Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| September 28, 2012 |
Alan Harrison (Provost) – Queen’s University launches its $500 million Initiative Campaign, in the Globe and Mail. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Experts predict value of condos in Toronto are going to drop, in the Globe and Mail. Art Cockfield (Law) – Supreme Court gives anonymity to a teenage girl so she can pursue a lawsuit over a bogus Facebook page, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Winnipeg Free Press, Waterloo Record, GlobalTV.com, Global Edmonton, and several other websites and newspapers. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – The controversy over building wind turbines on Wolfe Island close to people’s homes, on CKWS TV. |
| September 27, 2012 |
Erik Knutsen (Law) – Websites are now being used to solve civil disputes, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Winnipeg Free Press, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Metro Toronto and many other newspapers and websites across Canada. Gail MacCartney (School of Nursing PhD student) – Concussions are ruining young athletes’ quality of life, in the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. Louis Gagnon (School of Business) – Federal government needs to approve the CNOOC-Nexen takeover deal, on many local CBC Radio stations across Canada (including Calgary and Ottawa). Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Britain and Canada will share embassies to cut costs, on QR77 (Calgary radio). Sam McKegney (English) – The 40th anniversary of Paul Henderson’s historic series-winning hockey goal, on CKNW (Vancouver talk radio). |
| September 26, 2012 |
Jackson Doughart (Political Studies student) – Op-ed on how any criticism of Islam is denounced as Islamophobia, in the National Post. Richard Reznick (School of Medicine) – Queen’s to offer fast-track medical school, in the Toronto Star and CKWS TV. Ashley Waddington (School of Medicine) – New York City schools now offering “morning after” pill to teenage girls, on FM96 (Kingston radio). |
| September 25, 2012 |
George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Canadian Autoworkers agree to contractsthat involve two-tier wage-deals, in the Globe and Mail. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Product diversification can be a boon or a bust to a company, in the National Post. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Protests continue in the Middle East over anti-Muslim video, on CTV News Channel. Louis Delvoie (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Canada and Britain to open joint embassies, in the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, GlobalToronto.ca, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun, Calgary Sun, GlobalCalgary.ca, Edmonton Sun, Winnipeg Sun, CTV.ca and many other newspapers and websites across Canada. Kathy Brock (School of Policy Studies) – Federal minister Jason Kenney supports MP’s abortion motion, in the Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen. |
| September 24, 2012 |
George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Canadian Auto Workers Union leader Ken Lewenza has a tough job, on CNBC, International Business Times (England), Yahoo News (U.S.) and several other news websites across the world. Don Drummond (School of Policy Studies) – Why Canada's housing market could be on shaky ground, on CBC’s The National. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Consumers line up to buy new iPhone5, on Global TV National, Toronto Star, and CKNW (Vancouver radio). John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Rental rates in condos will eventually decline due to the large number of condos currently being built, in the National Post; How new family census data will affect real estate markets, on CTV News Channel. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – How much power do backbench PS have in Parliament, in the Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Windsor Star, Montreal Gazette, and New Brunswick Telegraph Journal. David Gordon (School of Urban and Regional Planning) – How Ottawa's city planning decisions has shaped the city, in the Ottawa Citizen. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Social media can be used for revenge and harming someone’s reputation, in the Ottawa Sun. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Consumers line up to buy new iPhone5, on Global Toronto, Global Calgary, 680News.com (Toronto), 570News.com (Ottawa), CanadianBusiness.com and many other news websites across Canada. William Flanagan (Law) – The legacy of ex-Alberta premier and former Queen’s Chancellor Peter Lougheed, on CBC Radio Calgary. Mark Rosenberg (Geography) – Stats Canada census data shows traditional family is changing, on CKWS TV. |
| September 21, 2012 |
Kate Harkness (Psychology, Psychiatry) – How to families cope with the change of pace in September, in the Globe and Mail. Joyce Davidson (Geography) – How are women expressing themselves with home décor, in the Globe and Mail. Keith Pilkey (Mechanical and Materials Engineering) – Auto sector is experiencing a renaissance in attracting human capital, in the National Post. Bob Ross (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Study finds obesity rates three times higher among Canadian boys than girls, at canada.com, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald and the Ottawa Citizen. Pradeep Kumar (Policy Studies) – CAW continues talks with GM, Chrysler, in the Red Deer Advocate. Brian Cumming (Biology) – Ontario jellyfish causing a stir among swimmers and boaters north of Trenton, on CKWS Television. |
| September 19, 2012 |
John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Canada’s housing market is cooling, on the CTV News Channel and CKWS TV. Lucie Pelland (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – How do concussions affect youth in minor hockey, on a Postmedia News online chat. Garth Smith (School of Medicine) – How do concussions affect youth in minor hockey, on a Postmedia News online chat. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Social media makes it almost impossible to get rid of topless photos of Kate Middleton, on CBC Radio stations across Canada. |
| September 18 |
John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – What is the state of the Canadian real estate market, on CBC TV’s The National. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Anti-American protests continue over the anti-Muslim movie, on CTV News Channel. Gregor Smith (Economics) – What are the pros and cons of a high Canadian dollar, on CTV News Channel. John Smol (Biology) – Climate change threat more real to those with perceived personal experience, in the Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and canada.com. George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Ford first to ink a deal with autoworkers, in iPolitics. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Op-ed on the passing of former chancellor Peter Lougheed, in the Kingston Whig Standard. |
| September 17, 2012 |
David Saunders (School of Business) – Queen's School of Business opens new 75,000 square foot west wing, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Muslims across Middle East protest U.S.-made anti-Muslim movie, in the National Post and on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Brandon Tozzo (PhD Political Studies student) – Muslims across Middle East protest U.S.-made anti-Muslim movie, on the Sun News Network. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – What parents need to know about keeping their tweens safe on social media networking sites, in the Toronto Star. Susan Soederberg (Political Studies) – Shareholder activism can wield power over companies, in the Winnipeg Free Press. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Competition Bureau suing Rogers, Bell and Telus over false advertising, on CBC Radio Canada. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – The death of former Queen's chancellor and ex-Alberta premier, on CKWS TV. Sharry Aiken (Law) – Op-ed on Canadian government making drastic changes to refugee policy, in the Canadian Jewish News. |
| September 14, 2012 |
Brandon Tozzo (PhD political studies student) – US ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three staff are killed in Libya, on the CTV News Channel and ctv.ca. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – the Middle East is in turmoil over American-made video, on the CTV News Channel. |
