September 1, 2023 by
A&S News
From the discovery of an 8.7-million-year-old ape to the impact of a non-profit’s closure on Toronto’s art scene, 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.
August 25, 2023
- School of Cities data visualization lead Jeff Allen discusses with CBC News online research that shows bike sharing ridership has increased in Toronto.
- Department of Sociology PhD student Sagi Ramaj writes for Everything Zoomer about increasing housing prices, multigenerational living and the unequal distribution of benefits.
- Department of Earth Sciences and School of the Environment Professor Miriam L. Diamond shares with The Walrus her research on toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS in food packaging.
- Department of Psychology Professor Nicholas Rule, who is also Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean at the University of Toronto Mississauga, analyzes high-profile mugshots for CBC News online.
- CityNews highlights the collaboration between the U of T Trash Team and PortsToronto to test a pair of aquadrones capable of collecting trash in bodies of water.
August 26, 2023
- Department of History professor Andres Kasekamp discusses with CBC News online drones appearing in Moscow.
- Department of Geography & Planning Professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities Director Matti Siemiatycki discusses with the Toronto Star (paywall) bike lanes and electric vehicle infrastructure.
- Department of Anthropology Professor David Begun shares with IFL Science, Metro UK, LiveScience and Haaretz his research on a newly identified 8.7-million-year-old ape named Anadoluvius turkae.
August 27, 2023
- Institute on Municipal Finance & Governance at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy fellow Zack Taylor writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about municipal sales taxes.
August 28, 2023
- Department of Physics Professor Kaley Walker shares with Timmins Daily Press how she and a team of Arts & Science students developed a spectrometer which will be used to test carbon dioxide and water vapour levels over the North Atlantic.
August 29, 2023
- Centre for Industrial Relations & Human Resources Director and Professor Rafael Gomez comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the correlation between inflation and worker strikes.
- Geography & Planning postdoctoral fellow Yinnon Geva shares insights with Toronto Star (paywall) and CBC Radio: Here and Now on Toronto arts non-profit Artscape entering receivership.
August 31, 2023
- Department of Human Biology Assistant Professor Leanne De Souza-Kenney comments for Chatelaine on the health effects of aspartame.
- The Munk School’s Citizen Lab research fellow Gary Miller explains to ABC News Australia online new findings on data tracking and phone hacking.