April 14, 2022 by
A&S News
From exposing secret Soviet archives to tracing the journey of microplastics, scholars 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.
April 8, 2022
- Mark Kersten, fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about how to build a case against Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes in Ukraine.
- Gabby Lim, fellow at the Citizen Lab at the Munk School, shares concerns with the Toronto Star (paywall) about what could happen if censoring tweets becomes commonplace.
- In response to a new study from researchers in the United Kingdom, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology assistant professor Chelsea Rochman explains to the Toronto Star (paywall) how microplastics find their way into the human body.
April 9, 2022
- Gustavo Indart, Department of Economics professor emeritus, shares his insights with the Toronto Star (paywall) and BNN Bloomberg on the Bank of Canada’s likely policy action due to rising interest rates.
- Aurel Braun, professor of political science and international relations at the Munk School’s Centre for European, Russian & Eurasian Studies discusses with CTV News what more Canada can do to show solidarity with Ukraine.
April 10, 2022
- Mark Kersten talks to Global News online about the effect of sanctions on Russia’s economy.
April 11, 2022
- Lynn Hasher, professor emerita in the Department of Psychology, explains to Zoomer that being at a loss for words may be due to cluttered memory rather than cognitive decline.
April 12, 2022
- The Toronto Star (paywall) highlights Ecology & Evolutionary Biology’s Trash Team and its Divert and Capture Project, which collects and tests lint for microfibres.
- Arne Kislenko, adjunct professor in the International Relations program at Trinity College, comments for the National Post (paywall) on China’s hands-off approach with Russia and the long-term consequences of this strategy.
- Department of History professor Andres Kasekamp tells the Toronto Star (paywall) that, with regard to Russia, countries like Iran and North Korea have shown it’s possible to persist under harsh sanctions.
April 13, 2022
- On CBC Radio: Ideas, Department of History University Professor Lynne Viola discusses what she learned from the archives of the Soviet secret police in Moscow and Kyiv.
- Department of Sociology associate professor Jooyoung Lee, who is also a faculty member of the Centre for the Study of the United States at the Munk School, explains to CBC News online the risk of limited data on tracking the flow of firearms.
- CBC News online highlights a report from the Institute of Islamic Studies that finds Muslim charities are disproportionately targeted for CRA audits.
April 14, 2022
- Jon Cohen, economics professor emeritus, shares insights with CBC News online about the current financial realities for Canadians.