September 8, 2023 by
A&S News
From pedestrianizing Toronto streets to restoring the Prime Minister’s official residence, 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 1, 2023
- Department of Political Science Assistant Professor Uahikea Maile talks to Yahoo! News Australia about the impact of tourism on Hawaii.
- Department of Political Science Professor Emeritus Nelson Wiseman comments for Times of India on the Government of Canada’s advisory for 2SLGBTQIA+ travellers to the United States.
- Centre of Criminology & Sociolegal Studies Professor Scot Wortley writes in The Globe and Mail (paywall) about police presence in schools.
- School of the Environment Assistant Professor Kerry Bowman comments for Global News on the lack of information surrounding the new COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
- Loren Brandt, professor in the Department of Economics, comments on an opinion piece in The New York Times (paywall) about the slowdown of the Chinese economy.
- Department of Geography & Planning Professor and Infrastructure Institute at the School of Cities Director Matti Siemiatycki discusses with New Canadian Media the potential for building more sustainable cities in Canada in the face of climate change.
September 3, 2023
- Department of Political Science Professor and Trinity College Fellow John Kirton suggests in the Canadian Press that Canada should transition away from fossil fuels.
September 4, 2023
- Department of Anthropology Professor David Begun shares with the Daily Mail, Telegraph (paywall), Sydney Morning Herald and Business Insider India his research on a newly identified 8.7-million-year-old ape named Anadoluvius turkae.
- Victoria College Academic Programs Director Ira Wells argues in The Globe and Mail (paywall) against monopolies.
- Jack Cunningham, program director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History and fellow at Trinity College, discusses with CTV News Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to Asia.
- Department of Art History associate professor Joseph Clarke argues in the National Post (paywall) (paywall) for restoring 24 Sussex Drive, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Canada.
September 5, 2023
- Matti Siemiatycki makes the case in the Toronto Star (paywall) for better housing policies.
- Department of Economics Professor Angelo Melino discusses on BNN Bloomberg the Bank of Canada’s interest rate decision.
- Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy senior fellow Darrell Bricker discusses on CBC Radio: Metro Morning the resignation of Ontario’s housing minister.
September 6, 2023
- Victoria College writing instructor Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer is selected for the Giller fiction prize longlist, as reported in the The Globe and Mail (paywall) and CBC News online.
- Data Sciences Institute postdoctoral fellow Madeleine Bonsma-Fisher discusses with Newstalk 1010 and Toronto Star (paywall) pedestrianizing Toronto streets.
- John Kirton talks to CBC News online about the potential challenges at the G20 summit in India.
- Vice-President International Joseph Wong of the Department of Political Science and the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy comments for Global News on the challenges universities face in providing housing for international students.
September 7, 2023
- Department of Computer Science University Professor Emeritus Geoffrey Hinton and Professor Raquel Urtasun are listed among the 100 most influential people in AI in Time.
- Innis College Principal and Cinema Studies Institute and Department of History Professor Charlie Keil comments for Global News on movie promotions without the lead actors amid the Hollywood strike.