Social Sciences in the news: October 2023

Experts from across the faculty were featured in a number of media outlets, both national and international, in October. Here’s a selection:

iHeartRadio: John Moore Round One, Vass Bednar

CBC News: Ontario apartment buildings bring investors double-digit returns. Some tenants say they’re paying the price, Steve Pomeroy

Hamilton Spectator: New owner of Hamilton rentals aims to preserve affordability, Steve Pomeroy

rabble: Ontario secondary school teachers union deal could put pressure on other unions, Stephanie Ross

CBC Radio One, Vass Bednar

New York Times: Skeletons of 1918 Flu Victims Reveal Clues About Who Was Likely to Die, Amanda Wissler

Science.org: Killer 1918 flu didn’t pick on the healthy, after all, Amanda Wissler

United Press International: Study discounts belief 1918 flu pandemic targeted healthy young adults, Amanda Wissler

Phys.org: Skeletal remains debunk myth surrounding 1918 flu pandemic, Amanda Wissler

CBC: No silver bullet when it comes to solving Toronto’s rental woes, experts say, Steve Pomeroy

CBC Radio One, Vass Bednar

Unifor ends strike less than 24 hour in after reaching tentative deal with GM, Stephanie Ross

Journal-Advocate: Skeletal remains debunk myth surrounding 1918 flu pandemic, Amanda Wissler

Canadian Manufacturing: Unifor ends strike less than 24 hour in after reaching tentative deal with GM, Amanda Wissler

Live Science: Skeletons from 1918 flu dispel myth that young, healthy adults were more vulnerable to the virus, Amanda Wissler

The Naked Scientists: Healthy and young people not worse off from 1918 Spanish flu, Amanda Wissler

WIRED: History Says the 1918 Flu Killed the Young and Healthy. These Bones Say Otherwise, Amanda Wissler

Real Clear Science: Did the 1918 Flu Really Kill the Strong Just as Often as the Frail?, Amanda Wissler

Hamilton Spectator: As controversy brews, Sarah Jama remains silent, closes office. Can she weather the political storm?, Peter Graefe

iHeartRadio: John Moore Round One, Oct 20, Vass Bednar

Hamilton Spectator: What does it mean for Hamilton Centre constituents with Sarah Jama booted from the NDP?, Peter Graefe

Global News: Sarah Jama says she can still ‘advocate’ for riding despite being removed from Ontario NDP, Peter Graefe

Hamilton Spectator: Canada once recognized the humanity of Palestinians and it can do so again, Sarah Adjekum, Ameil J. Joseph