Humber Experts in the News

Humber's Media Relations team has worked with several of our College's experts in various departments and faculties to help them share their work and expertise with the media.  

We have had tremendous success with many of our experts featured on television as well as in print and digital publications.  

Here are some examples from the past few months:  

Humber College and Siemens open SMART LAB  

Aman Hehar, associate director of Energy & Climate Change, was quoted in the Globe and Mail to discuss the partnership.

Project SWITCH 

Aman Hehar, associate director of Energy & Climate Change, wrote an opinion piece for Toronto.com.  

Personal Support Worker training program  

Humber and the Ontario government expanded the Personal Support Worker training program, which was featured on CBC Radio and TV, CP24, CTV, Toronto.com and more. President & CEO Ann Marie Vaughan was quoted in the media. 

Francis Syms, Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences and Technology 

Francis Syms, was featured several times in the news and spoke on: 

Andrew Scott, Program Coordinator of the Bachelor of Music 

Andrew Scott spoke on CHCH’s Trending Now about: 

  • Gordon Lightfoot's legacy and death (link) 
  • Tina Turner’s legacy and death (link) 

Two-eyed seeing 

An article by The Conversation discusses the development of the  Two-Eyed Land-Based Play and Co-Learning course that integrated Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives emphasizing co-learning with the land, storytelling and nurturing relationships to transform early childhood education (ECE). The article was written by ECE professor Louise Zimanyi. 

B2C Lab - Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation 

Orest Sushko, director of the Broadcast-Broadband Convergence B2C Lab, was featured on a Cartt.ca long-form podcast to talk about its open house and all that it has to offer. Information on the lab was also covered in TV Technology. 

Opportunities ahead for innovation in a world transformed by COVID-19 

Ginger Grant, dean of Research and Innovation, wrote an opinion piece for the Hill times on how the COVID-19 pandemic created opportunities for innovation including remote work, flexible schedules, collaboration, skills development, equity diversity and inclusion and more.  

Fashion Resale 

Bruce Sinclair, associate dean of Business Marketing, Fashion & Beauty, spoke on CP24, BNN Bloomberg, and CHCH Trending Now about fashion resale and Canada Goose’s ‘Generations’ Platform.  

Training the next generation of automation technology experts 

Neal Mohammed, director of the Barrett Centre for Technology Innovation, wrote an article for Manufacturing Automation discussing how the BCTI is addressing Canada’s manufacturing skills shortage by providing hands-on training, research opportunities and a culture of innovation.  

Cupcakes galore 

CP24 Breakfast featured four segments with Humber’s Baking and Pastry Arts Management students. Colin Bartley, associate dean of the Longo Faculty of Business, and Susan Joseph, program coordinator of the Baking and Pastry Arts Management, course spoke to the reporter to share the learnings within Humber culinary programs that have produced award-winning graduates. 

SpacesShared 

Humber and home-sharing platform SpacesShared partnered to revolutionize affordable housing. Students are being paired up with Seniors who have available space in their homes. The partnership was featured on: 

Navigating technology, innovation, education in the digital age 

Ann Marie Vaughan, president & CEO wrote an opinion piece for Toronto.com on the role Humber has in driving innovation, embracing technology and being leaders in a rapidly changing world. Some examples were discussed such as the metaverse and accessible global education.

Indigenous Rugby Jerseys 

During the home opening game, The Humber Hawks rugby teams unveiled their Indigenous jerseys, a tribute to the historical lands where the College is located and where the games are played. The story was featured in a CBC Video, a CBC Online Article as well as CBC TV and CBC Radio. 

Please reach out to Media Relations & External Communications Specialist Sylvie Lendvay (sylvie.lendvay@humber.ca) if you have any unique story ideas that would be of interest to the media.