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Ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, Professor Emeritus Stephen L. Newman spoke to City News about American voting traditions, explaining why the election happens every four years on a Tuesday in November. 鈥� to avoid having the results in states that voted early influence the results in states that voted later,鈥� explains Newman. During the 19th century, much of the U.S. economy relied on farming and agricultural production. For that reason, it was decided that Election Day would be held in November, after harvest season ended and before winter. According to Newman, Election Day falls on a Tuesday because, at the time, most Americans went to church on Sundays and may have needed to travel long distances to reach their polling place. "Holding elections on Tuesday gave them time to get there," he says.

Professor Thomas Klassen speaks to Newmarket Today about the U.S. election results. Klassen聽says like many Canadians, the election result was not one he'd hoped for. "The good news is that Trump's been in office before, so we as Canadians, have some sense what to expect," says Klassen. While Trump has not made any promises to upend free trade agreements, there could be trade battles over tariffs, he says. He adds that a Trump presidency could benefit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chances at reelection, saying

Professor Yvonne Su writes about why the implication that students abuse Canada's asylum system does a disservice to both students and the integrity of the immigration processes for Policy Options magazine. "Let's be clear: Many students applying for asylum aren't doing so because it鈥檚 a backdoor into Canada. Many are being pushed into that position by institutions that have promised them a future and then left them to fend for themselves," writes Su. "By holding the right institutions accountable, 鈥� and that our asylum system continues to be a beacon of fairness and hope for those in need."

Many students applying for asylum aren't doing so because it鈥檚 a backdoor into Canada. Many are being pushed into that position by institutions that have promised them a future and then left them to fend for themselves.

Su writing for Policy Options

In a segment for CBS News, Professor Michael Barutciski weighs in on the illegal crossings happening at the Canada-U.S. border. In the 2024 fiscal year alone, roughly 19,000 people were arrested crossing illegally, a record-breaking number and the same amount as the last 17 years combined. And far more terror suspects are encountered on the northern U.S. border than the south. Border Patrol data states that 321 suspects on the terror watchlist were arrested on the northern border in fiscal year 2024, compared to 46 on the southern border. "It's actually quite striking that Canada's immigration minister has admitted that ," says Barutciski.

Professor Richard Leblanc talks to CBC about the potential need for a shake-up to the board of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) to modernize energy policy in the territory. Fresh eyes, especially independent ones, could better represent the public, and bring expertise along with change. Leblanc says having independent directors on the board could add industry expertise, while government officials would bring an understanding of government workings. "A hybrid model has ," he says.

Professors Hala Tamim, Heather Edgell and Michael Rotondi published a study that found women who experience menopause late have a 30 per cent greater risk of developing asthma when compared with women who have menopause early. The results are based on 10 years of follow up data from more than 14,000 women between ages 45 to 85, gathered using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

Generative AI is drastically changing how companies and individuals approach marketing. A KPMG survey of 872 Canadian organizations found that nearly 90 per cent believe gen AI is pivotal to gaining a competitive advantage. "There are huge cost-saving benefits; that's undeniable," Professor Markus Giesler tells Financial Post, but adds that despite excitement surrounding the abilities of AI, .

Professor Afshin Rezaei-Zare talks to Toronto Star about why solar storms could be catastrophic for society. In large solar storms, GPS outages, air travel disruptions, and even, in rare cases, blackouts are possible. "The impact could be huge," says Rezaei-Zare, "because ."

Professor Patricia Lakin-Thomas weighs in on the health impact that the end of daylight time and a return to standard time in the fall has on our biology. It better aligns our schedules to our bodies ", or what people around the world do today when they don't have access to electricity. They get up with the sun, stay up until after dark when they're tired and go to sleep," says Lakin-Thomas. Speaking to Toronto Star, Lakin-Thomas comments on the time change, and how it provides an opportunity to reflect on an even more important cycle: the circadian rhythm. She tells them if she could rearrange society, .

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Biology prof available to comment to media on internal clocks, how our bodies are adversely affected by time switches and potential ways to mitigate

TORONTO, Oct 30, 2024 鈥� This Sunday our bodies will get a long-needed pause from the detrimental effects of Daylight Saving Time. With a vast body of research showing the various health risks associated with the springtime switch, a 91亚色 expert on biological clocks says the time is long overdue to make that pause permanent.

鈥淲hen we spring forward, we lose an hour of sleep and we're also moving our social clock away from the sun, which our body wants to follow. So it's like we're making ourselves an hour jet-lagged every day. Your body doesn't immediately adapt to that and can actually lead to some negative health impacts,鈥� says Faculty of Science Professor , an expert in biological clocks who studies the molecular and biochemical basis for circadian rhythmicity. Lakin-Thomas says Daylight Saving is shown to contribute to higher numbers of car accidents, heart attacks and strokes and workplace injuries. Lakin-Thomas also sits on the board of the Canadian Society for Chronobiology, which represents scientists across Canada who work on circadian rhythms, who call for Daylight Saving Time to be ditched forever.

鈥淚deally we would all follow the sun, scrap our clocks, and do what they did in the Middle Ages, before we had regulated clocks, do what farmers do, and get up with the sun. People in cultures that don't have electricity don't bother with clocks. That would be ideal. We can't do that, but we can get rid of Daylight Saving.鈥�

Lakin-Thomas is available to comment on:

• Social clocks versus body clocks and why spring forward is much harder than fall back
• Why the first light of dawn is crucial for keeping our internal clocks in sync
• Chronic and acute effects of having your internal clock misaligned and how Daylight Saving Time comes into play

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91亚色 biological rhythms expert available to explain how internal clock works

TORONTO, October 30, 2019 鈥� When Canadians turn back their clocks one hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday, November 3, many will experience a shock to their bodies鈥� internal clock much like the jet lag experienced after flying across time zones, according to , associate professor in the Department of Biology in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Science.

Lakin-Thomas is a leading expert on cell biology and chronobiology, the study of biological rhythms in living organisms, who strongly supports abolishing Daylight Saving Time.

She believes that a return of Standard Time throughout the year would be better for our health and well-being, pointing to research that shows a disrupted internal clock can cause increased rates of car accidents, heart attacks, strokes, weight gain, anxiety and workplace injuries.

Lakin-Thomas has conducted extensive research on the biological clocks that drive circadian rhythms in bacteria, plants, fungi and animals. Her goal is to describe the mechanism of a circadian clock at the molecular and biochemical level. An active member of the Canadian Society for Chronobiology, Lakin-Thomas teaches and has written or co-written more than 30 journal articles, including , published in April.

She can comment on:

• What happens in human bodies during time switches for Daylight Saving Time
• How internal body clocks affect our physiology and behaviour
• The importance of biological clocks in our lives and what happens when they鈥檙e out of whack
• How human circadian clocks work at the molecular and biochemical level
• Why year-round Standard Time is better for us than year-round Daylight Saving Time

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