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9 Sep 22
Dream States: Smart Cities, Technology, and the Pursuit of Urban Utopias is a book written by the 2019-2020 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, John Lorinc, and released by Coach House Books in September 2022. It's based on his fellowship series, Building Smart Smart Cities, that was published in the Toronto Star in January 2021. Read more >
19 Nov 21
Stephanie Nolen's 2020-2021 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy, What COVID Reveals, is now available to download. Read more >
10 Mar 21
As the 2019-2020 Atkinson Fellow in Public Policy, John Lorinc examined the politics and governance of smart city technology. Now, his series is available in an open access publication. Read more >
14 Dec 20
In a 2020 TEDxToronto talk, Sara Mojtehedzadeh, the Toronto Star's Work and Wealth Beat Reporter, spoke about the benefits and necessity of making all work visible and valued. Read more >
11 Jun 20
Award-winning journalist Stephanie Nolen will investigate the structural issues that created the conditions for the COVID-19 crisis and the public policy solutions required to address them. Read more >
27 May 20
The Toronto Star's Work and Wealth reporter, Sara Mojtehedzadeh, talks to The Big Story podcast about her investigation into Foodora couriers fight for decent work. Read more >
17 Apr 20
The Toronto Star's Shree Paradkhar has won two Amnesty International Canada Media Awards for her 2018-2019 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy series called Education Without Oppression. Read more >
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