November 15, 2024 by
A&S News
From Toronto’s top trailblazers to navigating the U.S. election results, 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.
November 8, 2024
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy distinguished fellow Edward Greenspon, University Professor Janice Stein and professor Drew Fagan write in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about navigating a Donald Trump presidency.
- Department of Psychology PhD candidate Elaine Hoan talks to the New York Post, Newstalk and KoolFM online about her study that finds single women are happier than single men.
- Department of Art History associate professor SeungJung Kim writes in Korea JoongAng Daily about Halloween.
- Department of Economics and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy associate professor Peter Morrow discusses in The Globe and Mail (paywall) global trade patterns.
November 9, 2024
- Department of Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman talks to Global News about how Donald Trump’s election win will affect the Canadian economy, and tells the Times of India (paywall) that Canada should expect new tariffs and pressure to increase its military budget.
November 10, 2024
- Department of Political Science and School of the Environment professor Jessica Green discusses with The Globe and Mail (paywall) the UN’s annual COP29 climate talks.
November 11, 2024
- Department of Political Science and Munk School Asian Institute associate professor Lynette Ong shares her expertise on China with The New York Times (paywall), NBC online, BNN Bloomberg, The Globe and Mail (paywall), Times of India (paywall) and CBC News online.
- Department of English professor Ian Williams previews his upcoming Massey Lectures on CBC Radio: Q.
- Department of Art History associate professor SeungJung Kim writes in Korea JoongAng Daily about the U.S. election.
- Department of Political Science and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy professor Phillip Lipscy tells The New York Times (paywall) that Japan’s leadership in foreign policy could be impacted by short-term prime ministers.
- Department of Earth Sciences University Professor Barbara Sherwood Lollar comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) on Paul Hoffman receiving the prestigious Kyoto Prize for scientific contribution to the snowball Earth hypothesis.
November 12, 2024
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki cautions in the National Post (paywall) about buying into large housing projects too early.
- Department of Psychology Professor Geoff MacDonald tells ELLE Canada that women’s relationship incentives have decreased due to economic independence.
November 13, 2024
- Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton and Department of English professor and vice-dean, undergraduate at the Faculty of Arts & Science Randy Boyagoda make the annual Toronto Life list of Toronto trailblazers.
November 14, 2024
- Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell offers advice in the Toronto Star (paywall) about regrets and inheritance.
- Department of Political Science professor and Trinity College fellow John Kirton discusses the upcoming APEC and G20 summits with the Canadian Press, CBC News online and BBC News Brazil.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) about the consequences of neglecting downtown office vacancies.
- School of Environment and Department of Computer Science professor Steve Easterbrook comments for CBC News online on closure plan recommendations for a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.
- Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies professor Scot Wortley tells the Toronto Star (paywall) that the number of police officers in Toronto is not significantly linked to crime rates.