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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast , Silvia Castilla sits down with George Kourounis, a Canadian explorer, storm chaser, and host of Angry Planet, to talk about a life spent in the heart of nature's most extreme forces. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=287

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Into the Fire: Chasing Earth’s Most Extreme Forces with George Kourounis – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Massey College @masseycollege.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The Gordon N. Fisher / Journalists for Human Rights Fellowship applications are now open: masseycollege.ca/wsjf-applica... #journalism #masseycollege #uoft

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Applications are open for the 2027-8 Gordon N. Fisher / Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) Journalism Fellowship for a journalist from Sub-Saharan Africa or the Middle East to spend a year at the University of Toronto & Massey College. Applications open Oct 1 - Dec 1, 2026. Apply: lnkd.in/gYdK34Vn

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you’re in the Toronto area join us at Massey College. It’s going to be a great discussion. Go to the Massey events page to register @massey_college @globeandmail @nytimes @canadainusa #journalismmatters #democracy

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Sarah Semchism takes us to a concert at Massey College. Violetta Kurkurina an accomplished pianist pursing a Master's in Piano Performance at UofT hosts three talented music students who perform and talk about history about the composer and music. Click Here to listen: lnkd.in/esCYCPTB

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

In The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Megh Rathod speaks with Hugo Higueros, a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the U of T, about developing new tools to monitor kidney health and how innovation could transform organ transplantation and long-term care. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=269

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Building Better Tools for Kidney Care – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Treating Asthma-Not a One-Size-Fits-All. In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Sarah Semchism speaks Dr. Lisa Cameron about how genetics and the environment shape asthma, individualized treatments,and how new, more personalized approaches could change the future of care. the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=266

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Asthma Treatment – Not a One-Size-Fits-All – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

in The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Rodginie Dorcent sits down with Sanjana Jones, a Master of Public Health candidate at Uof T to explore Black women’s health in Canada and why listening to lived experience is essential to building equitable healthcare systems. the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=261

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What Data Misses: Black Women’s Health, Language, and Care in Canada – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Other Tech Worlds are Possible In this episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Junior Fellow Rowan Munson speaks with Dr. Rafael Do Nascimento Grohmann, Media Studies,UofT about his research in South America into worker-led technology development. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2026/02/20/o...

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Other Tech Worlds are Possible – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Ben Pulver speaks with Senior Fellow Kim Kierans about her pilgrimage across Spain in the fall of 2025: 38 days, 700 kilometres on The Camino Frances. Listen @ the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=255. #walking #camino #spain #pilgrimage #masseycollege #spirituality

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The Long Walk – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The JCR: A Massey Podcast, Brohath Amrithraj speaks with Megh Rathod, a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the UofT about his work to adapt pulse oximeters to account for a person’s skin thickness, pigmentation, and melanin.here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2026/01/23/r...

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Reading Between the Layers: Building a Better Pulse Oximeter – The JCR: A Massey Podcast

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Revolutionary ideas for university education -In this JCR: A Massey Podcast, Margaret De Leon speaks with UofT professor, Dr. Robert Gibbs about his latest book, “What a University Could Be.” They discuss rigorous research and the logic of inquiry for undergraduates. Listen here lnkd.in/gDMETu4m

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

The JCR: A Massey Podcast - Revolutionary ideas for university education. Margaret DeLeon speaks with UofT prof, Robert Gibbs about his latest book, “What a University Could Be,” & his proposal to introduce rigorous research into the undergraduate curriculum. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net?p=249.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

The JCR: A Massey Podcast: Jane Zhao, a 5thhealth policy PhD candidate at the University of Toronto (UofT), speaks with Dr. Adalsteinn (Steini) Brown, the Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at UofT about navigating academic leadership, improving health systems. Listen: lnkd.in/gx5FzASp

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Face to face: Protecting first responders. In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast with Utkarsh Mali, Rachel Tyli discusses how facial features and tasks like CPR determine levels of safety and research that aims to improve protection for first responders.. Listen Here: lnkd.in/gCiASxt7

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

This post is for people with musical ability.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

A Trip Down Memory Lane: Sleep and Dreams In this edition of "The JCR: A Massey Podcast" host Brohath Amrithraj speaks with Nelly Matorina, a PhD Candidate in Psychology at UofT about her research into memory, sleep, and dreams. You can listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/2025/11/14/a...

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Check out the latest episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast, « Chasing Cosmic Ripples: A Grad Student’s Journey with Gravitational Waves » with Utkarsh Mali, a Phd student in astrophysics and Massey Junior Fellow Rachel Tyli. Listen at the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Journalism plays an important role in democratic discourse #universityofcalgarypress #michenerawards #journalism

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This review in Journalism History #jeffreydvorkin notes Journalism for the Public Good is "well written, detailed, and long overdue." It gives "proper acknowledgment of the decades of important journalism." Go to Journalism-History.org to see the full review: journalism-history.org/2025/08/04/j...

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journalism for the public good: the michener awards at fifty.

Massey Colleges’s Jeffrey Dvorkin reviews ‘Journalism for the Public Good’, by Kim Kierans.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Oh Canada 🇨🇦🇨🇦

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Congrats to La Presse the 2024 Michener Awards winner for impactful journalism & finalists GlobalNews,Globe&Mail x2, TorontoStar & VancouverSun. Norman Webster Fellows Cabin Radio NWT & Le Droit. Michener Deacon Fellow Katerine Dasautels & MichenerO’Hagen Fellows Chris Arsenault & Josette Lafleur

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

A wonder time at Marjorie Simmins book launch, “In Search of Puffins” at Truro Firehall. Catch the next launch Sat. May 31 in Halifax at WFNS.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Today is Red Dress Day, a National Day of remembrance and activism honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirited People (MMIWG2s+). Red Dress Day began with the REDress Project, created by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010. Massey College

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

"Wounds, Wisdom, and the Will to Lead” Dr. Sheila Wang dermatology professor, Co-Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Swift Medical shares her life story, motivations, and insights for aspiring entrepreneurs, physicians, and leaders. @Massey_College #UofT #SwiftMedical #dermatology #medicine

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

For the Public Good: Dr. James Orbinski In this episode of The JCR: A Massey Podcast James Orbinski, the 7th Principal of Massey College, speaks with Jane Zhou about his philosophy about work, family and his love of poetry. Listen here at the-jcr-a.blubrry.nett

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Writing from the Margins: Black Canadian Women’s Life Narratives. In this episode of the JCR: A Massey Podcast, Titi Ayegbusi discusses her research into Black Canadian Women's life narratives with Junior Fellow Alison D’Cruz Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Eyes in the Sky The JCR: A Massey Podcast. Rakshith Ramesh at Pixxel Space speaks with the JCR's Brohath Amrithraj about how satellites and space data help to detect, monitor and predict global phenomena. Listen here the-jcr-a.blubrry.net @Massey_College @PixxelSpace #uoft #pixxelspace

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Saving Journalism through Community Building - Rappler’s Pia Ranada, 2024 McLuhan Journ Fellow & Southam Fellow Beatrice Senadju, award-winning broadcast journalist from Ghana the-jcr-a.blubrry.net @rappler@apiature @piaranada @cmpfigueroa @beatricesenadju @massey_college #rapplercommunities

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UCalgary Press @ucalgarypress.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Kim Kierans offers an insightful look at the first fifty years of the Michener awards program and what it's like to carry the torch for meaningful investigative journalism. Journalism for the Public Good at LRC Bookworm:

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Bookworm, no. 82

Paul W. Bennett on Kim S. Kierans’s “Journalism for the Public Good.” Roxane Hudon reviews Marie Carter’s “In the Light of Dawn.” Poetry by August C. Bourré. Inside the March issue.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

JCR: A Massey Podcast: new music from Winnipeg band Blueblood - Sam Little, Courtney Fox & Conrad Sweatman. A conversation with music journalist Michael Barclay. Listen the-jcr-a.blubrry.net or on your favourite podcast platform. @itscourtneyfox, @samlittell @conrad_sweatman #winnipeg

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

This report is an excellent resource to start a national conversation about the importance of investing in local news. ppforum.ca/publications...

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The Lost Estate - Public Policy Forum

Strengthening local news and enabling local ownership.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Dissertations and Diapers What's it like to juggle an intensive graduate program and become a new parent? Omni Elebyary and Sonali Ravi share their experiences and insights for change with host Sara Maqsood. Check out this episode the JCR: A Massey Podcast lnkd.in/gDE_-XqA @massey_college

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Likely she is basing that statement on the long string of polls. As we all know polls are only a snapshot of opinion in a specific time.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

« CBC is the maple syrup of Canada » Kim Kierans, author of Journalism for the Public Good.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Junior Fellow Robbie Steele and Librarian Andreea Marin discuss Massey College’s Robertson Davies Library & its focus on the history/technical aspects of the book arts. Listen here <https://the-jcr-a.blubrry.net/ > #masseycollege #uoft #books #librarians #robertsondavieslibrary #rarebooks #boookarts

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Spread the word....Applications are open for the 2024 Michener Award for outstanding public service journalism! The deadline is Friday, February 21. Go here to find out more: www.michenerawards.ca

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Michener Awards

The Michener Award is Canada’s premier journalism award, honouring, celebrating, and promoting excellence in Canadian public service journalism.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The JCR:A Massey Podcast: Building big ideas through entrepreneurship. Junior Fellow Nancy Tahmo talks with Mary Aglipay, co-founder of Pippen AI an app to help family drs with administrative tasks. Listen @ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... or on your favourite podcast platform @massey_college

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The latest edition of the JCR a Massey Podcast “The Tea on ChatGPT" examines the complexities of generative AI. Rachel Tyli, a Junior Fellow at Massey speaks with Fernando Yanez, a PhD candidate in Computer Science about his research in generative AI and his newsletter The GenAI Edge.

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Looking for a Christmas gift or read with stories of impactful journalism. Check out #atlanticnews for « Journalism for the Public Good » #ucalgarypress

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Kkierans @kkierans.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Thank you Peter Carter for this impromptu review of my book Journalism for the Public Good @ucalgarypress.bsky.social www.petesblogandgrille.com/2024/08/this...

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