Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
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| February 15, 2013 |
Jeffrey Monaghan (Sociology) – Canadian police and security agencies are regularly monitoring environmental activists, in The Guardian (British newspaper). Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Controversy over a senator’s travel expenses, on Global TV National. Cathleen Hoeniger (Art History) – Art experts claim to have found a second Mona Lisa, on CTV News Channel. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Canadians are willing to give up private information to use social media websites, in the Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Edmonton, Winnipeg Sun, Ottawa Sun and several other Sun Media newspapers. Geoff Smith (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) –Famous athletes who get arrested, in the Toronto Star. Monica LaBarge (School of Business) –What Carnival Cruises has to do to restore its image after a cruise ship fire, in the Toronto Star. David Lyon (Sociology) – What does today’s surveillance tactics mean for our privacy, in the Vancouver Province. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Protests and political pressure to get approval for the Keystone Pipeline, on GlobalNews.ca; GlobalToronto.ca, GlobalBC, Global Calgary and nine other Global News websites. Arjay Agarwal (School of Urban and Regional Planning) – City of Kingston should proceed cautiously with it plans to develop open lot beside K-Rock Centre, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – A Mississauga company looking at starting a Real Estate Investment Trust, on YourMississaugaBiz.com. |
| February 14, 2013 |
Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Senate spending investigation may be a job for the auditor general, in the National Post, Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Facebook app helps people find ‘friends with benefits,’ in the National Post; social media’s impact on romance and online dating, on CKNW (Vancouver). Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – President Obama talks tough to North Korean during State of the Union address, on CTV News Channel; Canadian military looking at the use of drones, in NOW Magazine (Toronto). Kevin Hughes (Electrical and Computer Engineering student) – ARPool (Augmented Realty Pool technology) developed at Queen’s makes playing pool easier, on the Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet. Robert Dennis (History PhD student) – The road to selecting a new pope, on the Sun News Network. Heather Evans (English) – Why chocolates and flowers are popular gifts on Valentine’s Day, in the Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. John Young (School of Religion) — The road to selecting a new pope, in the Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Windsor Star and on several other Postmedia News websites. Lewis Johnson (School of Business) – Canadians are starting to spend more on RRSPs, in the Toronto Star. Brandon Tozzo (Political Studies) – President Obama’s State of the Union address, on CKWS TV. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – An asteroid will come close to hitting Earth on Feb. 15, on CKWS TV. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Bell goes big with mental health promotion and Bell’s Let’s Talk Day, in Marketing magazine. |
| February 13, 2013 |
John Smol (Biology) – Alberta oil sands are polluting nearby lakes, on Sveriges Radio (Swedish radio). Roel Vertegaal (School of Computing) – Launch of the bendable flexible computer tablet known as PaperTab, on Fox TV News WKNY (Watertown, N.Y.); profile of the Human Media Lab, on CKWS TV. Aneesh Tarun (School of Computing PhD student) – Launch of the bendable flexible computer tablet known as PaperTab, on Fox TV News WKNY (Watertown, N.Y.). Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Mental health issues on campus, op-ed in the Globe and Mail. John Young (School of Religion) – The resignation of Pope Benedict, on CTV News Channel and CTV.ca. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Are there too many condos in Toronto, on CTV News Channel. David Walker (School of Medicine) – Mental health issues among university students, on CTV News Channel. Kip Pegley (School of Music) – How to pick romantic music for Valentine's Day, in the Kingston Whig-Standard and CKWS TV. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Senator Patrick Brazeau's legal problems and calls to reform the Senate, on the Rutherford Show (Calgary and Edmonton radio). John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – The Canadian cell phone market, on CKWS TV. Kathryn Humphrys (Health Counseling and Disability Services) – Animated video is a new innovative way to inform people about mental health issues, on CKWS TV.
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| February 12, 2013 |
Robert Dennis (History PhD student) – The resignation of Pope Benedict, on Global TV National, National Post, CBC.ca, Vancouver Province, Winnipeg Free Press, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Ottawa Citizen, Winnipeg Free Press, Kingston Whig-Standard, and many other newspapers and websites across Canada, as well as QR77 (Calgary talk radio). Munir Sheikh (School of Policy Studies) – Op-ed on what is a "clear majority" of votes needed in a referendum for Quebec to separate, in the Globe and Mail. Heather Stuart (Community Health and Epidemiology) – Many people who suffer from mental health problems say the stigma is worse than the disease, on the Business News Network. Steve Salterio (School of Business) – RRSP contributions are in decline, in the Toronto Star. John Young (School of Religion) – Pope Benedict will be remembered as a great teacher, in the Ottawa Citizen. Louis Gagnon (School of Business) – Option trading is a risky way to boost RRSP returns, on CBC.ca. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Patrick Brazeau's legal troubles and reforming the Canadian Senate, on CBC Radio's Ontario Morning. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – An large asteroid will come close to hitting Earth on Feb. 15, on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning. Nick Bala (Law) – The problems with using experts during trials, op-ed in Lawyers Weekly.
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| Feb. 11, 2013 |
Catherine Conaghan (Political Studies) – Ecuador President Rafael Correa is always in campaign mode, in the Wall Street Journal. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – The legal troubles of Canadian senator Patrick Brazeau, on CBC TV News Now and Global TV National. Daniel Woolf (History) – The life of King Richard III, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle gets 20-year jail term, in the Globe and Mail and on CTV News Channel and Sun News Network. David Gordon (School of Urban and Regional Planning) – St. Lawrence/The Esplanade area in Toronto is the best example of a mixed-income, pedestrian-friendly community ever built in Ontario, in the Globe and Mail. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – A growing anti-wind movement says giant turbines have gone up without sufficient research into health impacts, on CBC TV’s Doc Zone. David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – Cheap drones sold to the public are creating many privacy questions, on Global TV’s 16X9. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – An asteroid will come close to hitting Earth on Feb. 15, on the Roy Green Show (11 stations across Canada, including AM640 Toronto), CKNW (Vancouver radio) and the Kingston Whig-Standard. Adrian Baranchuk (Cardiology) – The dangerous effects of snow shoveling on your heart, on GlobalNews.ca., GlobalToronto.ca, GlobalCalgary.ca and 10 other Global News websites across Canada. Heather Evans (English) – St. Valentine’s Day consumerism, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Brian Cumming (Biology) – Low water levels in the Great Lakes, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Google’s digital footprint is much stronger and more powerful than Facebook’s, in Marketing Magazine. |
| February 7, 2013 |
Douglas Bland (Policy Studies) – Shuffle underway for Canadian military’s top brass, in the Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, Huffington Post Canada and ctvsnews.ca. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Is Canada’s party discipline the strictest in the world, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – A terrorist used a Canadian passport, on CTV News Channel. John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – Blackberry 10 shows some zip on opening day, in the Regina Leader Post. Chris Simpson (Cardiology) – 10 health apps recommended by experts, on Global Toronto, Global Calgary, Global BC, Global Edmonton, Global Saskatoon, Global Winnipeg, Global Lethbridge, Global Regina and Global Montreal. |
| February 6, 2013 |
Will Kymlicka (Philosophy) – Domesticated animals should be recognized as citizens with certain rights and privileges, in The Dartmouth (New Hampshire). Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – A terrorist was caught using a Canadian passport on Global TV National, Simcoe Reformer, Owen Sound Sun Times and the Northumberland Today. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Blackberry 10 goes on sale in Canada, on Global TV National. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Advertisers used Twitter to take advantage of the Super Bowl blackout, in the Toronto Star; how much data privacy can you expect to have, on cbc.ca. Tandy Thomas (School of Business) – Ontario-based Mood Media turns off Muzak for good, in the Toronto Star. John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – Blackberry 10 goes on sale in Canada, on CBC Radio Ottawa’s All in a Day and in the Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald and the Huffington Post Canada. David Lyon (Sociology) – What does today’s surveillance tactics mean for our privacy, in the Ottawa Citizen. Peter Milliken (School of Policy Studies) – Does the Parliamentary budget office need an overhaul, on Canada.com. Helene Ouellette-Kuntz (Community Health and Epidemiology) –Professor Jeanette Holden is honoured posthumously with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, in the Kingston Whig Standard and on CKWS Television. |
| February 5, 2013 |
Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Pipeline proposal is a realistic option, the Huffington Post Canada, cbc.ca, CBC Radio Fredericton and CBC Radio Moncton. Nick Bala (Law) – Why people representing themselves in court are clogging the justice system, in Maclean’s Magazine. John-Kurt Pliniussen (School of Business) – Blackberry successfully launches the Blackberry 10, on the CBC business desk. David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – Unmanned aerial vehicles have inched their way into the public consciousness, on global.ca. Peter Hennessy (Education) – Our teachers are trapped in no-man’s land, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| February 4, 2013 |
Tandy Thomas (School of Business) – The interaction between fans, brands, teams and players are essential to the success of the companies involved in the Super Bowl, in the Ottawa Citizen, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Regina Leader Post, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun, on CTV News Channel and CKNW (Vancouver radio). Barry Cross (School of Business) – Blackberry successfully launches its new phone, on CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) –RCMP making some progress in probe of deadly siege in Algeria, in the Edmonton Journal, Nanaimo Daily News, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette, Regina Leader Post, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Province, Vancouver Sun and the Saskatoon Star Phoenix; Naval spy Jeffrey Delisle is being sentenced, on CTV News Channel and the Sun News Network. Ariel Salzmann (History) – The U.S. embassy in Turkey was bombed, on CTV News Channel. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Why is the public fascinated with Super Bowl commercials, in the Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Saskatoon Star Phoenix, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, Regina Leader Post, Vancouver Province and on CTV News Channel. Timothy Smith (History) – French president Hollande goes to war, in Maclean’s Magazine. Ned Franks (Political Studies) – Supreme Court to consider fate of Senate reform, in the Calgary Herald; Conservatives spend $800,000 questioning watchdogs on F-35s, on global.ca. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Big box tech stores facing big hurdles, on cbc.ca. |
| February 1, 2013 |
Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – The sentencing hearing for naval spy Jeffrey Delisle, on CTV National News and CTV News Channel. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Parliament introduces a bill to change royal succession rules, on Global TV National. Jonathan Rose (Political Studies) – Most politicians do not publically disclose their medical problems, in the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Best Buy and Future Shop closing 15 stores across Canada, in the Toronto Star. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Research in Motion changes its name to BlackBerry, in the Toronto Star. Tandy Thomas (School of Business) – The Super Bowl has evolved from a championship game to an all-encompassing cultural tradition, in the Windsor Star. Judith Davidson (Psychology) – Tips to get over insomnia, on CKWS TV's Live@5. Tom Harris (Vice-Principal Advancement) – Queen's Initiative Campaign set to meet fiscal year target, in Academia Group. |
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- 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