February 26, 2021 by
A&S News
From the economic transformation of China since the 1970s, to the Government of Ontario’s website for booking an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, 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.
February 21, 2021
- Department of Economics professor Loren Brandt joins a discussion on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Rear Vision program about the economic transformation of China over the past four decades.
February 22, 2021
- Department of Geography & Planning postdoctoral fellow Gabriel de Oliveira discusses forest fires in the Amazon region of Brazil in NASA’s Earth Observatory.
February 23, 2021
- An op-ed written by Department of History assistant professor Funké Aladejebi first published in The Conversation and reprinted in GuelphToday.com and several other community publications throughout the province, discusses the history of segregation in Ontario schools.
- Department of Earth Sciences professor Miriam Diamond comments in the Hindustan Times on new research that suggests eco-friendly foam building insulation may be harmful to human health.
February 24, 2021
- An op-ed by Department of History professor emeritus Ronald Pruessen first published in The Conversation and reprinted in the National Post examines the lives of American presidents after leaving office and what the future might hold for Donald Trump.
February 25, 2021
- Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies professor emeritus Anthony Doob speaks on CBC Radio’s As It Happens about a new report on the use of solitary confinements in Canadian prisons.
- Department of Computer Science professor Eyal de Lara comments in CTV News on efforts to launch the Government of Ontario’s website for booking an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.