October 16, 2020 by
A&S News
From an analysis of contemporary political, social, cultural and economic conditions in America, to efforts by governments to address environmental concerns such as greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution, 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.
October 9, 2020
- Randy Boyagoda, a professor in the Department of English and vice-dean, undergraduate of the Faculty of Arts & Science, writes an op-ed in the Globe and Mail comparing contemporary America with past eras and periods.
October 11, 2020
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy assistant professor Sean Speer comments on getting the best returns from Canada’s global trade agreements in the National Post.
October 12, 2020
- Department of Sociology professor and chair Scott Schieman writes an op-ed in the Toronto Star (paywall) examining suggestions that employees with and without children are treated differently in the workplace.
- Barbara Sherwood Lollar, a University Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, speaks about her discovery of the oldest water on Earth on a special edition of CBC Radio’s Ideas (listen at 13:00), celebrating the five recipients of this year’s Killam Prizes from the Canada Council for the Arts.
- Mark Lautens, a University Professor in the Department of Chemistry, describes how teaching online allows him to interact with students from all over the world in a Globe and Mail op-ed.
October 13, 2020
- Miriam Diamond, a professor in the Department of Earth Sciences, coauthors an op-ed in the Toronto Star (paywall) examining provincial and federal government approaches to tackling greenhouse gas emissions and plastic pollution.
October 14, 2020
- Erick Laming, a PhD candidate at the Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, comments on an RCMP ban on members displaying ‘thin blue line’ symbols on their uniforms while on duty in the Toronto Star (paywall).
October 15, 2020
- Professor emeritus Margaret MacMillan of the Department of History and the Munk School discusses her new book War: How Conflict Shaped Us on TVO’s The Agenda, explaining why learning about the glory and tragedy of war is essential to understanding who we are as a species.