Queen's in the News Archive
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| 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. |
| 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. |
