In the Press

Gun Control in America: Sandy Hook tragedy puts focus on mental health, but is an assault weapons ban necessary as well?
Professor Jooyoung Lee interviewed by International Business Times 01/03/2013
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Is Yahoo's Decision to recall remote workers a blow to teleworkers?
Professor Scott Schieman participates in online Globe and Mail chat 28/02/2013
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The Numbers Game: Can May to December relationships really work..or is it for the thrill of it?
Professor Monica Boyd's research discussed in the Winnipeg Sun 28/02/2013
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'Crazy Busy' Executives are feeling the stress
Professor Scott Schieman's research highlighted in Globe and Mail 28/02/2013
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Telework or Teamwork? Yahoo and the evolution of the office
Professor Scott Schieman interviewed by Globe and Mail 26/02/2013
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The other F-Word: Reclaiming 'Foodie' and the snobby and stygmatized terrain of gastronomical culture
Professor Shyon Baumann interviewed by National Post 13/02/2013
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Romeo and Juliet acts as allegory for today's social networking
Professor Barry Wellman's research highlighted in Vancouver Sun 31/01/2013
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Let's Work Together to Prevent Crimes of "Honour"
Professor Anna Korteweg cited in Globe and Mail 30/01/2013
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How to Keep Canada's Crime Rate Low
Professor Ron Levi cited CBC.ca 29/01/2013
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Alone together: Newtown shooter destroyed his hard drive before going on rampage. What messages does tragedy hold for our wired age?
Professor Barry Wellman cited in Winnipeg Free Press 20/01/2013
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30 Years of the Internet
Professor Barry Wellman speaks on Wisconsin Public Radio 09/01/2013
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Is Idle No More the new Occupy Wall Street?
Professor Bob Brym cited in CBC News  08/01/2013
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The NRA's Hidden Power
Incoming Professor Jennifer Carlson publishes Op Ed in LA Times 03/01/2013
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NRA's Path of Least Resistance
Incoming Professor Jennifer Carlson publishes Op Ed in San Francisco Chronicle 27/12/2012
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Networked Individualism
Professor Barry Wellman talks with Nora Young on CBC's Spark 14/12/2012
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Another Price of Segregation: not just homocide but countless walking wounded
The Chicago Reader discusses Professor Jooyoung Lee's research 06/12/2012
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People working from home, on job longer
The Toronto Star cites Professor Scott Schieman 05/12/2012
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'Undesirable' gay men likely to engage in risky sexual behaviour
Jagran Post cites Professor Adam Isaiah Green 13/11/2012
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The Pros (and Occasional) Cons of Single Life
Professor Scott Schieman interviewed on CBC's Fresh Air 10/11/2012
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A Fingernail Deep: Is social media making us lonely?
Flip the Media cites Professor Barry Wellman 08/11/2012
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Immigration levels to stay the same in 2013, mix to change: Kenney
City News Toronto cites Professor Jeffrey Reitz 31/10/2012
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Changing evangelical responses to homsexuality
An article by Professor Scott Schieman posted on the Oxford University Press's Blog 23/10/2012
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Making Friends as you age
Professor Markus Schafer is interviewed on CBC Radio's Fresh Air 20/07/2012
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Where is the Internet?
Professor Barry Wellman interviewed as part of the CBC Ideas series 27/09/2012 (replay from June 2012)
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The battle of freedom and control in a networked world
New Scientist Opinion piece by Professor Barry Wellman and Lee Rainie 30/07/2012
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Want more control over work? It cuts both ways
Globe and Mail cites Professor Scott Schieman and recent PhD graduate Paul Glavin 26/07/2012
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Children abused by parents face increased cancer risk
Health Canal News features research by Professor Markus Schafer 18/07/2012
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The true north LGBT: New poll reveals landscape of gay Canada
The National Post cites Professor Adam Green 6/07/2012
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What the WELL'S Rise and Fall tell us about Online Community
The Atlantic cites Professor Barry Wellman 6/07/2012

Rethinking what makes Community
Vancouver Sun cites Professor Barry Wellman 18/06/2012
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Father Knows Best?
Ottawa Citizen cites PhD student Diana Miller 8/06/2012
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With so many apps out there, do we rely on them too much?
The Toronto Sun cites Professor Barry Wellman 15/06/2012
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Tips to make your summer vacation a real getaway
The Globe and Mail cites Professor Scott Schieman 7/06/2012
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The Season of Yellow Fever
Montreal Gazette cites Professor Brent Berry 2/06/2012
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Majority of moms in TV ads are ‘intensive,’ family focused, analysis finds
National Post profiles research by Professor Shyon Baumann and PhD candidate Kim de Laat 13/05/2012
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Parents spread out safety net for kids in tough economy
USA News cites Professor Brent Berry 02/05/2012
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Religion Makes People Happier—But Why?
US News and World Report cites Professor Scott Schieman 13/04/2012
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Twitter friends: It may be a good idea to meet up
LA Times cites Professor Barry Wellman 07/04/2012
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Technology can push our crazy buttons, rewire brains
USA Today cites Professor Barry Wellman 27/03/2012
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Twitter’s birthday: Six tweet years already? 
Toronto Star quotes Professor Barry Wellman 22/03/2012
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Weight Loss won't Necessarily Help Teen Girls' Self-Esteem
Imperial Valley News cites Professor Markus Schafer's research 21/03/2012
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Inequality Bad for your Pocket and your Health
The Citizen article cites Professor Scott Schieman 17/03/2012
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Why is Canada keeping out China's Rich?
National Post cites Professor Jeff Reitz 02/03/2012
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Immigrant investors to Canada face backlog
CanadianBusiness.com cites Professor Jeff Reitz 02/03/2012
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Why Twitter traffic follows air traffic
Professor Barry Wellman's research profiled in Slate 21/02/12
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Why Twitter ties resemble airline hub maps
Professor Barry Wellman is a guest on National Public Radio 21/02/2012
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Bread and Salt: What a Jewish Cemetary in Poland told me about an Arab Cemetary in Israel
Professor Bob Brym published essay in al-Quds (leading Palestinian Daily) 07/02/2012
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Shafia murder trial casts shadow over Canada's Islamic community
CTV News cites Professor Emeritus Aysan Sever 31/01/2012
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Liberal-democratic ideas don't have universal support in Middle East
U of T News profiles research by Professors Robert Andersen and Robert Brym 30/01/2012
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We Never stop working thanks to technology
Professor Scott Schiemann is a guest on CBC radio program Fresh Air 28/01/12
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New research on climate skepticism
The Yale Daily News cites Professor Shelly Ungar 13/01/12
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Allan Gregg in Conversation: Jeffrey Reitz on Immigration
TVO's Allan Gregg interviews Professor Jeffrey Reitz on the subject of immigration 06/01/12
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In family horror, some Canadians see culture clash
The National Public Radio cites Professor Jeffrey Reitz 26/12/11
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Income Inequality and Cities: Calgary’s two faces show pitfalls of unbridled growth
The Huffington Post cites Professor John Myles 05/12/2011
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How old do you feel inside? Being older does not have to equal decay
The Hamilton spectator cites Professor Markus Schafer 03/12/2011
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Support for immigration connected with our national identity
The Vancouver Sun Op Ed piece by faculty member Jeffrey Reitz 13/12/11
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I can be your man or woman: social escort

The Singapore Scene cites faculty member Zaheer Baber 01/12/2011
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Do bad bosses ruin things at home?
The Globe and Mail cites faculty member Scott Schieman 30/11/2011
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Who's Your Occupier
Professor Bob Andersen a panelist on TVO's Agenda 30/11/2011
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Food the currency at swap event
The IFPress cites faculty member Josée Johnston 25/11/2011
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Social media revolution viewed as opportunity
Ottawa Citizen cites Professor Barry Wellman 10/11/2011
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Supporting immigration is just so Canadian
The Toronto Star Op Ed piece by faculty member Jeffrey Reitz 07/11/11
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Social media fostering ‘networked individualism,’ sociologist says
Ottawa Citzen profiles Professor Barry Wellman's research  01/11/2011
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It's true: Aging really is all in your mind; Expectations of your capabilities can have a greater impact than chronological age
Times Colonist article cites new faculty member Markus Schafer .  20/10/2011
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New Citizenship Standards give Freedom with Speech
Globe and Mail article cites Professor Jeffrey Reitz 19/10/2011
How old do you feel inside: The key to staying healthy and living longer is deciding you're not old and decrepit
Chicago Tribune article cites new faculty member Markus Schafer . 12/10/2011
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Do cougar couples survive?
The Daily Beast cites faculty member Monica Boyd 29/09/2011
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Hudak to visit falls riding saturday
The Niagara Falls Review cites faculty member Bob Anderson 28/09/2011
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Cities press Ottawa to do more for immigrants
The Globe and Mail cites faculty member Monica Boyd 14/09/2011
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Its a chess match now
The Spectator cites faculty member John Kervin 10/09/2010
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The free money nobody wanted
The toronto Star cites faculty member John Hannigan  09/09/2011
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The Culture of Some Colleges May Foster Gender Segregation by Major, Study Finds
The State News profiles Professor Ann Mullen's research 09/09/2011
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Russia's reckoning: The failed Gorbachev coup 20 years on
CBC News interviews Professor Emeritus Metta Spencer  19/08/2011
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Hudak experimented with marijuana
Guelph Mercury cites faculty member Bob Anderson 14/08/2011
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Liberals eye hard-hearted fraud policy
The IFpress cites faculty member Joe Hermer 11/08/2011
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Spirit Levels
Times Higher Ed cites Professor Zaheer Baber 28/07/2011
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Women carry the load of unpaid work in rich nations
The Vancouver Sun Cites faculty member Monica Boyd 03/05/2011
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Quality time, redefined
The New York Times cites faculty member Barry Wellman 29/04/2011
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Sin binned for blowing the whistle
The Australian cites faculty member Robert Brym 17/04/2011
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Do women feel more guilt than men?
The Wall Street Journal cites faculty member Scott Schieman 13/04/2011
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Feeding The World By 2050
TVO current events show The Agenda features an Interview with Harriet Friedmann 15/03/2011
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Time Crunch Fuels “me-first” Survival Instinct
The Globe and Mail cites faculty member Scott Schieman 03/03/2011
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Workers feeling more secure in 2010 but fear second recession
Vancouver Business today cites faculty member John Kervin  10/02/2011
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"Tiger Mother's" parenting style sets of storm of controversy
The Edmonton journal cites faculty member Monica Boyd 12/01/2011
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Work really does interfere with your personal life
The Hindu cites faculty member Scott Schieman 01/12/2010
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Japan's Population Crunch
CBC Radio Program The Current features an interview with Professor Ito Peng 16/11/2010
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Educators encourage parents of an Asian background to let their children study trades and arts
The Torotno Star cites faculty member Eric Fong 11/10/2010
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Shockwaves gone but ripples still felt
The Waterloo Region Record cites faculty member Jeffrey Reitz 10/10/2010
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Work life balance a priority finds poll
The Calgary Sun cites faculty member John Kervin 05/09/2010
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Labour Day: Portrait of the Canadian workplace
The Spectator cites faculty member John Kervin 04/09/2010
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Encounters with the Other
TVO news program The Agenda interviews faculty member Anna Korteweg 15/07/2010
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Confronting the "honor killing" taboo
the globe and Mail cites faculty member Jeffrey Reitz 15/07/2010
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