medical research.

March 9

  • Department of Political Science professor emeritus John Kirton explains to Global News online how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz impacts oil and food prices.

March 10

  • School of Cities senior housing researcher Carolyn Whitzman comments for the Ottawa Citizen on inclusionary zoning policies.

March 11

  • Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology professor Donald Jackson comments for The Guardian on environmental challenges posed by Toronto's snow mountains.
  • Catherine McKenna joins the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and the Lawson Climate Institute, with mention of the Munk School's founding director Janice Stein, as reported by The Globe and Mail (paywall).
  • Department of Political Science professor emeritus John Kirton talks to CityNews podcast: The Big Story about the broader conflict in the Middle East.
  • Department of Political Science assistant professor Semra Sevi discusses with BBC online a fourth MP defecting to join the Liberal Party.
  • David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics professor Roberto Abraham captures images of the universe using the MOTHRA telescope, as covered by The Globe and Mail (paywall) and Financial Times (paywall).

March 12

  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Akaash Maharaj discusses with CBC News online Iran’s new supreme leader.
  • Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell argues in The Globe and Mail (paywall) that people are losing the ability to give meaningful attention to ideas in today’s digital age.
  • Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy sessional lecturer Rory Johnston discusses with CNBC and CBC News rising oil prices due to the war in Iran.

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