Queen's in the News Archive
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| April 5, 2013 |
Art Cockfield (Law) – A cache of 2.5 million secret files has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, in The Guardian, Mail and Guardian (Africa), Spiegel International (Germany), UPI Asia (Hong Kong), on CBC National, CBC’s The Current, The Globe and Mail, Huffington Post and CKNW (Vancouver radio). John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – New feature turns home screen of Android phones into one continuous Facebook newsfeed, in the Globe and Mail, Technology News, CBC Radio Calgary, CHML (Hamilton radio) and the Vancouver Sun. Yuri Levin (School of Business) – Netflix bases bet on big data but where will the analysts come from, in the Globe and Mail. Ken Wong (School of Business) – More and more municipalities are considering casinos, in the National Post. Monica Labarge (School of Business) – The board of SNC-Lavalin announces they will not be seeking re-election, on CBC Radio’s national business desk. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) - Canadians involved Algeria attack on talk radio in Halifax, Moncton and Saint John. Ceren Kolsarici (School of Business) – Blackberry is starting to bounce back, on CKOM (Saskatoon radio) and 570 News Kitchener. Nick Bala (Law) – Lawyers in sexual assault case say withdrawal of charges should remove suspicion, in the Sault Star. |
| April 3, 2013 |
Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Canadians in Algeria attack were young and from the middle class, in Yahoo News South Africa and Yahoo News UK and Ireland; Desire to fit in with the Muslim community can push bitter and isolated converts to jihad, in the National Post; Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says Canada has done well to keep young people of the path to radicalization, in Macleans, the Huffington Post, the Hamilton Spectator and a number of other daily newspapers; Third man linked to Canadians in Algeria, on Global TV National. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – TransCanada proposal to ship Alberta oil to East Coast takes a step forward, in the Penticton Herald, Lethbridge Herald and a number of other daily newspapers; Exxon oil spill comes at a bad time for Keystone, on CBC Radio’s national business desk and in the National Post, Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen and Nanaimo Daily News and a number of other daily newspapers; Halliburton fighting in court, on CTV News Channel. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Ottawa may further dampen mortgage market, in the Toronto Star. Jerry Doiron (Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts) – He is named new director of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, on CKWS Television. |
| April 1, 2013 |
Guojun Liu (Chemistry) – Next generation of smartphones could have fingerprint-proof displays, in the Bangkok Post, Malay Mail and MSN Malaysia. Dean Xiong (Chemistry) – Next generation of smartphones could have fingerprint-proof displays, in the Bangkok Post, Malay Mail and MSN Malaysia. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Minister John Baird visits the Middle East, on CTV News Channel; Canadian passport prized by terrorists, in the Toronto Sun. John Young (School of Religion) – How Easter has evolved over the centuries, on CTV News Channel and the Kingston Whig-Standard. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Blackberry reports surprisingly good four-quarter profits, on CTV News Channel. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – A serious cyber attack has slowed down the internet, on CTV News Channel. Peter Hennessy (Education) – What is the best way to fix our schools, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Meredith Chivers (Psychology) – What exactly is sexual orientation, in Psychology Today. |
| March 28, 2013 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – New Tiger Woods-Nike ad stirs controversy, on CBC TV's The National. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) –Online fight over spam becomes largest-ever Internet-snarling attack, in the Toronto Star. Bryne Purchase (School of Policy Studies) – Our institutions are designed to respond only when faced with a crisis, op-ed in The Walrus magazine. Rupa Patel (Family Medicine) – Health officials release nation-wide strategy to deal with prescription drug abuse, on TFO (French-language Ontario TV). John Young (School of Religion) – The history of Easter, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). |
| March 27, 2013 |
David Detomasi (School of Business) – How would a free trade agreement with the European Union impact small- and medium-sized businesses, in the National Post. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning) – Survey finds fewer Canadians are planning to buy homes in the next two years, on CTV News Channel. Monica LaBarge (School of Business) – Media reports that Toronto Mayor Rod Ford was drunk at a public event will do little to affect his public image, in the Medicine Hat News and several other news websites. |
| March 26, 2013 |
Phil Giurlando (Political Studies PhD student) – Cyprus avoids bankruptcy, on CTV News Channel. Jerry Doiron (Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts) – Isabel Bader Centre will be home to many artistic endeavors, on CKWS TV. Bryne Purchase (School of Policy Studies) – Ontario’s electricity policy needs to be fixed, in Kingston This Week. |
| March 25, 2013 |
Bryne Purchase (School of Policy Studies) – Approval for the Keystone XL pipeline is in jeopardy, op-ed in the Globe and Mail. Tandy Thomas (School of Business) – Funny social smoking TV commercial goes viral, on CTV News Channel. Monica LaBarge (School of Business) – Wind Mobile goes up for sale, on local CBC TV stations all across Canada, including Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – The impact of the federal budget on Canadian real estate, on CBC Radio stations all across Canada. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Queen’s and Limestone District School Board work together to attract international students to Kingston, in Academica Group. Louis Delvoie (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – The U.S. decision to invade Iraq was the biggest political blunder of the 21st century, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Daniel Rose, Blake Butler, and Kirsten Andersen (History students) – Class project uncovers handwritten police reports and century-old newspaper articles that showS what life was like for Kingston police in 1880s, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| March 22, 2013 |
John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning/School of Business) – Real estate market in Canada is bottoming out, in The Standard (Hong Kong newspaper); Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tells Manulife to raise its mortgage rates, on the Rutherford Show (Calgary and Edmonton radio); real estate is a hot topic, in the Mississauga Business News. Don Drummond (School of Policy Studies) – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announces the federal budget, in the Globe and Mail, CTV News Channel and CTV.ca. Allan Manson (Law) – The federal government is spending more on fighting crime and prisons at a time when crime rates are falling, in the Globe and Mail. Afraj Gill (School of Business student) – The world is changing so our education system needs to change as well, op-ed in the Globe and Mail. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Magazines and Hollywood are no longer the sole definers of beauty thanks to the Internet, in Metro Toronto (commuter newspaper). Jonathan Rose (Political Studies) – Alberta Premier ramps up politician of government communications, in CBC Calgary website and CBC Edmonton website. Robert Dennis (History PhD student) – The general decline of religion in today’s society, on CBC.ca. Robert Wolfe (School of Policy Studies) – federal government reduces tariffs on hockey equipment, on CBC Radio Victoria. |
| March 21, 2013 |
Frank Elgar (Psychiatry) – Family dinners keep adolescents healthy, in Times of India, Knoxville Times, News Track India and the Zimbabwe Star and a number of international websites. Andrew Graham (School of Policy Studies) – Public-service perks are an issue in upcoming federal budget, in the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, CBC Radio Ottawa’s All in a Day and CKWS TV. Reena Kukrega (Gender Studies/Film and Media Studies) – It’s a grim fate for cross-regional brides in Northern India, in the Globe and Mail. Paritosh Kumar (Global Development Studies) – It’s a grim fate for cross-regional brides in Northern India, in the Globe and Mail. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning/School of Business) – Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tells Manulife to raise its mortgage rates, in Maclean’s, National Post, Edmonton Journal and on CTV News Channel and Business News Network. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Lululemon recalls yoga pants due to quality issues, in the National Post. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – North Korea is making threats against its enemies, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Sharry Aiken (Law) – Immigration Canada releases video on marriage fraud, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Kathleen Lahey (Law) – Stimulus spending must help women too, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard.
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| March 20, 2013 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – Why Rona turned to a grocer in its search for a CEO, in the Globe and Mail; how the Royal Ontario Museum is rebranding itself, in the National Post. Andrew Graham (Policy Studies) – Thursday’s budget is likely to be modest, in the National Post. Douglas Bland (Policy Studies) – Harper government’s defence spending cuts raise spectre of another decade of darkness, in the National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Regina Leader Post, Edmonton Journal and four other national daily newspapers. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Manulife comes out with 2.89 per cent mortgage rate and then cancels it, on CBC Radio’s national business desk and Bloomberg News and the Vancouver Sun; Finding a mortgage has never been easier, in the Vancouver Province. John Smol (Biology) – How will the oil sands impact northern lakes, on CBC Radio Yellowknife. |
- 2013-04-09: MOSAIC Concert
- 2013-04-06: Internet Radio Workshop
- 2013-04-06: Faith date: Christianity: Easter (W)
- 2013-04-06: Forum: VIA Rail: Quebec-Windsor Corridor
- 2013-04-05: Lecture: Topic TBA - Martin Stone
- 2013-04-04: New Evening Swim During Exam Time
- 2013-04-03: Gaels Cycling Team continue to make a name for themselves south of the border
- 2013-04-03: Four Gaels headed to East West Bowl
- 2013-03-26: Filion, Dakin honoured as Queen's top Varsity Team athletes
- 2013-03-26: Filion, Dakin honoured as Queen's top Varsity Team athletes