Trinity in the News
Below you will find links to various articles featuring members of the Trinity College community. The opinions expressed in media clips are those of the authors.
Latest Media Clips
February 2021 (as of February 22)
Op-eds:
Features & Profiles:
Expert Commentary:
- New York Times (Feb. 19, 2021): Fellow Prof. Jennifer Gommerman comments on the new research: People Who Have Had Covid Should Get Single Vaccine Dose, Studies Suggest
- New York Times (Feb. 21, 2021: paywall): Alum Prof. Randy Boyagoda comments on the nature of Canadians: Positive Coronavirus Test? Canadians Worry Their Neighbors Will Find Out
- Our Windsor (Feb. 21, 2021): It’s easier than ever to invest in bitcoin – but should you? – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth weighs in
- Corporate Knights (Feb. 17, 2021): Fellow Prof. John Robinson, U of T Presidential Advisor on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability, discusses the university’s sustainability plans: Testing grounds for sustainability
- ABC Radio (Feb. 14, 2021): Alum and former provost Prof. Margaret MacMillan joins a discussion on diplomacy between the United States and China: The week that changed the world—President Nixon’s visit to China in 1972 and his meeting with Chairman Mao
- Global News (Feb. 14, 2021): The historic firsts of Donald Trump’s 2nd impeachment trial (video) – Fellow Prof. Connor Ewing weighs in
- CTV News (Feb. 5, 2021): Antiviral treatment may prevent severe COVID-19 cases, help curb community spread, study says – Fellow Prof. Eleanor Fish explains
- Canada Media Fund Trend Report – Pause and Rethink (Feb. 1, 2021): Alum Anita Li contributes to “Disrupted viewing: audiences today” (Chapter 1)
COVID-19: Alum and Associate of the College Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:
- The Signal (Feb. 22, 2021): Some crowded cities have been spared the worst of COVID-19
- Toronto Star (Feb. 17, 2021: paywall): Double masks, vaccines and variants: your COVID cheat sheet
- Global News (Feb. 17, 2021): PHAC monitoring reports of 2 COVID-19 variants merging into heavily mutated hybrid
- CTV News (Feb. 16, 2021): Opposition blasts Ford for allowing Ontario to begin reopening, warns province is ‘transitioning into a disaster’
- Peterborough Examiner (Feb. 16, 2021): ‘It’s just a flu’: COVID prevention rules are often ignored on Toronto construction sites, workers tell the Star
- CTV News (Feb. 12, 2021): Ontario moves 27 regions from stay-at-home order to reopening framework on Feb. 16
- CTV News (Feb. 11, 2021): What if the novel coronavirus can never be eradicated?
- CTV News (Feb. 10, 2021): ‘Ugly’ third wave of COVID-19 around April ‘inevitable’ for Ontario, expert says
- Toronto Star (Feb. 8, 2021: paywall): Risk of COVID-10 transmission in schools remains high as kids return to class. The latest numbers are here
- Toronto Star (Feb. 5, 2021: paywall): Travellers fined for refusing COVID-19 tests at Pearson; also
Our Windsor
- Global News (Feb. 3, 2021): Experts warned of new COVID-19 variants
- 680 News (Feb. 1, 2021): COVID-19 testing will be key to reopening schools: epidemiologist
In Memoriam:
January 2021
Op-eds:
Features & Profiles:
Expert Commentary:
- Global News (Jan. 30, 2021): ‘We’re done’: Navalny draws younger protesters in Russia, signalling trouble for Putin – Fellow Prof. Aurel Braun explains
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 27, 2021: paywall): GameStop shares rally for another day, as total volume exceeds number of tradeable shares – Fellow Prof. Laurence Booth explains
- New York Times (Jan. 22, 2021: paywall): Fresh Starts at the Top in Both Washington and Ottawa – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
- New York Times (Jan. 21, 2021: paywall): Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell comments on Canada’s Governor General Resigns Amid Reports of a Toxic Workplace
- CTV News (Jan. 19, 2021): Fellow Prof. John Kirton discusses Joe Biden’s global influence: Does ‘leader of the free world’ still accurately describe the U.S. president?
- Q107 (Jan. 19, 2021): Delaying second dose of coronavirus vaccines is ‘risky gamble’ – Fellow Prof. Alberto Martin explains
- CBC (Jan. 9, 2021): Fellow Prof. Nick Mount explains Why the classic Canadian novel Bear remains controversial — and relevant
- Toronto Star (Jan. 7, 2021: paywall): Ethics, Society & Law Instructor Cory Wanless is one of the lawyers representing Choc and Chub: Ex-security chief for subsidiary of Hudbay Minerals pleads guilty to killing, paralyzing Indigenous Guatemalans
- Physics Today (Jan. 1, 2021): Canada’s nuclear future brightens – Fellow Prof. Robert Bothwell weighs in
Academic & Research:
Media Mention:
COVID-19: Fellow Prof. immunologist Jennifer Gommerman discusses immunity and antibody response:
COVID-19: Alum and Associate of the College Prof. Colin Furness, an infection-control epidemiologist, discusses the pandemic:
- CBC: Metro Morning (Jan. 29, 2021): Double masking and other face-covering questions (audio)
- Global News (Jan. 29, 2021): ‘I’m not afraid of COVID’: Why some Canadians choose to travel abroad amid a pandemic
- Global News (Jan. 28, 2021): ‘Better velcro’: Why does the U.K. coronavirus variant spread more easily? and Coronavirus: 6.3M travellers entered Canada and didn’t have to quarantine
- Toronto Star (Jan. 26, 2021: paywall): To shave or not to shave: How do beards impact the effectiveness of face masks?
- Toronto Star (Jan. 25, 2021: paywall): With COVID-19 cases trending down in Ontario, small businesses ask for a plan to begin loosening restrictions
- Global News (Jan. 24, 2021): The U.S. is vaccinating nearly 1M people per day. How does Canada compare?
- Toronto Star (Jan. 23, 2021: paywall): Modelling shows chance of close to 4,000 COVID-19 cases a day by April if new variant of virus takes hold
- Global News (Jan. 22, 2021): Coronavirus: Questions swirl around what’s needed to achieve herd immunity
- Orillia Matters (Jan. 21, 2021: CP): Testing, sick leave, enforcement needed to slow workplace spread in Ontario: experts
- Toronto Star (Jan. 18, 2021: paywall): ‘There should not be a dip on weekends’: Ontario once again reports weekend vaccination slowdown
- Global News (Jan. 15, 2021): U.K. variant of COVID-19 likely already in Windsor, Ont., hospital chief of staff says; Experts say ‘band-aid solutions’ won’t deal with the source; and The ethics of vaccine rollout: Who should be in Alberta’s Phase 2?
- Globe & Mail (Jan. 11, 2021): Canadian universities, colleges urge extra precautions as students prepare to return
- Toronto.com (Jan. 9, 2021): Experts say airlines shouldn’t be allowed to promote flying while the government begs people to stay home
- Global News (Jan. 7, 2021): Passengers on 20 flights from popular vacation destinations potentially exposed to COVID-19; and Israel is leading the world in COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Here’s what Canada can learn
- CP24 (Jan. 5, 2021): Risk of outdoor COVID-19 transmission is higher in the winter: epidemiologist
- Global News (Jan. 5, 2021): ‘Stupidity’: Experts slam politicians’ travel amid coronavirus pandemic; and Coronavirus messaging hurt by ‘stupidity’ of travelling politicians, experts worry
- CBC News (Jan. 4, 2021): Indoor social gatherings are Ottawa’s COVID-19 ‘Achilles heel’
- Toronto Star (Jan. 1, 2021): These numbers reveal a worrying trend in Ontario long-term-care home deaths
In Memoriam:
For media clips from December 2020, click here.