Here’s some of what they had to say.

October 10, 2025

• Assistant Professor, teaching stream Danielle de Carle, identifies a 437-million-year-old fossil as the oldest known leech species, pushing back their origins by 200 million years (Times of India, Muy Interesante).

October 9, 2025

• Assistant Professor, teaching stream Shelby Riskin of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Sarah Finkelstein of Earth Sciences examine creatures buried in century-old soil (Guardian).

October 1, 2025

• Assistant Professor, teaching stream Danielle De Carle shares with The New York Times (paywall) her ancient leech fossil discovery.

September 22, 2025

• Associate Professor Chelsea Rochman discusses in the Toronto Star (paywall) her research on plastic litter in Toronto.

September 5, 2025

• Associate Professor Njal Rollinson and student Claudia Lacroix talk to CBC Quirks & Quarks about their fieldwork on snapping turtles in Algonquin Park.

July 18, 2025

• Associate Professor Chelsea Rochman talks to CBC Radio about the importance of behavioral and industrial changes to protect freshwater resources.

June 20, 2025

• Associate Professor Chelsea Rochman tells the National Observer that much of Lake Ontario’s litter comes from disposable foodware.
• Postdoctoral Fellow Zoie Diana comments for The New York Times (paywall) on a study showing that banning plastic bags reduces shoreline litter.

June 6, 2025

• Sessional lecturer Gerry De Iuliis shares with CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks his work to build a comprehensive sloth family tree.

June 5, 2025

• EEB students and Trash Team members Ashlyn Nance, Brenda Li and Ferny Solis talk to the Toronto Star (paywall) about leading clean-up efforts at Cherry Beach.

May 20, 2025

• A&S student Diego Arreola Fernández, supervised by Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Professor Chelsea Rochman, studies how to reduce single-use plastic produce bags, as highlighted in the National Observer.

May 10, 2025

• Assistant Professor Micah Freedman, explains in NOW Toronto that Toronto’s spring swarms of midges are harmless and actually signal healthy freshwater ecosystems.

May 7, 2025

• Professor Donald Jackson shares talks to CBC News online, CTV News online and CP24 online about why large groups of fish are dying in the Great Lakes.

May 3, 2025

• Associate Professor Doug Currie discusses in the Toronto Star (paywall) why Torontonians may see more midges right now.