September 27, 2024 by
A&S News
From a proposed tunnel under Highway 401 to the housing affordability crisis, 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.
September 20, 2024
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and Department of Political Science university professor Dan Breznitz writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about challenges facing Canada’s middle class.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple, along with School of Cities postdoctoral fellows Amir Forouhar, Byeonghwa Jeong and senior research associate Jeff Allen share with the London Free Press their research on downtown recovery rates of Canadian cities.
- Department of Philosophy professor Mark Kingwell writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about balancing work and life demands.
- School of Cities adjunct professor Carolyn Whitzman comments for The Globe and Mail (paywall) on the housing affordability crisis across Canada.
- Department of Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the Ontario Liberals’ three-day conference.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on a study suggesting that cycling doesn’t increase congestion, but more cars do.
September 21, 2024
- Department of English professor and vice-dean, undergraduate at the Faculty of Arts & Science Randy Boyagoda reflects in the Toronto Star (paywall) on the importance of his role.
- Department of Physics PhD candidate Sabrina Madsen shares with The Narwhal her research on the environmental impact of the Greenbelt.
September 22, 2024
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki comments for CBC News online on a major proposal to build a new passenger rail line from Toronto to Quebec.
- Department of Political Science professor emeritus Nelson Wiseman comments for the Toronto Star (paywall) on the meeting between the Ontario Liberals and teacher unions.
September 23, 2024
- School of Cities urbanist in residence and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Kofi Hope and Shadrach Kabango, better known as musical artist Shad, share with CBC Radio: Metro Morning their new course that bridges hip-hop and urban studies.
- Munk School Citizen Lab senior researcher John Scott-Railton comments for BBC online on privacy concerns with the Telegram app.
- Data Sciences Institute postdoctoral fellow Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher comments for the National Observer on the Ontario government’s proposal to block new bike lanes.
September 24, 2024
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple discusses on CityNews the state of the housing market for first-time home buyers in Toronto.
September 25, 2024
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki talks to CBC Radio: Here and Now, Global News, CTV News online and the Toronto Star (paywall) about Ontario premier Doug Ford’s proposed tunnel under Highway 401.
- School of Cities adjunct professor Carolyn Whitzman writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about issues with Canada’s new mortgage rules.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities director Karen Chapple comments for CBC News online on a report indicating that Toronto city planning staff are improving efficiency despite facing staffing shortages and red tape.
September 26, 2024
- Department of English professor and vice-dean, undergraduate at the Faculty of Arts & Science Randy Boyagoda discusses on CBC Radio: Windsor Morning how universities can foster constructive dialogue.
- Department of Psychology Assistant Professor Taryn Grieder comments for the Canadian Press on the effectiveness of involuntary addiction treatment.
- Department of Geography & Planning professor and School of Cities Infrastructure Institute director Matti Siemiatycki writes in the Toronto Star (paywall) about Ontario premier Doug Ford’s proposal to build a tunnel under Highway 401.