Bismah Rizvi
Contributions
In conversation with David Swanston
A professor known to all
business students, David Swanston runs two businesses alongside lecturing in
the management department at the University of Toronto Mississauga. This week,...
Researching the impact of politics on land
Dr. Andrea Olive is the Chair of the Department of Political Science
at UTM and an associate professor in the Department of Geography. Her work
encompasses...
Why the Wet’suwet’en are protesting
On February 6, 2020, the RCMP entered
Wet’suwet’en territory—without the Indigenous nation’s consent—to enforce
construction of the Coastal GasLink Project, a pipeline for exporting gas in
northern...
Does mixed-use zoning increase affordability?
Dr. Tara
Vinodrai, an associate professor of geography at UTM and a faculty member of
the Innovation Policy Lab, received the best article award at the...
Dr. Marc Johnson’s family of scientists
A research paper on the role of spines
in seed dispersal was recently published in Ecology and Evolution. The authors: Dr. Marc Johnson,
an associate professor...
Mechanisms behind modern meditation
As determined from research and
personal experience, meditation and mindfulness practices have numerous
benefits in terms of stress reduction and wellbeing. “We don’t have to prove
that...
On Iran-US relations
On January 3, 2020, the U.S. government assassinated Iranian General
Qasem Soleimani by a drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq. On January 8, Iran
retaliated by firing...
Religion TA Anna Cwikla honoured
Anna Cwikla, a Ph.D. candidate and a course instructor at the
University of Toronto, is the 2018-2019 recipient of the June Scott Teaching
Excellence Award for...
Self-driving cars and field robotics
Imagine a robot executing an order such as finding a coral head in
an ocean. This is one of the projects Dr. Florian Shkurti, an...
Cartography, rebels, and African history
Dr. Julie MacArthur, a historical studies assistant professor at
UTM, recently received the UTM Annual Research Prize. The prize recognizes
researchers who are making significant contributions...
Anthropology, health, and dressing up
For Dr. Madeleine Mant, an anthropology lecturer at UTM, “the world
is a stage and everyday Halloween.” By lecturing in elaborate and educational
costumes in her...
The bizarre sleeping habits of humans
Dr. David Samson, assistant anthropology professor at UTM, won the
Roger Broughton Young Investigator award at the World Sleep Society’s
conference in Vancouver this September. The...
Discrimination in the 2019 federal election
The upcoming 2019 federal election marks
the first time a racialized party leader is running for office. The Medium sat down with Dr. Randy Besco,...
PM Trudeau in hot water over blackface
On September 18, 2019, TIME magazine released an image of Canadian prime minister Justin
Trudeau wearing blackface makeup at a school event. Two more images...
Exploring medicine and immigration
Dr. Vincent Kuuire, an assistant professor in UTM’s geography
department, recently received the prestigious Canada Research Chair (CRC)
award. As a CRC recipient, the Government of...
Experience fair garners mixed opinions
UTM’s Career Center hosted the annual Get Experience Fair last
Wednesday. This year, over 80 organizations set up booths around the RAWC and
shared opportunities available...
Tensions running high in Kashmir siege
Kashmir, a state bordering India, Pakistan, and China, has been
victim to dispute over who should govern it since 1947 when India and Pakistan
gained independence...