Trinity in the News

Op-eds & Feature Commentary:

• Globe & Mail: Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell writes about the Camus book and the pandemic: We are all students of The Plague
• TVO The Agenda: Alum Michael Sabia (Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy) on Turning a Crisis Into A Better Canada
• Maclean’s: Don’t give up on hope. The world needs it. – Dean of Divinity and Margaret E. Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies Prof. Christopher Brittain explains
• Toronto Star: Op-ed by Provost Mayo Moran, David Onley and Charles Beer: Strengthening Canada’s disability community in a post-pandemic world 
• The Naked Scientists: Alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan joins the Naked Reflections podcast on The Changing Face of Human Conflict
• Various: Op-ed by alum Michael Coren: Catholics lionizing of Attorney General Barr is a disturbing trend (Toronto Star); and Conversion course (The Critic)

Profiles:

• Chemistry World: Research work of Honorary Fellow Prof. John Polanyi is profiled: Caught on camera the transition state is giving up its secrets
• Barrie Today: Alum Sarah Boland, Tax and estate planning lawyer, joins Rogerson legal team
• Various: Associate Prof. Aisha Ahmad‘s Twitter thread on coping goes viral: Six-Month Wall: Rehumanizing The Virtual Workplace (Forbes); and After Today’s Distressing Coronavirus Briefing, This Viral Twitter Thread Offers Hope In The Face Of Despair (Grazia)
• Society of Women Organists: Spotlight on the new Director of Music at Coventry Cathedral – former Trinity Bevan Organ Scholar Rachel Mahon

Views from Experts:

• Scientific American: Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish comments on two new studies and the role of interferons: One in Seven Dire COVID Cases May Result from a Faulty Immune Response
• CBC News: Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun on Russia’s treatment of the LGBTQ community: ‘Extremely strong concerns’ over Russia’s LGBTQ record as country bids on Arctic Winter Games
• CNN: Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman comments on antibody therapy: Early data shows promising results from Regeneron’s antibody cocktail for coronavirus
• Various: Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell talk about Trump’s impact on international relations: Donald Trump is creating a more chaotic world. In Canada, ‘we’re not really made for that’ (Toronto Star); and speaks about the legacy of former Canadian prime minister John Turner in the wake of his recent passing
• Various: Alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan talks about: UN diplomacy goes impersonal, but what’s lost along the way (Associated Press); and her work is cited in When we debate complex legacies such as Sir John A.’s, we must not be ahistorical (Globe & Mail)
• Toronto Star: Will COVID-19 spell the end of election door-knocking? New Brunswick parties curtail their efforts in run-up to Monday election – Associate Dr. Jack Cunningham (BGCCIH) weighs in; also St. Catherine’s Standard

Academic & Research:

• Journal of Strategic Studies: Alum Susan Colbourn on Debating détente: NATO’s Tindemans Initiative, or why the Harmel Report still mattered in the 1980s
• Toronto Journal of Theology (Spring 2020): “Artificial Intelligence: Three Challenges to Theology” by Dean of Divinity and Margaret E. Fleck Chair in Anglican Studies Prof. Christopher Brittain‘s article appears in this issue of the journal, which is edited by the Faculty of Divinity’s Prof. Abrahim Khan
• Journal of Strategic Studies: Trinity’s Director of International Relations Prof. Timothy Sayle on: A nuclear education: the origins of NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group
• View to the U: Fellow Prof. Alex Gillespie is the podcast guest on An eye on UTM research

COVID-19: Alum and Associate of the College Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• Global News: Communication, not fines key to 2nd wave coronavirus measure compliance: experts; Coronavirus face coverings under the nose equivalent to ‘not wearing a mask’: experts
• Toronto Star: Hospitals are sounding the alarm about their ability to cope without at least a partial lockdown
• QP Briefing: As Ontario sets record number of coronavirus cases, the premier says the second wave is here
• BNN Bloomberg: COVID spike leaves Ontario and Quebec at risk of another lockdown
• Financial Post: Quebec Orders Public Places to Close In Fight Against Virus Wave
• Toronto.com: How can I tell if I have a cold, flu or COVID-19?
• Global News: Canada has a goal to double its coronavirus testing capacity. How are we going to get there?; The pros and cons of COVID-19 saliva tests, as Alberta explores testing method; Winter in a pandemic: How cold air could make the coronavirus spread more easily; Coronavirus numbers are surging in Canada. But who’s getting sick and why?
• Narcity: Canadian Expert Says Wintery Weather Will Make Virus Stronger And Live Longer
• Toronto Star: Hotel unions worry about cuts to cleaning visits during pandemic; Four charts show COVID-19 cases climbing in Ontario — but death rates are low. Don’t be fooled by the lag, experts say (paywall)
• TVO Agenda: Stopping the COVID-19 Surge
• CTV News: Canadians are still flocking to parks and businesses as country braces for second wave
• CBC News: Silver lining? Cases of infectious diseases plunge amid anti-COVID-19 measures; Is heat needed to clean reusable masks? Your COVID questions answered; Hamilton teachers and unions worry about number of students exempt from masking
• Toronto Star: ‘We’re playing pandemic roulette with our children.’ (paywall); Is it time to start tightening COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario? (paywall); Halloween doesn’t have to be cancelled even if trick-or-treating is, experts say; Should we infect volunteers with COVID-19 to test potential vaccines? The dilemma of ‘human challenge testing
• Global News: Canadians must remain vigilant against coronavirus to avoid another lockdown: Trudeau;
  Canada’s schools need better air ventilation. Amid coronavirus, it could save lives
• Guelph Today: Winter may be more favourable for COVID, epidemiologist says
• Global News: Coronavirus: Parents, students concerned with crowding in Calgary school common areas; As recall list grows, here are some hand sanitizer dos and don’ts; A second coronavirus lockdown in Canada? Experts discuss the likelihood
• CTV News: Screening students for symptoms may not be enough to detect COVID-19 cases, epidemiologist says; Health Canada now considering at-home COVID-19 tests for ‘screening purposes’
• Toronto Star (paywall): Surge in cases means Ontario won’t change COVID-19 restrictions for at least a month; The global race for a COVID-19 vaccine is underway. Here’s Canada strategy to emerge a winner
• Our Windsor: Back to school puts ‘another log’ on a ‘really scary fire’
• CBC: ‘Giving back some freedom’: Inside Germany’s COVID-19 testing centre at Frankfurt Airport; Occasional teachers worry about working in multiple Hamilton schools during COVID-19

• ERR.ee: Associate Prof. Andres Kasekamp on Estonia’s foreign policy image: Eesti välispoliitiline kuvand paranes koroonakriisi ajal
• Blog: Senior Research Associate and alum Hilary Pearson writes: 20 Questions for Nonprofit Directors in 2020
• CBC: Fellow Nathalie Des Rosiers to teach “The Law of Pandemics” seminar course in Trinity’s Ethics, Society & Law Program: Ontario universities to teach COVID-19 related courses in the fall; also National Post
• Toronto Star (paywall): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda writes: What my 7-year-old daughter taught me about freedom, imagination and writing during the pandemic
• Catholic Register: Compassion drives exiled Belarus leader – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Honorary Fellow Prof. John Polanyi supports the call for an international treaty for mining in space: Canadian-led effort for global treaty attracts endorsements
• Various: Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman on: What we know about asymptomatic transmission, immunity and COVID-19 (audio) (MPR News); Immunity studies provide a ‘a bit of blue sky’ about protection from Covid-19, experts say (CNN and also KITV4 ABC); and co-authors study on Evidence for sustained mucosal and systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients  (medRxiv)
• Blog:  Senior Research Associate and alum Hilary Pearson on The Seven Sins of Nonprofit Boards
• Podcast: Faculty of Divinity Instructor and alum Fr. Geoffrey Ready co-hosts this new podcast series: Welcome to ‘Enacting the Kingdom’: A Podcast about Liturgical Worship
• Maclean’s: Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell on Want to make better public-health citizens? Give people what feels good, now
• Newswire: Fellow Emeritus Prof. Peter Russell appointed inaugural Fellow of the Crown Institute
• Foreign Affairs: Op-ed by former provost and alum Prof. Margaret MacMillan: Which Past Is Prologue? Heeding the Right Warnings From History
• Revisionist History: Alum Malcolm Gladwell posts his latest episode “Oh Howard, You Idiot!” (podcast)
• Various: Op-ed by alum Michael Coren: The U.S. presidential election is blurring the lines between saints and sinners (Globe & Mail (paywall); I’m a political orphan (The Critic)
• CBC News: Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell‘s new book On Risk is the first titles in the new series: Biblioasis launching Field Notes, a new series of ‘short take’ books that will respond to current events
• U of T News: Fellow Prof. Ito Peng is among U of T experts who talk about the lessons have we learned – or should we have learned – from the pandemic
• Science News: Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish talks about the role of interferons: Rogue immune system reactions hint at an early treatment for COVID-19
• Royal Gazette: Obituary – alum William Milner Cox
• Toronto Star (paywall): Op-ed by Honorary Fellow Prof. John Polanyi: Let reason guide our actions in Atomic Age

Alum and Associate of the College Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• Globe & Mail: Public health experts criticize Health Canada’s decision not to approve at-home testing
• Global News: Ontario school boards urged to spend air quality upgrade funding by Thanksgiving
• CBC: Your COVID-19 questions answered
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Provinces explore pooled COVID-19 testing, as experts say Canada needs to ramp up capability
• Global News: Coronavirus: Canada extending international travel restrictions, mandatory quarantine until Sept. 30
• The Canadian Press (Our Windsor): Boards urged to spend air quality funding
• ABC News: As coronavirus COVID-19 rages next door in the US, Canada hopes to avoid disaster by keeping its border closed
• CBC News: UCP Facebook post prompts Alberta doctor to clarify position on COVID-19 transmission in schools; Supply teachers could be ‘weak link’ in N.B. school plans, epidemiologist says
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Montreal Impact’s move to allow 250 fans at game sparks concern in medical community
• Global News: What’s behind the rise in coronavirus cases in B.C.?; 1 in 5 Canadians doing little to curb coronavirus spread, survey says; Temperature checks and ‘deep cleaning’ aren’t good at stopping coronavirus. So why do we bother?; Done properly, night curfews can be helpful in curbing coronavirus outbreaks, experts say; and Canadian parents are setting up ‘pandemic pods’ during coronavirus: what are they?
• CBC News: COVID-19: Temperature checks are inaccurate and ineffective. Why bother?; Hand sanitizer recall sparks concern but product still safe and effective when made properly; Health experts sound in on vacation rental safety and COVID-19; and Detailed maps of COVID-19 cases will help track, slow spread, experts say
• Toronto.com: Should I send my young child to school with a mask if it’s not mandatory?
• CTV News: American man not allowed into Canada to visit dying mother because he isn’t considered immediate family
• Our Windsor: Planning on getting a COVID-19 test before that cottage weekend or backyard wedding? What you need to know
• Cochrane Today: Recall sparks concern, but experts say sanitizers made and used properly are safe
• Toronto Star (paywall): They’re new parents, retail workers, teachers. And they’re fed up with all young people being labelled covidiots and Toronto may finally be embracing masks, one expert says

• TVO: Alum Michael Coren writes: ‘I need to be visible’: Transgender pastor Junia Joplin speaks out  and Cancel culture? It’s not just a left-wing problem — and I should know
• Various: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: What’s in a name? For sports teams, a great deal, and not much (Globe & Mail); and The science of denial (Maclean’s)
• The British Academy: Trinity alum and former Provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan discusses the major turning points in history: Is COVID-19 a turning point in history? Learning from the past (YouTube).
• The Arctic Institute: Alum Emily Tsui on Freezing Out Our Southern Neighbours: Examining COVID-19 Related Travel Restrictions in the Canadian Arctic
• New Books Network: Faculty of Divinity Prof. Marsha Hewitt is the guest on A Very Square Peg: A Podcast Series about Polymath Robert Eisler. Episode 7: The Christ Vision
• Toronto Star (paywall): Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell comments on how the U.S. is alienating its allies: Donald Trump promised ‘America first,’ but he delivered ‘America alone’
• Various: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun: Putin’s contentious victory could mean dark days ahead for Russia (The Conversation); and False reality is at the heart of Putin’s brazen constitutional assault (Globe & Mail: paywall)
• Toronto Star: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Lauten: Joy, tears and pride in citizenship ceremony online
• The Chronicle of Higher Education: Op-ed by Associate Prof. Aisha Ahmad: A Survival Guide for Black, Indigenous, and Other Women of Color in Academe
• Obituary for Dr. Greg Donaghy, Director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History: Remembering a Scholar, Mentor, and Friend (CIHHIC Blog), Ottawa Citizen and Globe & Mail; and In memory of Greg Donaghy (Active History)

Fellow Immunology Prof. Eleanor Fish on her research on interferons and different aspects of COVID-19:

• Toronto Star (paywall): How safe is it to move your home during COVID-19? Health experts offer their advice
• CTV News: Coronavirus is ‘one big wave,’ not seasonal, WHO expert suggests
• Huffington Post: Toronto’s Stage 3 Doesn’t Mean ‘Back To Normal,’ Expert Warns
• National Post: Interferon and COVID-19: ‘We should be stockpiling’ and also Regina Leader Post
• The Scientist: Seeking an Early COVID-19 Drug, Researchers Look to Interferons
• Science Magazine: Can boosting interferons, the body’s frontline virus fighters, beat COVID-19?

Alum and Associate of the College Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• Toronto Star (paywall): COVID-19 app now available for download but hits a snag with older smartphones
• Hamilton Spectator: Should Hamilton restaurants be forced to track customer names and numbers during COVID-19?
• QP Briefing: Coronavirus disproportionately affects racialized and low-income residents: TPH data
• CBC News: How COVID-19 has changed N.B.’s bar industry for the worse — and for better
• Q107: Dogs might be able to sniff out COVID-19, study suggests
• Global News: Mutation that made coronavirus more infectious may make it vulnerable to vaccines: study; People who wear face masks do not stop washing their hands: study; Global coronavirus cases are on the rise. But not everywhere; Model shows how many COVID-19 infected travellers could arrive at U.S. border in Ontario
• CBC News: Everything you need to know about masks and working out: Your COVID-19 questions answered
• Chatelaine: How Schools Reopened Around The World—And What Canada Can Learn From It
• CTV News: Passengers on 30 flights in Canada potentially exposed to COVID-19
• Global News: Coronavirus: Feds mum on launch date for contact-tracing app after Ontario pilot delayed
• National Post (paywall): A negative COVID-19 test is not a free pass for group socializing, experts warn public
• New York Times (paywall): Leaky Border: Tourists and Quarantine Cheats Threaten Canada Amid U.S. COVID-19 Surge
• Global News: Protesters march against mandatory masks outside Premier Legault’s Montréal office; Anti-mask rallies draw crowds in Calgary and Edmonton; Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada; and How nightclubs are being re-imagined amid COVID-19
• Global News: Masks protect others, but does your mask protect you?; Closed playgrounds can open safely, experts say. Here’s why; International air travel to Canada continues to rise, despite coronavirus border restrictions; and U.S.-Canada border crossings are increasing. Here’s what needs to happen to keep COVID-19 out
• QP Briefing: Reopening indoor dining in bars ‘jeopardizes school reopening’ in September
• CBC News: Canada adds health officials at U.S. border crossings to screen for COVID-19
• Global News: Coronavirus: Canadian experts say not to get hung up on term ‘airborne’ transmission; Scientists warn coronavirus could be airborne — What does this mean for Canadians?; and As travel increases, Canada boosting presence of health officials at airports, U.S. border
• CBC News: COVID-19 and masks: Infectious disease experts answer your questions; and Reopening the Canada-U.S. border will be a long, piecemeal process
• Toronto Star: Airlines have ended social distancing on flights — health experts say that’s ‘wildly inappropriate’ and could lead to second wave

• The UK in a Changing Europe podcast: Brexit Breakdown Podcast with alum and former Provost Margaret MacMillan
• Different Boat, Same Storm Youtube: Fellow Prof. Al Moritz is the inaugural guest on Different Boat, Same Storm: “Poetry, Song, and Humanism in a Pandemic”
• Maclean’s: Op-ed by alum Anita Li: This Canada Day, the country must reflect on its history to write its future
• Orthodoxy in Dialogue: Theology student Giacomo Sanfilippo reviews “An Introduction to Christian Theology by Anthony Towey” and writes about The Eucharist
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: New medium, same message: self-presentation is always political
• Toronto Star: Obituary: Divinity alum June Louise (nee Ruse)
• The Lawyers Daily: Canadian Constitution Foundation names new litigation director – alum Christine Van Geyn
• CTV News: Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish on COVID-19 vaccine may not work in older people, experts say
• The Conversation: Alum and former provost Margaret MacMillan‘s essay in The Economist is discussed in this article: Media have helped create a crisis of democracy – now they must play a vital role in its revival
• S.I.Live: Incoming student Emmeline Caplan: A dual-citizen is taking her education north of the border
• Global News: Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish on Coronavirus: Is Ontario re-opening too soon? (video)
• U of T News: How does the body fight COVID-19? U of T researcher, Trinity Fellow Prof. Jen Gommerman work could aid vaccine development
• Global News: Fellow Prof. Ito Peng on Should racism be treated as a public health issue? Experts explain pros and cons 
• CBC Radio: How systemically racist is Canadian media? Alum Anita Li joins the conversation: You can’t change what you don’t acknowledge (audio) and Is the Canadian media systemically racist? (audio)
• CBC News: New student Alex Tonelli is among those profiled in: Voices of the future: Introducing Calgary’s high school valedictorians
• TVO: Op-ed by alum Michael Coren: Why is Doug Ford in such a hurry to open churches?
• Globe & Mail: Can’t take a road trip? Fellow Prof. Nick Mount provides Book recommendations to simulate hitting the road
• Advisor’s Edge: Finding ways to serve the mass market – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth weights in
• Sage Journal: Book review – Enduring Alliance: A History of NATO and the Postwar Global Order by International Relations Director Prof. Timothy Sayle
• Chronicle of Higher Education: Op-ed by Associate and alum Prof. Aisha S. Ahmad: Equity in 2020 Requires More Than a Diversity Statement
• Yahoo News: Ethics, Society & Law grad Anthony Morgan on How Canada’s racism is a bigger problem than many people think
• Maclean’s: Op-ed by Divinity alum Michael Coren: Donald Trump, a Bible, and blasphemy 
• National Post: Trudeau Rejects Trump Suggestion to Readmit Russia to G7 citing Crimea Invasion – Fellow Prof. John Kirton weighs in; also CTV News
• iPolitics: Ethics, Society & Law grad Anthony Morgan on Toronto police, city bylaw, not collecting data on race when enforcing COVID rules
• Canadian Dimension: Op-ed by Ethics, Society & Law Program Director Prof. John Duncan: Facing our plague: COVID-19 and Albert Camus

Alum and Faculty of Information & Dalla Lana School of Public Health Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• CityNews: TTC, Metrolinx take more steps to protect riders as crowding increases
• Global News: Coronavirus: Airlines are filling middle seats — how risky is it to sit in one?
• CBC News: What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday, June 29
• Global News: South Korea has entered its 2nd wave of coronavirus. What can Canada learn?
• CBC News: The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for June 26
• CBC News: Inconsistencies, double standards muddle Ontario’s rules for reopening
• CBC News: My guest needs to self-isolate. Do I as well? Your COVID-19 questions answered
• Global News: Cashless gambling? How coronavirus may change Canada’s casinos
• Global News: Hundreds of ‘excess deaths’ in Alberta amid COVID-19 pandemic
• CBC News: Luck and timing: How B.C. has managed to avoid the worst-case COVID-19 scenario
• Our Windsor: Should you do it? Toronto experts rank 29 once-mundane activities by their COVID-19 risk
• Yahoo News: Should I worry who I let into my social bubble? Your COVID-19 questions answered
• QP Briefing: Community spread of COVID-19 has stopped among much of privileged Toronto, analysis shows
• Our Windsor: Ontario to track COVID-19 with smartphone app
• Global News: Home Depot outbreak uncovers problems in shopping rules amid COVID-19: experts
• Q107: Canada is one of few countries 2-metre distancing. Experts say reducing is ‘risky’
• CBC News: Can I host a kids party in my backyard? Your COVID-19 questions answered
• Toronto.com: Experts say using phones in Toronto to trace COVID-19 brings new risks
• Global News: Can I fly to another province? Your coronavirus travel questions answered
• Global News: Why vulnerable Canadians can’t celebrate the reopening
• CBC News: Can stores refuse my money? Your COVID-19 cash questions answered
• CBC News: N.B. COVID-19 roundup: There could be more unknown cases lurking, epidemiologist says
• Q107: A family gathering led to 15 coronavirus cases. Experts say it’s ‘inevitable
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Health experts predict COVID-19 cases will increase as Alberta reopens many activities
• Global News: Coronavirus: Experts wary of ‘out-of-towners’ as Ontario starts second phase of reopening
• CBC News: Ontario’s Doug Ford says he relies on COVID-19 ‘experts,’ but his government won’t identify them
• CBC News: Ontario doubling limit on gatherings, more businesses to reopen in next stage of COVID-19 recovery plan
• Global News: Pool testing for COVID-19 could help Canada reopen. Here’s what it is
• Global News: Bending the rules to go to the cottage? Here’s how to be safe
• CBC News: Is it safe to stay in a hotel? Your COVID-19 travel questions answered
• Global News: Coronavirus mutations don’t seem to be ‘dangerous,’ but other threats remain: expert
• CBC News: Can I get COVID-19 from my cellphone? Your COVID-19 questions answered
• CBC News: Know the risks before you make your summer plans

• Toronto Star: Trump cuts U.S. ties to WHO and blames China – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
• The Hill Times: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell: America, Canada’s problem; also comments on – Trump cuts U.S. ties to WHO and blames China (Our Windsor)
• Insauga: Incoming student Mallory Bond is profiled: Mississauga student receives one of Canada’s most coveted scholarships
• Centre for Ethics: The Future of Work in the Age of Automation and AI (YouTube): Trinity Instructor Dr. Igor Shoikhedbrod organizes this international and interdisciplinary workshop
• Masterclass Live: Trinity alum Jasmeet Sidhu hosts the May 20 MasterClass Live session with Vogue Magazine editor-in-chief Anna Wintour – watch the recorded event
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Infrastructure Bank moving ‘as quickly as we can’ on hunt for new CEO, Trinity alum Michael Sabia
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Emeritus Prof. Peter Russell: Ottawa’s fragile, halting journey away from political patronage
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Brilliant tax lawyer alum Arthur Scace was a towering figure in Canadian business
• Law Times News: Renowned tax lawyer alum Arthur Scace dies at 81
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Give us not your daily bread: What we declare when we share our fresh-baked loaves
• CBC News: International Relations Instructor Dr. Brendan Kelly‘s The Good Fight wins $10K J.W. Dafoe Book Prize, for best nonfiction book about Canada
• Anglican Journal: Divinity alum Archdeacon Paul Feheley, principal secretary to three primates, bids farewell to national church office
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Peter Russell on judicial appointments: Manitoba judge criticized for advising Liberal government on judicial appointments
• Brill: Dean of Divinity Prof. Christopher Brittain co-authors: Reshaping Offline Community in the Image of Online Experience: The Impact of Digital Media on Church Conflict in the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh
• Canadian Geographic: Associate Prof. Kimberly Strong of Physics on what the closure of the ozone hole signals about climate change: Canadian scientists weigh in on the Arctic ozone hole
• Globe & Mail: Professor Emeritus Douglas Chamber’s obituary

Fellow Immunology Prof. Eleanor Fish, whose research group conducted treatment studies during the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Toronto, is the lead researcher on a new study for COVID-19 treatment:

• Reuters: Interferon therapy may speed recovery from COVID-19
• Global News: When can I date, have sex with someone new again?
• Krishi Jagran: Speedy Recovery of COVID-19 Patients could be Possible by Using this Antiviral Drug
• Medical Dialogues: Treatment With Interferon Hastens Recovery Of COVID-19 Patients Finds Study
• Eureka Alert: UHN-U of T-led study shows antiviral drug can speed up recovery of COVID-19 patient
• India International Times: Treatment with interferon speeds up recovery of COVID-19 patients
• CTV News: Physical distancing not weakening immune system’s ability to fight off germs, experts say
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Interferon emerges as potential treatment for COVID-19

Associate Prof. Aisha Ahmad of Political Science talks about building resilience during isolation:

• CBC News: Lessons from a war zone: How to emotionally survive and flourish in the pandemic
• CBC Radio: ‘Adapting to disaster.’: Wisdom from a war zone, music for the soul
• Toronto Star: They lived through WWII. What they learned can help us during COVID-19 battle

Op-eds by Dean of Divinity Christopher Brittain on Communion and Eucharist amid the pandemic:

• Anglican Journal: On virtual communion: A tract for these COVID-19 Times (Part II)
• Anglican Journal: The Eucharist and coming out of lockdown: A tract for these COVID-19 times

Alum and Faculty of Information & Dalla Lana School of Public Health Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• National Post (paywall): Ontario mulls regional reopening due to expected increase in testing data
• Financial Post (paywall): Canada’s Covid Hot Zone Is Deadlier Than Chicago or L.A.
• CBC News: Why B.C.’s containment and recovery from COVID-19 is going smoother than Ontario’s
• CBC News: High heat, humidity can be a problem when wearing a mask outdoors, experts say
• Winnipeg Free Press: Retail therapy: How has the coronavirus altered the way we shop for clothes?
• The Chronicle Journal: High heat, humidity can be problematic when wearing a mask outdoors, experts say
• Global News: Will students return to campus next year? Probably not, experts say
• Global News Coronavirus: High heat, humidity can be problematic when wearing mask outdoors, experts say
• CBC News: Thousands still flying into Canadian airports despite COVID-19 restrictions
• Winnipeg Free Press: Answering some of the frequently asked questions about COVID-19
• CBC News: Is there any danger in wearing a mask?
• Global News: Will we ever shake hands again?
• QP Briefing: Ontario allowing people without symptoms to be tested for COVID-19: premier
• CBC News: From non-medical mask materials to beards and everything in between, here’s what you’re asking about masks
• CityNews: How singles, new couples should navigate dating during the coronavirus pandemic (video)
• CBC News: Ontario needs to ‘massively scale up’ testing with 2nd wave of COVID-19 almost inevitable, experts say
• CityNews: A perfect fit? Customers need to navigate new norms in clothing stores
• CBC News: What’s next for COVID-19 testing in Ontario
• CBC News: COVID-19 test to be offered to anyone in Sask. working outside the home starting Monday
• Toronto Star: A perfect fit? Customers need to navigate new norms in clothing store
• CTV News: Tips on how to safely shop as retailers begin to reopen across Canada
• CP24: Answering some of the frequently asked questions about COVID-19
• Global News: Can we really keep kids distant in school amid COVID-19? It won’t be easy, experts say
• Global News: Months after coronavirus was first detected, many questions remain unanswered
• Global News: When can I date, have sex with someone new again?
• QP Briefing: Ontario officials point fingers over lack of data on pandemic deaths
• QP Briefing: The QP Briefing Podcast: With epidemiologist Colin Furness
• CTV News: Does singing spread coronavirus? Choir outbreaks raise concerns
• Global News: More Canadian women have COVID-19 and are dying as a result. Here’s some possible reasons why
• Toronto Star: What you need to know about how to protect yourself from COVID-19 as Ontario starts to reope
• CBC News: Is it safe to borrow library books? and Is it safe to use restaurant utensils? Your COVID-19 questions answered
• Toronto Star (paywall): Ontario’s new COVID-19 strategy falls short by not testing workers as economy reopens, experts caution
• CBC Radio: Challenges of phase one of Ontario’s COVID-19 re-opening plan (audio)
• Toronto Star (paywall): New death stats begin to pull back the curtain on scope of COVID-19 in Canada
• Global News: Restaurants may never go back to ‘normal’ after COVID-19, experts say
• CTV News: Canada’s first antibody test marks step forward in COVID-19 response
• Global News: Some countries that reopened saw upticks in COVID-19 cases — what can Canada learn?
• Global News: Hair salons and barbershops are reopening — but your visit won’t be the same
• CP24: Beach bummer: novel coronavirus can live in water, but is it infectious?
• CBC News: Use of masks during COVID-19 not always the answer, says epidemiologist
• QP Briefing: Ontario shouldn’t let companies take the lead in alerting the public to workplace outbreaks: epidemiologist
• Chronicle Journal: While Air Canada to implement fever scanners, they’re no ‘magic bullet’
• Our Windsor: Since COVID-19 emerged, how many people have died in Ontario? They won’t tell us; and Toronto Star (paywall)
• QP Briefing: Ford calls for national contact tracing plan to contain COVID-19
• Global News: What is intermittent social distancing and will it work for COVID-19? Experts weigh in
• CBC Radio: On community transmission: how to act outside right now (audio)

More May 2020 COVID-19 Media Clips

• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed co-written by former don Dr. Nav Persaud: COVID-19 has intensified our need for national pharmacare
• Development and Peace – Caritas Canada: Celebrating the 5th anniversary of Laudato Si’ and how to build a better world–together (Facebook video) – webinar features Trinity Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper
• Blog: Alum Hilary Pearson writes: Canadian Philanthropy in a Connected World
• Toronto Star (paywall): Feeling overwhelmed by your decisions as the lockdown lifts? You’re not alone – Fellow Prof. Melissa Williams explains
• The McLuhan Institute’s Monday Night Webinar: PandeMedia and Folklores from the Lockdown Age (YouTube) – features Trinity alum R.H. Thomson
• Urbanology: Op-ed by Ethics, Society & Law grad Anthony Morgan: Why we need a culturally responsive – not a colourblind – approach to COVID-19 
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Let’s admit it – online education is a pale shadow of the real thing
• Literary Hub: Alum Prof. Sylwia Chrostowska on Sleeplessness and Surreality: How We Dream During a Pandemic
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed by former Provost and alum Prof. Margaret MacMillan: Making history: How a pandemic took the world by surprise
• CBC Radio: Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda said his reading life has been pulled in two different directions since the pandemic began: What Lorna Crozier and Randy Boyagoda are reading during this time of isolation
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Lautens: The pandemic is shedding light on the messy and sometimes infuriating process of scientific discovery
• Toronto Star (paywall): Until COVID-19 hit, PSWs went virtually unnoticed. That’s changed and some say we have a lot of lessons to learn about the trials they face – Fellow Prof. Ito Peng weighs in

• Twitter: Alum Anita Li is featured in a trailer for a French documentary “History of Journalism: From Reporter to Fake News” (Twitter)
• CBC News (with video): Alum Tina Park explains the legends surrounding leader Kim Jong-un’s family: What we know about Kim Jong-un’s health
• Environmental Law Institute: Senior Research Associate in the Arts Dr. Maria Banda (Trinity alumna) discusses her new report (Climate Science in the Courts PDF) on People Places Planet Podcast
• SpringerLink (abstract): Trinity’s Director of the International Relations Program Prof. Tim Sayle‘s new article is published: Patterns of continuity in NATO’s long history
• Quill & Quire: Book “Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline” co-authored by alum John Ibbitson‘s is shortlisted for Donner Prize
• Toronto Star: Obituary for alum Lynn (Fredericks) From
• Toronto Star: Fellow Prof. Al Moritz‘s poetry is profiled: Water fountains, books, heart surgery, the unexpected feature in Al Moritz’s new poetry
• Royal Gazette: Alum Richard Butterfield (1929-2020) obituary
• Unherd: Alum Michael Coren writes: Why do we all still love CS Lewis?
• Government of Canada: Alum Michael Sabia joins the Board of Directors of the Canada Infrastructure Bank, as the Chair-designate of the Board

Fellow History and IR Prof. Robert Bothwell on Canada-U.S. relations amid COVID-19:

• Toronto Star: As the U.S. death toll from COVID-19 grows, Donald Trump looks for someone else to blame
• iPolitics: U.S. officials to release 500,000 masks held up while destined for Canada: Ford
• Yahoo News: Canada will lose every time:’ COVID-19 pandemic threatens Canada-U.S. relations

Faculty of Divinity alumna Lay Pastor Jenni Feheley talks about the food bank, Beeton Cupboard, at St. MIchael & All Angels Church

• CP24 Breakfast: Community food security and the rising need for support during the COVID-19 crisis
• CBC News: Community food security and the increased need during the COVID-19 crisis

Fellow Immunology Prof. Eleanor Fish, whose research group conducted treatment studies during the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Toronto, weighs in on COVID-19:

• Frontiers: Interferon-alpha as a potential treatment for COVID-19 (video)
• National Post: COVID-19: The WHO has issued guidelines for lifting restrictions. But is Canada ready?

Alum and Faculty of Information & Dalla Lana School of Public Health Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• CityNews: Ontario’s coronavirus testing approach needs to shift to wider community, says epidemiologist (video)
• CBC News: Demographics, distancing and dumb luck: How N.B. avoided a worst-case COVID-19 scenario
• CTV News: Preventing a second wave of COVID-19? There might be an app for that
• Toronto Star (paywall): Five charts that show why Ontario is not yet ready to loosen COVID-19 restrictions
• Global News: Room for hope – but also warning – in Canada’s flattening coronavirus curve; also Q107
• Global News: Is it safe to go running during the coronavirus pandemic
• Toronto Star (paywall): Ontario has struggled with COVID-19 data and testing. Places that mastered both are now lifting lockdowns
• CBC: N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Province explores how to bring government employees back to the office
• Toronto Star (paywall): When can life in Canada return to something resembling normal?
• Global News: Long-term care homes with the most coronavirus deaths in Canada
• Metroland Media: The province has changed the way it reports COVID-19 testing data. Here’s why you should care and Toronto Star (paywall)
• Toronto Star: ‘COVID-19 has outwitted everybody’: Halifax nursing home says speed of coronavirus spread faster than expected, raises issue of tight quarters
• CTV News: Provinces show signs curve is flattening, but experts still wary
• Global News: How rapid coronavirus testing could help Canada flatten the curve
• CBC News: N.B. COVID-19 roundup: Cases likely to peak soon, epidemiologist says
• Globe & Mail: Outbreaks at seniors’ homes linked to almost half of COVID-19 deaths in Canada, Theresa Tam says
• Financial Post: Don’t Jinx It, But Canada’s Virus Curve May be Flattening
• CTV News: ‘Planking the curve’: Experts caution Canada is still far from halting COVID-19
• Global News: Coronavirus: Why isn’t Canada using blood tests for COVID-19?
• Financial Post: Ontario Sees 3,000 Deaths From Covid-19 in Best Case Scenario

More April 2020 COVID-19 Media Clips

• ABC Net: Op-ed by Dean of Divinity Prof. Chris Brittain: The shape of our new lives: Hope and interdependence in a post-pandemic world
• CBC Radio: Fellow Prof. A. F. Moritz reads his poem Thoughts in Time of Plague
• Globe & Mail: Fellow Immunology Prof. Juan Carlos Zuniga-Pflucker on why men seem to be at greater risk of dying from COVID-19 than women
• Catholic Register: Fellow Prof.  Stephen Scharper on the Economic rules primed for change in response to COVID-19
• BBC Radio: Alum and Former Provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan participates in a panel on BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions in which listeners pose questions about COVID-19 to experts from various fields
• Various: Trinity student Nicholas Ferreira on Students press Ottawa for help as a jobless summer looms; (Toronto Star) and Student-led petition over the Canada Emergency Response Benefit gains traction (CTV News)
• Blog: Alum Hilary Pearson writes on Philanthropy’s Lessons from the Pandemic
• Globe & Mail: Op-eds by alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda: Metaphysical distancing: Have we isolated ourselves from God, too? and COVID-19 has changed the way we read

• Financial Post: Close ties between big banks and Ottawa get even closer during coronavirus crisis – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth weighs in
• Toronto Star: Dr. Greg Donaghy (Director of the Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History) co-authors this op-ed: Lessons from the Second World War on sharing the burden equally
• CelebsPulse: Profile on alum Stana Katić – Here Is What You Should Know About This Famous Lady
• Uniter: Philosophy Book Will Return to Library after 43 Years – Dean of Divinity Prof. Christopher Brittain explains
• CBC: Theology alum Michael Coren writes: Change can be intimidating, but that doesn’t justify turning words like ‘woke’ into slurs
• Toronto Star: University of Toronto’s Russell Street is named after a slaveowner. The city wants to rename it after a renowned scientist – Ethics, Society & Law grad Anthony Morgan, who leads the city’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism (CABR) unit weighs in
• Ultavires: Associate Prof. Anna Su Discusses International Human Rights Law, AI
• Canadian Geographic: Alum and former Provost Margaret MacMillan‘s new book, The Mark of Cain: War and Humanity, comes out this October
• Toronto Star (paywall): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda explores the literary work of Hemingway: 100 years after Hemingway’s first byline, we look back at his connections to the city
• National Post: Profile on International Relations grad Minister Catherine McKenna: How Catherine McKenna’s new gig might prove even more of a powder keg than her last
• Canadaland’s Short Cuts: Alum Anita Li co-hosts “Canada Is Working Exactly As Intended”

Experts on Different Aspects of the Pandemic

Fellow History and IR Prof. Robert Bothwell on Canada-U.S. relations amid COVID-19:

• iPolitics: States of emergency across Canada, what’s been done before, and what can be done now
• Yahoo News: Canada and U.S. close world’s longest land border to ‘nonessential’ travel
• Washington Post: Trump: US, Canada to close border to nonessential travel

Fellow Immunology Prof. Eleanor Fish, whose research group conducted treatment studies during the 2003 outbreak of SARS in Toronto, weighs in on COVID-19:

• Global News: Will homemade masks protect us from the coronavirus?
• CTV News: Why do some people exposed to coronavirus get sick and others don’t? (CTV News)
• CBC News: The world could face a 2nd wave of COVID-19: Here’s what Canada needs to do now to prepare
• Science: Can a century-old TB vaccine steel the immune system against the new coronavirus?

Alum and Faculty of Information & Dalla Lana School of Public Health Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:

• CBC News: How much should the public know about COVID-19 cases? It depends who you ask
• Global News: Coronavirus: Ontario lags behind all other provinces in COVID-19 testing
• Toronto Star: Sewers stitch masks to free up supplies for Canada’s front-line health-care workers
• CBC News: Words of calm and consolation during the coronavirus crisis
• Brain Gain Magazine: How to disinfect your news from the COVID19 infodemic
• Global News: Don’t sweat it: Gyms are relatively safe during coronavirus outbreak, experts say
• CBC News: What happens if a case of coronavirus emerges at a Canadian school?
• CityNews: How to protect yourself and others from infection as COVID-19 cases increase
• Global News: ‘Pre-pandemic mode’: How Canadian long-term care homes are preparing for coronavirus

Op-eds by/co-authored by Rosemary McCarney, Trinity’s Pearson Sabia Visiting Scholar in International Relations

• Toronto Star: The world faces a pandemic: where is the security council?
• Globe & Mail: We must not allow pandemics and other crises to permanently thicken the borders around us

More COVID-19 Media Clips

• Globe & Mail: Column by alum Tina Park: Canada can flatten its pandemic curve by taking lessons from South Korea
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Fellow Philosophy Prof. Mark Kingwell: Social distancing is not about panic. It’s about being a good citizen
• InfoSurhoy: Fellow Prof. John Kirton on First of its kind ‘Virtual G20’: Can world leaders agree on a global response to Covid-19 with online diplomacy?
• Toronto Star: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Lautens on the enormous capacity of science in light of COVID: Turning on the ‘science tap’ to fight COVID-19
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by alum Michael Sabia, Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy: In this pandemic, governments will face three tests – including how best to restart the economy
• Toronto Star: A photo of St. Hilda’s College is featured in: COVID-19 proves to be a learning experience for universities

• Addison Independent: Influential historian Margaret MacMillan (former Trinity Provost and alum) to speak at Middlebury College
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Fellow Emeritus Prof. Peter Russell weighs in on the process of candidate recommendations: Doug Downey moving forward with changes to judicial appointments
• Globe & Mail obituary: Alum Col John Catto and alum Ivan McFarlane
• Canadian Dimension: Ethics, Society & Law Program Director Prof. John Duncan looks at Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ Iran strategy in historical perspective
• Globe & Mail (paywall): Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Who can be president? The usual suspects
• Anglican Journal: Associate of the College Dr. Jonathan Lofft on the history of St Patrick: From missionary bishop to Irish national icon
• Globe & Mail: Fellow Emeritus Prof. Peter Russell explains how partisan voices influence the judicial appointment process: Liberals under fire for partisan involvement in judicial appointments
• Various: Alum Anne Kingston: A Quiet Fighter (Maclean’s); Passionate writer who skewered modern culture and highlighted violence against women has died (National Post); and Veteran journalist Anne Kingston was a sharp observer of gender and power (Globe & Mail paywall)
• YouTube: Associate of the College Prof. Nouman Ashraf‘s TEDx talk on From Inspiration to Ignition: Learning Re-imagined
• Maclean’s: Op-ed by theology alum the Rev. Michael Coren: A little compassion for Jordan Peterson
• Journal of Transatlantic Studies: Alum Susan Colbourn‘s latest paper is published: An Interpreter or two: defusing NATO’s Siberian pipeline dispute, 1981–1982
• CGTN: Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun speaks about the economic impact and future of the UK’s exit from the EU
• Rabble: Alum Anita Li on Increasing diversity in Canada’s media organizations – a plan of action

• PBS Newshour: Alum author Malcolm Gladwell on how to talk to strangers
• The Atlantic: Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda writes: The American Dirt Controversy Is Painfully Intramural
• Various: It’s tears and cheers as Britain leaves the European Union (Washington Post) and Ringing in Brexit? Plans to celebrate U.K. exit divide country (Globe & Mail) – Former Provost and alum Prof. Margaret MacMillan weighs in
• CBC Ideas: Trinity’s Senior Research Associate in the Arts Dr. Elizabeth Abbott on Da Vinci’s sex life reveals a complex understanding of male love
• Toronto Star: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Stephen Scharper: A prodigal church re-welcomes a gay pastor
• Various: Demand for face masks on the rise amid coronavirus outbreak — but are they effective? (Global News); ‘Lightning rod’ cities Vancouver and Toronto could see coronavirus cases — but Canada has tools to contain (Toronto Star); What Canadians should know about the mysterious emerging virus in China (Yahoo News) – Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish explains
• The Rambler: Associate Prof. Connor Ewing‘s Review of The Enigma of Clarence Thomas, by Corey Robin: The Unsettling Voice of Clarence Thomas
• The Appeal: Provost Mayo Moran‘s work on the reasonable person is mentioned in: The ‘reasonable person’ looks a lot like law enforcement. Will that change?”
• The Atlantic: Britain Could Be Canada – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell on historical relations
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell: Even after the Houston Astros, cheaters will ultimately never prosper
• Globe & Mail: Obituary for alum Richard Blackburn and Blackburn was U of T academic (Sault Star)
• NewstalkZB (New Zealand): Britain divided over planned celebrations for Brexit – Former Provost and alum Prof. Margaret MacMillan weighs in
• The Columbus Dispatch: Associate Prof. Yasmin Dawood comments on: Experts warn of foreign disinformation again in 2020 election to “annihilate truth”
• Maclean’s: Op-ed by Theology alum Michael Coren: LGBTQ people and ‘the harm being done by the Christian religion’
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Dr. Greg Donaghy (Bill Graham Centre for Contemporary International History) and Massey College’s Thomas Axworthy: One is the loneliest number: On the world stage, Canada has been left to stand alone
• Various: Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun writes: Vladimir Putin isn’t immortal, but he wants to be indispensable (Globe & Mail), and Flight PS752: A deadly combination of Iran’s recklessness and incompetence (The Conversation)
• Various: International Relations Director Prof. Timothy Sayle is one of the experts to discuss What’s your reaction to the Ukraine airline tragedy? (CBC Cross Country Checkup) and he weighs in on Bush’s Iraq hawks had Trump’s back this week (Politico)
• New York Times: As Iran and US Take Step Back From the Brink, Canada Grieves – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
• CBC: Trinity Rolph-Bell Archivist Sylvia Lassam talks about Why Kensington Market could soon get heritage designation
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Alum Catherine Tsalikis: Despite progress, Japanese women’s route to top corporate jobs has many obstacles
• CTV News: As Iran and U.S. take step back from the brink, Canada grieves – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
• Time: Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell comments on: As Iran and U.S. Take Step Back From the Brink, Canada Grieves Plane Crash Victims
• Global News: Iran plane crash faces questions over how probe will proceed amid tensions – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun weighs in
• Globe & Mail: Op-ed by Fellow Prof. Mark Kingwell – When is a beard more than a beard? When it’s on Justin Trudeau’s face
• CBC News: Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun talk about the Iranian missile attack of military bases in Iraq
• CBC Radio: Why Trinity alum Malcolm Gladwell believes humans are terrible at detecting lies — and why we all need to get better at it
• Globe & Mail: The new year is the time to ensure financial plans are on track – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth offers financial planning advice for the new year
• Various: Alum Anita Li on Prince Harry and Meghan would find friendlier media in Canada but impossible to escape scrutiny (Reuters) and her work on “Canadian Media Diversity: Calls to Action” (J-Source)