June 18, 2021 by
A&S News
From a podcast about the 2,000-year-old Indian story, the Mahabharata, to preferences regarding COVID-19 vaccines, 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.
June 11, 2021
- Department for the Study of Religion associate professor Arti Dhand discusses in The Hindu her podcast about the 2,000-year-old Indian story, the Mahabharata, that she introduced to fill the vacuum created by the pandemic-induced halt to animated discussions in her classroom.
June 14, 2021
- John Kirton, a professor in the Department of Political Science and the director of the G7 and G20 Research Groups at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy, comments in the Wall Street Journal on the joint statement issued at the conclusion of the G7 summit in England.
- Shira Lurie, a fellow in early American history at University College, writes an op-ed in the Toronto Star examining various approaches to commemorating Canada Day.
June 15, 2021
- Department of Cell & Systems Biology professor and chair Nicholas Provart comments in Smithsonian Magazine on the surprising discovery of a new organ within a plant that is perhaps already the specimen most-studied by plant biologists.
- Department of Earth Sciences professor Miriam Diamond comments in the Toronto Star on research that found harmful toxins in makeup and other cosmetics.
June 16, 2021
- Department of Political Science professor Nelson Wiseman comments in CTV News on calls to cancel Canada Day celebrations following the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former residential school in British Columbia.
- Rachel Barney, a professor in the Department of Philosophy, comments in a University Affairs story about the rising interest in studying philosophy among students across Canada.
- Miriam Diamond discusses the presence of harmful toxins in cosmetics in a CBC News story and on CBC Television’s The National.
June 17, 2021
- Department of Political Science and Munk School professor Peter Loewen comments in the Globe and Mail on preferences among Canadians regarding COVID-19 vaccines.