December 8, 2023 by
A&S News
From the COP28 summit to the psychology behind gaslighting in relationships, 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.
December 1, 2023
- Department of Sociology Professor Scott Schieman shares with The Globe and Mail (paywall) his research that finds more than half of Canadians love their jobs.
- School of Cities Director and Department of Geography & Planning Professor Karen Chapple discusses with the Canadian Press her report on post-pandemic downtown recovery.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Jon Allen discusses with Canadian Jewish News development in the Hamas-Israel war.
- Department of Statistical Sciences Professor, Teaching Stream Alison Gibbs talks to Inside Higher Ed about implementing AI in the classroom effectively.
- Madeline Koch, executive director of the G20 Research Group based at Trinity College, talks to CBC Radio: What on Earth? about winning a heat pump, with mention of her work producing reports on how well the summit was fulfilling its commitments, including commitments to fight climate change.
December 2, 2023
- School of the Environment Assistant Professor Teresa Kramarz talks to CBC Radio: Fresh Air about the COP28 summit and climate accountability.
- Department of English Professor George Elliott Clarke shares with CBC Radio: Fresh Air his work on Howard McCurdy’s autobiography.
December 3, 2023
Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton is highlighted in The New York Times (paywall), The New York Times (paywall) and The Logic (paywall) for establishing the foundation for deep neural networks.
Department of Anthropology Associate Professor Bence Viola talks to PBS online about Neanderthal family dynamics.
December 4, 2023
- David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics Assistant Professor Laurie Rousseau-Nepton shares with CTV National News research she is leading on star formation.
- Department of Psychology alum Willis Klein discusses with the Toronto Star (paywall) and CBC Radio: Ottawa Morning his research on gaslighting in relationships.
- Arts & Science student Jasmine Park and Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work Assistant Professor (status only) Raza Mirza share with CityNews the value of intergenerational learning.
- Department of Geography & Planning Professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities Director Matti Siemiatycki talks to the National Post (paywall) about the “meanwhile-use” projects at vacant lands in Canada.
- Political Science Professor and Trinity College Fellow John Kirton comments for the Ottawa Citizen (paywall) on Henry Kissinger’s desire to include Canada in the G7 summit.
December 6, 2023
- New Rhodes Scholar Tierrai Tull of the Department of Political Science is profiled in the Toronto Star (paywall).
- George Elliott Clarke of English talks to CBC Radio: Ideas about philosopher George Grant’s book, Lament for a Nation.
- Karen Chapple comments for CBC News online on Toronto's plan to mix six-storey buildings and single-family homes.
December 7, 2023
- Geoffrey Hinton comments for Japan News on AI regulation and fake news.