Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
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| March 4, 2013 |
Robert Dennis (History) – Five papal things Benedict gives up in retirement, in Punch (African English language newspaper) and a Postmedia online chat. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – The U.S. State department is releasing an environmental assessment report on the Keystone Pipeline, on CBC Radio’s national business desk. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. not apologizing over not disclosing a house has been repossessed, in the National Post. Ben Kutsyuruba (Education) – Students rush to support drama teacher sent home for inappropriate jokes, in the Toronto Star and the Hamilton Spectator. James Miller (School of Religion) – Politics and secrecy play a role in selection of religious leaders around the world, in the Toronto Star. Tony Noble (Physics) – Could physics’ next biggest mystery be solved in Sudbury, in the Toronto Star. Mark Green (Engineering) – Public inquiry into deadly northern Ontario mall collapse set to start, in the Hamilton Spectator, Halifax News Net, Truro Daily News, Cape Breton Post, Prince George Citizen and a number of other national daily newspapers. Steven Brooks (Emergency Medicine) – The federal government is installing heart defibrillators in hockey arenas, on CTV Alberta. Gregory Davies (Obstetrics) – Exercising during pregnancy is beneficial to both mother and baby, in the Winnipeg Free Press. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Just trust us is Senate’s latest absurd defence, in the Guelph Mercury. Chris Simpson (Cardiology) – Queen’s doctor has been nominated for the president of the Canadian Medical Association, on CBC Radio Ottawa’s All in a Day. Kathleen Lahey (Law) – How tax cuts for the rich hurt women, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). |
| March 1, 2013 |
Robert Dennis (History) – Pope Benedict will give up his papal ring, red shoes and Vatican home now that he is retired, on CBC.ca and Huffington Post Canada; Pope Benedict leaves his post, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Comparison between Canada's Senate and Britain's House of Lords, on GlobalNews.ca and may local Global TV News websites (including Toronto). Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Canadian Forces preparing for spending cuts in the upcoming federal budget, on CBC Radio stations in Kelowna, Whitehorse, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Ottawa, St. John’s, and Charlottetown. Adrian Baranchuk (Cardiology) – Snow shoveling increase the risks of heart attacks, on Newstalk 1010 (Toronto radio). |
| February 28, 2013 |
Robert Dennis (History) – Pope Benedict gives his final address before resigning, on SportsTalk (British radio), CKNW (Vancouver radio), and CKWS TV. Angela James (School of Business) – Study abroad provides students valuable experiences, in the Globe and Mail. Chris Simpson (Cardiology) – Few high risk heart disease patients receive full treatment benefits, in the National Post. Brandon Tozzo (Political Studies) – U.S. budget cuts and their impact on Canada, on CTV News Channel and CKWS TV. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Real estate officials trying to hide details about bank foreclosures to home buyers, on CTV News Channel. Raymond de Souza (Catholic Chaplain) – Pope Benedict prepares to step down, on the Sun News Network. Lois Shepherd (Pathology & Molecular Medicine) – Centres are opening in Canada that will pay people for donating plasma, in the Toronto Star. Kathy Lahey (Law) – Tax cuts for the rich negatively impact women, op-ed in the Toronto Star. Nick Graham (School of Computing) – The future of video games, in the Vancouver Province, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspaper websites. Erin Crandall (Political Studies) – Changes to federal electoral boundaries, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| February 27, 2013 |
Robert Dennis (History) – Selecting a new pope, on CTV News Channel, Sun News Network, CHML (Hamilton radio) and in Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, and many other newspapers and websites across Canada. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Federal government expected to make big budget cuts to the Canadian Forces, in the Toronto Sun, Sun News Network and Kingston Whig-Standard. Richard Birtwhistle (Family Medicine) – Telus Health has acquired Ontario's largest electronic medical records provider, in the Winnipeg Free Press, Victoria Times Colonist, Medicine Hat News and several other news websites across Canada. Neil Bearse (School of Business) – The music industry learns how to properly use the Internet to turn a profit, on local CBC Radio stations across Canada (including Toronto). Lois Shepherd (Pathology & Molecular Medicine) – Centres are opening in Canada that will pay people for donating plasma, on CBC Radio Ottawa’s All in a Day. Jean Cote (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Kids under-12 soccer leagues in Ontario plan to no longer keep score, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Angela Garcia (Geriatrics) – Experts say Kingston is not ready to handle the expected increase in dementia patients, on CKWS TV.
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| February 26, 2013 |
John Smol (Biology) – Opinion survey shows people are less concerned about air pollution, in the Toronto Star. Ken Wong (School of Business) – The Internet and social media force businesses to rethink the way they operate, in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. Simon Borys (Law student) – The legal community needs to adapt to social media, in Canadian Lawyer magazine. |
| February 25, 2013 |
Lois Shepherd (Pathology & Molecular Medicine) – Centres are opening in Canada that will pay people for donating plasma, on CBC TV’s The National and cbc.ca. Raymond de Souza (Catholic Chaplain) – Federal government creates the Office of Religious Freedom, in the Globe and Mail. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Target revs up marketing assault, in National Post, Edmonton Journal, Regina Leader Post, Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – President Obama announces plan to stop Chinese cyber-attacks, on CTV News Channel. Trevor Strong (Education student) – Windsor teachers are in trouble for playing a prank on students, on CTV News Channel. Naomi Alboim (School of Policy Studies) – Canada’s immigration history is one of discrimination and exclusion, in the Toronto Star. Stanley Sadinsky (Law) – Ontario hopes to generate $100 million in profit every year from online gambling, in the Ottawa Sun, Welland Tribune, Barrie Examiner, Haliburton Echo, Kingston Whig Standard and a number of other daily newspapers. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media studies) – Harlem Shake YouTube videos are a hot trend, in the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal. |
| February 22, 2013 |
Chris Simpson (Cardiology) – Top doctors cheer defibrillator for every arena plan, on CTV’s Canada AM and in the Kingston Whig Standard. Nick Graham (School of Computing) – PlayStation 4 launches its new gaming console, on CTV News Channel. Phil Giurlando (Political Studies PhD student) – Italy prepares for the upcoming election, on CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – China regularly hacked U.S. government agencies and corporations according to a recent report, on Sun News TV Network. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Target revs up marketing assault, in the Vancouver Sun. |
| February 21, 2013 |
David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Canada urged to strengthen cyber security after alleged attack by Chinese hackers, in the International Business Times (India and United Kingdom), CBC International’s The Link, the Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Regina Leader Post, Montreal Gazette and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix, . Nick Graham (School of Computing) – Is the new Playstation the next big thing or is the game over, in the Globe and Mail. John Whyte (Law) – Why the Clarity Act must go, op-ed in the Toronto Star. |
| February 20, 2013 |
Warren Mabee (Policy Studies) – What are the environmental dangers of not building a pipeline, in Popular Mechanics. Ken Wong (School of Business) – How can a small business compete when a large grocery chain moves into the area, in the Globe and Mail. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Canada hit by hackers believed backed by secretive Chinese government unit, in the National Post, Regina Leader-Post, Vancouver Sun, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Montreal Gazette, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, six other national daily newspapers and CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – There is evidence of state-sponsored cyber attacks from China on U.S. government departments and companies, on CTV News Channel. Kathy Brock (Policy Studies) – Why the federal government hasn’t called a national inquiry into missing aboriginal woman, in the Calgary Herald, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Regina Leader Post, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Province, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen and the Vancouver Sun. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Brands like Burger King advised to respond quickly to hackers, in the Toronto Star. |
| February 19, 2013 |
Jeffrey Monaghan (Sociology PhD student) – Environmental activists pose a security threat, in the Knoxville Times and the Vancouver Observer. Peter Davies (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences) – Discovering the secrets of natural antifreeze in plants and animals, in the Jerusalem Post. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – Russian meteor, asteroid flyby show need to monitor the solar system, on Global TV National News, CTV National News and in the Toronto Star. Monica LaBarge (School of Business) – How can Carnival rebuild its image after a cruise ship fire, on CBC Radio’s national business desk. Geoffrey Smith (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Famous athletes who commit crimes and fall from grace, on CTV News Channel and the Roy Green Show. John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – Restaurants need to innovate or they will be forced to close, in the Globe and Mail. Ashley Waddington (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) – Emergency contraception is on the rise among women, in the Globe and Mail and CTV News Channel. Robert Dennis (History PhD student) – Pope Benedict officially resigns and a Canadian is among the papal contenders, on CTV News Channel. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Is it boom or bust for real estate this spring, in the Toronto Star. Mark Walters (Law) – British laws and the Canadian Crown, op-ed in the Ottawa Citizen. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Unplugging is easy compared to disappearing online, in the Toronto Sun, Ottawa Sun, Edmonton Sun, Winnipeg Sun and the Calgary Sun. Tandy Thomas (School of Business) – How can Carnival rebuild its image after a cruise ship fire, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Louis Delvoie (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Social group is crushed under the boot of cruel reality, op-ed in the Kingston Whig Standard. Ken Wong (School of Business) – When will Canadians finally see price reductions, op-ed in the Kingston Whig Standard. |
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- 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