Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| October 30, 2012 |
Ryan Mulligan (Civil Engineering) – Hurricane Sandy is a terrifying force of nature, in the Toronto Star, CTV News Channel and CKWS Television. Elizabeth Kelley (Psychology) – Autism study shows first signs don’t appear until after six months of age, in the Toronto Star. Douglas Bland (School of Policy Studies) – Lt.-Gen. Lawson was sworn in as Canada’s next Chief of Defence Staff, on CPAC TV’s Prime Time Politics. Arthur Sweetman (Engineering and Applied Science) – Canada is losing billions by marginalizing immigrants, in the Vancouver Sun. Casey Warman (Research Data Centre) – Canada is losing billions by marginalizing immigrants, in the Vancouver Sun. |
| October 29, 2012 |
Lynnette Purda (School of Business) – Strong ratings are putting Canada’s Dominion Bond Rating Service on the map in Europe, in the Globe and Mail. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – The internet creates huge psychological impacts that are devastating to people who experience it, in the National Post. Maria Moncur (History) – Civilian life on the front line during the War of 1812, in the National Post. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Digital wallet promises big payday for banks and retailers, in the National Post. George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Cancellation of Winter Classic could be a sign of doom for the NHL season, in the National Post. Brandon Tozzo (Political Studies) – Are attack ads being used effectively during the campaign, on CTV News Channel. Ian McKay (History) – New e-passport’s historic scenes a study in triumph, in the Edmonton Journal and the Ottawa Citizen. Paul Webster (Physics) – Student starts new laser technology company, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 26, 2012 |
Valerie Kuhlmeir (Infant Cognition Group) – How do babies and kids learn morals, on CBC TV’s The Nature of Things. Neil Bearse (School of Business) – The launch of Microsoft’s Windows 8 and the Surface tablet, on CBC Radio’s World This Hour and World at 6, Edmonton Journal and the Vancouver Sun. Adele Mercier (Philosophy) – Statistics Canada report on language use in Canada, on CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning. Amer Johri (Cardiology) – Queen’s being the first university in Canada to train undergraduate medical students to use handheld, portable ultrasound machines, on CKWS Television. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – The long-term effects of bullying, on CKWS Television. |
| October 25, 2012 |
Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Researchers are trying to find new and innovative ways to develop the oil sands, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa citizen, Montreal Gazette, and several other Postmedia newspapers. Adele Mercier (Philosophy) – Stats Canada report looks at language usage in Canada, on Global TV National, CBC.ca, Montreal Gazette, Kingston Whig-Standard and CKWS TV. Thor Koeppl (Economics) – The Bank of Canada needs to raise interest rates, in Canadian Business magazine. Thomas Dean (Electrical and Computer Engineering) – Government and business should be worried about cyber attacks, in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, Truro Daily News, Prince Albert Daily Herald, Brandon Sun and a dozen other newspapers and news websites across Canada. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Legal and privacy issues related to the Momoto camera that automatically takes photos every 30 seconds, on GlobalTV.com and Global TV Edmonton website. Bita Amani (Law) – Legal and privacy issues related to the Momoto camera that automatically takes photos every 30 seconds, on GlobalTV.com and Global TV Edmonton website. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – More than 40 university presidents meet with MPs on Parliament Hill, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Doctors recommend taxing junk food to encourage healthy eating, on CKWS TV. Stanley Sadinsky (Law) – Casinos do not bring more crime into the areas around it, on CKWS TV. |
| October 24, 2012 |
George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – The NHL is bargaining in bad faith with its players, in the Toronto Star and United Press International. Alice Aiken (School of Rehabilitation Therapy) – The Auditor General's report on how Canada is helping ill and injured soldiers return to civilian life, on 11 CBC Radio stations across Canada (including Ottawa, Ontario Morning, Winnipeg, and Vancouver). Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Facebook's upcoming profit report, on CBC Radio stations across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver). Ned Franks (Political Studies) – A former federal cabinet minister under fire for paying for his son's wedding with a government cheque, on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning. John Casselman (Biology) – Lake Ontario's water level at its lowest point in 48 years, in the Kingston Whig-Standard and St. Catharines Standard. Rob Morrison (English) – The literary origins of Frankenstein and vampires, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Aaron Ball (Sustainability) – Queen's is diverting 45 percent of its waste from landfills, on CKWS TV. |
| October 23, 2012 |
Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Studying abroad helps student compete in the global job market, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Canadian military secrets revealed by spy Jeffrey Delisle, on Global TV National and the Halifax Chronicle-Herald; the crisis in Syria may be spreading to Jordan and Lebanon, on CTV News Channel. Barry Cross (School of Business) – Strong dollar is giving businesses the power to invest in productivity-enhancing machinery, in the National Post. Nick Graham (School of Computing) – Developing physically active video games to improve the fitness levels of teenagers with cerebral palsy, in the Toronto Star. Rob Morrison (English) – The literary history of Frankenstein and vampires, on QR77 (Calgary radio). Louis Gagnon (school of Business) –Jim Flaherty announces plans to privatize CMHC within five to 10 years, on Radio Canada (Ontario broadcast). Conor Wild (Neuroscience) – New research can lead to better-designed hearing aids, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 22, 2012 |
Jacalyn Duffin (School of Medicine) – The Vatican canonizes the first Native American saint, on CTV News Channel, Epoca (Brazilian magazine), and CKNW (Vancouver). Samantha King (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Criticisms of breast cancer’s pink ribbon culture, in The National (United Arab Emirates) and Cape Cod Online. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Cyber bullying and the Amanda Todd suicide, on CBC News Now. Selim Akl (School of Computing) – Slime molds may lead to a revolution in bioelectronics, in Popular Science magazine. Nick Bala (Law) – Cyber bullying and the law, on CBC Radio stations in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto and Ottawa. David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – Trying to track down the anonymous identities of people who post hurtful messages online could lead vigilantism, on CBC.ca, Yahoo! News and MSN Canada. |
| October 19, 2012 |
Art Cockfield (Law) – Supreme Court backs Glaxo in transfer-pricing dispute, in the Globe and Mail, National Post, Prince Albert Daily Herald, Truro Daily News, Whistler Question, St. Paul Journal and over 20 other online news sites. Douglas Reid (School of Business) – Do your employees want to come to work, in the Globe and Mail. Mark Sabbagh (Psychology) – What Presidents Lincoln and Johnson can tell us about work-life balance, in the Globe and Mail. Dustin Costescu-Green (School of Medicine) – Constant cravings and bad moods can’t be pinned on PMS, in the Globe and Mail. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Newsweek plans to stop its print edition and go online only, on CBC Radio’s World at 6. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Federal government’s renewed investment in cyber security is not enough, on CTV News Channel. Conor Wild (Psychology) – Brain research could improve quality of hearing aids, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Jacalyn Duffin (School of Medicine) – The first Native American woman is being named a saint by the Vatican, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – People are being fired from their jobs after posting offensive comments online, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). |
| October 18, 2012 |
David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Federal government’s renewed investment in cyber security is not enough, on Global TV National, CTV National News and in the Wall Street Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Nanaimo Daily News, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Victoria Times Colonist and cbc.ca. George Smith (School of Business) – NHL’s public release of offer sends aggressive message to the union, in the National Post. Geoff Smith (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, History) – Lance Armstrong resigns from his Livestrong charity, on the CTV News Channel. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Fighting bullying is everyone’s responsibility, in the Alberni Valley Times. Curtis Nickel (School of Medicine) – New laser treatment a green light for prostate patients, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 16, 2012 |
Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Members of Parliament are debating an NDP anti-bullying motion in the House of Commons, on CBC’s The National, CTV News Channel, CTV’s Canada AM, CBC Ontario Morning, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Global Toronto, Global Regina, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Kingston Whig-Standard, cbc.ca and CKWS Television. She also wrote an op-ed for the Huffington Post. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Home sales are declining in Canada, on the CTV News Channel. Pradeep Kumar (School of Policy Studies) – CEP backs merger with CAW to create a super-union, on CBC Radio’s national business desk (heard on CBC radio stations across Canada including Calgary and Ottawa) and in the Toronto Star, ctv.ca, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Squamish Chief, Hamilton Spectator, Global Winnipeg, Global Toronto and a number of other daily news sites across Canada. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Globe and Mail reveals details for its paid online service, in the Toronto Star. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Big box stores could shut down over Quebec language threat, in the Ottawa Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard, Sault This Week, Dunnville Chronicle, Tillsonburg News, Sarnia This Week and over 30 other daily newspapers across Canada. Jay Handelman (School of Business) – Anti-bullying movement could take a page from MADD Canada, in the Vancouver Sun. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – When will paying with your smartphone go mainstream, on cbc.ca. Tracy Trothen (Theological Studies) – Lance Armstrong saga should highlight doping issues, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
