A&S scholars sharing their expertise in the media this week

From ancient DNA that reveals new details about Neanderthal family dynamics to coral reef networks that may help inform future conservation strategies in the face of climate change, 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 14, 2022

• Institute for the History & Philosophy of Science & Technology PhD candidate Matthew McLaughlin’s insights on the history of male sex hormone research are highlighted in the  Washington Post (paywall).

October 15, 2022

• Assistant professor in the Department of History and director of the International Relations Program at Trinity College Timothy Andrews Sayle writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) that the Access to Information Act must be reformed, in particular to allow for historical research.
• Department of Economics professor emeritus Gustavo Indart explains in the Toronto Star (paywall) why Switzerland’s inflation rate has remained low, and that the flexibility of central banks in other countries determines confidence in them.
• Department of Art History PhD candidate Samantha Chang writes in University Affairs about how to create an effective teaching portfolio.
• Women & Gender Studies Institute postdoctoral fellow Rachel Lobo discusses with the Owen Sound Sun-Times her narrative history project which tells stories about the community’s forgotten dead.
• Department of Geography & Planning professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities director Matti Siemiatycki comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) and Toronto Star (paywall) on what needs to be done to resolve Toronto’s housing crisis.
• Associate professor in the Department of Political Science and the Asian Institute at the Munk School Lynette Ong explains to CBC News online the general secretary appointment process in China.

October 17, 2022

• Department of East Asian Studies assistant professor Michelle Cho talks to CBC Radio: As It Happens about Korean pop group BTS going on hiatus complete the mandatory military service required of all South Korean men.
• Department of Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman explains to CTV News online why there are signs of disinterest in the mayoral election, and describes to the Windsor Star new strong-mayor legislation as a “publicity-seeking bill.”
• Lynette Ong discusses with CBC Radio: The Current Chinese President Xi Jinping’s expected reappointment for a precedent-setting third term as leader, and what that means for China and the wider world.
• Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Department of Political Science professor Peter Loewen talks to CBC Radio Yellowknife: Trailbreaker about how mail-in ballots will affect voter turnout in Yellowknife.

October 18, 2022

• Director of the Munk School’s Citizen Lab and Department of Political Science professor Ron Deibert tells The Guardian that the Biden administration should not reward a former intelligence advisor who previously vetted deals for spyware company NSO Group.
• Assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and the Munk School Dani Nedal says to Global News online that the Canadian armed forces should not be deployed to Haiti at this time.
• School of Cities director and Department of Geography & Planning professor Karen Chapple is highlighted in the San Francisco Chronicle (paywall) for her research using cell phone data to measure downtown recoveries in more than 60 North American cities.
• Citizen Lab senior researcher Christopher Parsons shares with CTV News online and the National Post (paywall) 29 recommendations for amending the Liberal cybersecurity bill.

October 19, 2022

• Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology PhD student Ariel Greiner shares with Hakai Magazine new research that finds coral reef networks may help regenerate ocean biodiversity even after coral bleaching events.
• Department of Anthropology associate professor Bence Viola shares his research with the Associated Press and Daily Beast (paywall) about ancient DNA that reveals new details about  Neanderthal family dynamics.
• Michelle Cho talks to NPR online about the popularity of Korean subjects in education, noting that non-Korean students now make up 80 per cent of her Korean cinema and media classes.
• Department of History and Political Science professor Paul Magocsi, who is also the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, is highlighted in the National Post (paywall) for his work on Ukraine’s attempts to forge a state over centuries.

October 20, 2022

• Department of English professor and vice-dean, undergraduate of the Faculty of Arts & Science Randy Boyagoda writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) that we are experiencing a moment of unprecedented quantity and quality in television offerings.
• Associate professor at the Centre for Indigenous Studies and Department of Linguistics Ryan DeCaire discusses on TVO: The Agenda the threat to Indigenous languages in Canada and innovative ideas for revival.
• Munk School fellow in residence and sessional lecturer Todd Foglesong is highlighted in The Atlantic (paywall) for a new study on violent crime.
• Matti Siemiatycki tells Global News online that housing affordability and parks are leading issues for Toronto’s 2022 council elections.
• Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology professor emeritus Daniel Brooks describes to EuroNews how climate change leads to the emergence of new diseases.