Dear friends of Massey College, chers collègues,
The most recent episode of The JCR podcast is available here. (HYPERLINK https://the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/?p=56) Massey College Junior Fellow Ben Pulver, a doctoral student in Art History at U of T speaks with five graduate students from different disciplines about ChatGPT and how it is influencing their fields of study.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Special Presentation: On Being an Asian Geek in the Field of Medicine
May 9 | 4:00 pm
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, hear from U of T Professor in Medicine, Director of the Echocardiography Lab and Staff Cardiologist at St. Michael’s Hospital Dr. Chi-Ming Chow. He will present followed by an audience Q&A and reception. All are welcome.
http://torontoheartcentre.ca/doctors/dr-chi-ming-chow/
RSVP
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MASSEY COLLEGE X AGA KHAN MUSEUM: THE GLOBAL LEGACY OF RUMI
May 13 | May 28 | June 3 – 2:00pm
The Global Legacy of Rumi Talk Series brings together notable speakers from across diverse disciplines. This series delves deeper into the major and timeless themes explored in and arising from the Aga Khan Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Rumi, and offers an insightful examination of the life and impact of one of history’s most storied poets. Panels will be moderated by Junior Fellows Mohaddesseh Abdolhosseini, Hadeel Mohammad and Thomas Ayouti, and welcome poetry readings, and discussions with Gimaa Stacey Laforme and Dr. Nargis Virani
MASSEY LOVES TO READ
The Book Club wants to know which recently published books you’d like to read next year. Let them know here. https://tinyurl.com/masseybc2324
Book Launch — Accelerated Minds: Unlocking the Fascinating, Inspiring, and Often Destructive Impulses that Drive the Entrepreneurial Brain
May 17 | 6:30-8:30, Junior Common Room
You are invited to attend the book launch of Accelerated Minds by Senior Fellow Neil Seeman. The author will hold a Q&A moderated by Mary V. Seeman, OC, Professor Emerita of Psychiatry at UofT. The discussion will be followed by a reception.
RSVP https://mailchi.mp/b91c3bd7cc37/rj264gmzoy
Massey Dialogues: On the Evolution of Media. Understanding Media Change
May 24 6-7pm
On the Evolution of Media describes the lifecycle of media in the context of the media ecology, presenting a general theoretical framework and a series of methodological procedures to support the construction of an eco-evolutionary approach to media change. Author Prof. Carlos Scolari will be joined by Prof. Siobhan O’Flynn and Mon Rodríguez. Moderated by Senior Fellow Paolo Granata.
A discussion of journalists’ autonomy and accountability inspired by Ivor Shapiro’s forthcoming book.
May 31 | 5:00pm
Book cover
Shapiro’s book “The Disputed Freedoms of a Disrupted Press” explores the origins, connections, and contradictions evident amongst divergent understandings of press freedom around the world. Author Ivor Shapiro will be in conversation with Journalists Karyn Pugliese, John Fraser and myself.
Order https://www.routledge.com/The-Disputed-Freedoms-of-a-Disrupted-Press/Shapiro/p/book/9781032119977
While our College events are slowing down for the summer, the College remains open for breakfast and lunch, your special events and celebrations, and short-term residence room rentals. Check availability and make bookings for residence rooms and suites (HYPERLINK https://masseycollege.ca/summer-residence-programme/ ). To host your special event in the Private Dining Room, Common Room, Upper Library or Quad,, submit a request here. (HYPERLINK https://masseycollege.ca/event-and-catering-request-form/) or contact our Catering and Food Services Manager Sarah Balm (hyperlink email) with queries.
COMMUNITY NEWS
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We love learning about your good news and sharing it with the community. Please email news@masseycollege.ca with links to your news (awards/recognitions, career highlights – new roles, research publications, articles, podcasts, interviews, op-eds, art exhibits, publishing books/book events, etc)
Congratulations to Journalism Fellow Alum Rachel Pulfer on receiving the World Press Freedom Canada’s Spencer Moore Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Senior Fellow Jeffrey Dvorkin discusses the importance of press freedom nationally and globally. (CityNews radio, Part 2)
- Senior Fellow Sarah Kaplan shared gender-inclusive analytics at a recent conference she co-hosted conference as director of the Institute for Gender and the Economy. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-why-gender-analytics-is-good-for-business/ She also commented on rising economic challenges for older women. (CBC online) (CityNews radio)
- Senior Fellow Pam Palmater was on NewsTalk 1010 Moore in the Morning Round Two. https://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/john-moore-round-two-may-4th-1.19608823?mode=Article
- Shoshanna Saxe of Civil & Mineral Engineering weighs in on concerns about TTC service cuts. (Toronto Star)
- Farzin Vejdani (Visiting Scholar 2022-2023) published “Branded Bodies: Judicial Torture, Punishment, and Infamy in Nineteenth-Century Iran” in Comparative Studies in Society and History Journal. Available online as open access here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/comparative-studies-in-society-and-history/article/branded-bodies-judicial-torture-punishment-and-infamy-in-nineteenthcentury-iran/37F43D8E9383C94813D9B721C2BF977B
- Armine Yalnizyan was quoted on public employees’ agreement setting stage for future union negotiations https://www.benefitscanada.com/news/public-employees-remote-work-agreement-setting-stage-for-future-union-negotiations-experts/
Wishing you a wonderful week ahead, à bientôt,
Nathalie
