Prof. Michael von Massow, Hospitality and Tourism Management, was featured on CBC radio Feb.3 discussing the effect of the falling Loonie on food prices. Von Massow, one of the authors of the Food Price Index distributed by U of G’s Food Institute, said that declining value of the Canadian dollar has resulted in the authors revising their earlier predictions, especially for fruits and vegetables. The need to revise the food index was also discussed in an article that appeared in the Feb. 3  Globe and Mail and by CTV news. In addition, Prof. Sylvain Charlebois, Marketing & Consumer Studies, was interviewed Feb. 3 by Business News Network and Global News about the revised report and rising food prices. Charlebois, the lead author of the annual index, also did several interviews with French media, and was also interviewed by the Calgary Herald on Jan. 30 for a similar story.

Troy McMullin from the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario’s Herbarium, was featured on CBC Radio Feb. 2. He discussed a rare lichen discovered on Prince Edward Island, and how lichens help track the impact of climate change.

Prof. Dale Smith, Pathobiology, was interviewed by CBC’s Radio Canada International on Feb. 1 about the heavy toll that Ebola is taking on chimpanzee and gorillas in Central Africa. She estimates that one third of the population has been wiped out. Smith studies diseases of avian, exotic, wildlife and zoo animals.

Emeritus Prof. Richard Reid, History, had a column published in in the Toronto Star Feb. 1. It highlighted the contributions of African Canadians in the American Civil War, and was published to mark the start of Black History Month.

Prof. Aaron Berg, Geography, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail on Jan. 30 for a story looking at a spacecraft mission measuring the amount of moisture in the soil. Berg, who studies hydrology and climate change, discussed the importance of the satellite in tracking agricultural productivity and flood risk.

Prof. Dennis Baker, Political Science, was interviewed by the Globe and Mail on Jan. 28 for a story on plans by the federal government to make violent repeat criminals serve a larger portion of their sentence before receiving parole. Baker studies constitutional law and criminal justice.