Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| January 2, 2013 |
John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Canada is in a housing-affordability crisis, in the Globe and Mail. Louis Gagnon (School of Business) – Reverse takeovers deserve intense financial scrutiny, in the Globe and Mail. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – Why planets are round and not square, in the Globe and Mail. George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Time is becoming a factor in NHL lockout, in the National Post, 2012 was a bad year for labour relations, in the Winnipeg Free Press and Ottawa Citizen; back-to-work legislation brings different results, in the Toronto Star. Blaine Allen (Film and Media Studies) – This Hour Has Seven Days was one of Canada's most controversial news shows, in the National Post. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Canada considers sending troops to Mali, on CTV News Channel. Ken Wong (School of Business) – The success of the Ottawa-based website Shopify, on CTV National News. Chris Eckert (Biology) – Why alligators and crocodiles are so strong, on CBC Radio's Quirks and Quarks. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Dr. Pliniussen's quote about Research in Motion's loss of service happening on the same day as the launch of Apple's iPhone 5 makes the top 12 list of business quotes of the year, in the Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, and 20 other newspapers and websites. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Growth of iPhone and Android could be a security nightmare for the government, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. Andrew Graham (School of Policy Studies) – Federal government needs to start planning now for Canada's 150th anniversary celebrations in 2017, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. David Detomasi (School of Business) – Federal government caught flat footed by the CNOOC-Nexen deal, in the Toronto Star, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, and Winnipeg Free Press. Adrian Baranchuk (Cardiology) – Snow shoveling increases the risks of heart attacks, in the Ottawa Citizen and Calgary Herald. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Social media websites' terms-of-use policies are confusing and hard to understand, on CBC.ca. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – The Quebec student protest created change but failed to spread across Canada, in the Waterloo Record and Guelph Mercury. Martin Hand (Sociology) – Is technology hurting the human race by making life too easy, in the New Brunswick Telegraph Journal and Huffington Post Canada. Jill Scott (Languages, Literatures, Cultures) – Forgiveness during the Christmas holidays, on CBC Radio's Ontario Today. Kip Pegley (School of Music) – Music can help relieve some symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, on Radio Canada International's The Link and in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Kathy Brock (School of Policy Studies) – “Idle No More” movement is growing in popularity, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Kingston Penitentiary is not cost-efficient to operate, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Robert Lovelace (Global Development Studies) – Op-ed on Idle No More movement growing in popularity, on Rabble.ca; op-ed on violence against Aboriginal women, on Rabble.ca. |
| December 21, 2012 |
Beverley Baines (Law) – Supreme Court says sometimes yes and sometimes no to wearing a full veil, in the Globe and Mail. Martin Hand (Sociology) – Is technology hurting us by making life easier, in the Huffington Post, Victoria Times Colonist, Halifax News Net, Vancouver Sun, Westman Journal, Global Winnipeg, Estevan Mercury and a number of other daily newspapers across Canada. Heather Evans (English) – It’s the season to eat, eat, eat, in the Victoria Times Colonist. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – A report on social media, on CHML (Hamilton radio). Robert Ross (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – How to stay healthy during the holidays, on CKWS Television. |
| December 20, 2012 |
Jill Scott (Languages, Literatures & Cultures) – Op-ed on why – and how – the public is mourning over the Newtown School shootings, in the Globe and Mail. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Youtube's top 10 videos of the year, on Global TV National; Instagram backtracks on changes to its privacy policies, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Ken Wong (School of Business) – Celebrity users may leave Instagram over proposed terms-of-use policy change, in the Toronto Star. Elaine Power (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Op-ed on why federal government should not give tax credits to food banks, in the Toronto Star. Heather Evans (English) – People consume much more food now during the holidays than they did decades ago, in the Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Montreal Gazette, Windsor Star and Canada.com. Nick Bala (Law) – Tips for how divorced and separated families can handle the holidays, on a Postmedia News online chat. Adrian Baranchuk (Cardiology) – The dangers of snow shoveling, on CBC Radio Yukon. David Hanes (Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy) – Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield blasts off into space, on CKWS TV. |
| December 19, 2012 |
Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – People angry after Instagram changes its policies to allow photos uploaded to the site to be used by advertisers, in the Globe and Mail; Newtown school shooting spawns many Internet hoaxes, on CKOM Saskatoon Talk Radio and CJME Regina talk radio. Sharry Aiken (Law) – Immigration minister names 27 'safe' countries for refugee dealings, on CBC Radio's As It Happens. David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – People angry after Instagram changes its policies to allow photos uploaded to the site to be used by advertisers, in the Toronto Star, Metro Ottawa, CBC.ca; Newstalk 1010 Toronto radio, and CBC Radio Ottawa's All In a Day. Shai Dubey (School of Business) – Will the gun industry suffer lasting harm from Newtown school shooting, in the Toronto Star. Jill Scott (Languages, Literatures & Cultures) – Public mourning and the Newtown school shootings, on Global TV Toronto; forgiveness during the Christmas holidays, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Robert Ross (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Healthy eating and weight gain over the holidays, on Fly FM Kingston radio. |
| December 18, 2012 |
Douglas Reid (School of Business) – Three good business books to read over the holidays, in the Globe and Mail. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – Newtown school shooting spawned some one of the worst cases of mass misinformation, hoaxes and pranks in the history of social media, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, and several other Postmedia newspapers. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – The crisis in Syria and Egypt, on CTV News Channel. David Detomasi (School of Business) – Canada approves the CNOOC-Nexen takeover, in MacLean's magazine. Heather Evans (English) – The tradition behind putting a lump of coal in the stocking, in the Toronto Star. Jill Scott (Languages, Literatures & Cultures) – Public mourning and the Newtown school shootings, on the Charles Adler national radio show (carried on 14 stations across Canada, including Toronto AM640) and in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Margaret Walker (School of Music) – Why we love Christmas music, on CBC Radio Yukon. |
| December 17, 2012 |
Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Regular activity adds years to your life, on UPI.com (United Press International), Dunya News (Pakistan) and several other websites around the world, and CKNW (Vancouver radio). John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Real estate issues, on CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Protests in Egypt, on CTV News Channel. Ariel Salzmann (History) – Protests in Egypt, on CTV News Channel. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Are fewer companies using Santa Claus to sell products?, in the Toronto Sun, Edmonton Sun, Calgary Sun, Winnipeg Sun Ottawa Sun and many other Sun Media newspapers. Mike Joyce (School of Policy Studies) – Kevin Page was a very active as the Parliamentary Watchdog Officer, in the Huffington Post Canada. Adrian Baranchuk (Cardiology) – The dangers of snow shoveling, on the Roy Green Show (nationally syndicated radio talk heard on 11 stations including heard in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto). Noel McDermott (Cultural Studies) – Queen's launches native-language program, on CBC Radio Yellowknife. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Government approves CNOOC/Nexen oil deal, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Nathan Manion (Geography PhD student) – Real Christmas trees (not fake) are better to buy from an environmental standpoint, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| December 14, 2012 |
Robert Morrison (English) – Book reviews: The Art of Murder, The News of Springfield, in The New Yorker. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – The F-35 fighter jet controversy continues, on the CTV News Channel. Louis Gagnon (School of Business) – Canadians are hitting record-high levels of personal debt, on the CBC Radio national business desk. Kate Harkness (Psychology, Psychiatry) – Star investigation raises awareness of youth mental health, in the Toronto Star. David Detomasi (School of Business) – China’s largest-ever overseas deal shook oilpatch, in the Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald and the Edmonton Journal. Dick Zoutman (Infectious Diseases) – Germs that cause hospital-acquired infections may be a thing of the past, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| December 13, 2012 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – How the NHL’s lockout hurts NBC, on the Hollywood Reporter and MSN Entertainment. Guy Narbonne (Geological Sciences) – Controversial claim puts life on land 65 million years early, in Nature.com. Ned Franks (Political Studies) - Students protest decision by speaker of Yukon legislature, in the Globe and Mail. Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Regular activity adds years to your life, in the Huffington Post. David Detomasi (School of Business) – China’s largest-ever overseas deal shook oilpatch, Ottawa in 2012, in the Westman Journal, Dawson Creek Daily News, Squamish Chief, Whistler Question, Prince George Citizen, Yorkton This Week and a number of other daily newspapers across Canada. Alan Harrison (Provost and Vice-Principal, Academic) – Two new residences support need for student living space, in Academica Top 10. Lee Rosen, Julia Leo, Kadia Wong, Alexandra Carlsson, Emily Molzan and Natalia Stadnik (Occupational Therapy masters students) – There is a lack of provincial funding for individuals with autism, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| December 12, 2012 |
Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Regular exercise may add years to life, in US News and World Report. George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – Michigan passes new anti-union rules, on Global TV National. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Protests continue in Egypt, on the CTV News Channel. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Paywalls ignite debate across Canada, on Global Toronto, Global Regina, Global Calgary, Medicine Hat News, Kelowna Daily Courier, Lethbridge Herald, Penticton Herald and a number of other daily news sites. |
| December 11, 2012 |
Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Physical activity may add years to your life, in the Washington Post. Neil Bearse (School of Business) – Getting the most out of social media requires strategy, oversight and rules, in the National Post. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Political protests continue in Egypt, on the CTV News Channel. Phil Giurlando (Political Studies PhD student) – The Italian prime minister resigns, on the CTV News Channel. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – New rules won’t hurt oil sands investment, in the Toronto Star. Douglas Bland (School of Policy Studies) - Military changes mind on F-35 jet purchase, in the Toronto Star. Udo Schuklenk (Philosophy) – Supreme Court hears end-of-life case, in the Toronto Sun, Edmonton Sun, Ottawa Sun, Winnipeg Sun and the Calgary Sun. Alan Harrison (Provost and Vice-Principal, Academic) – New residences will be built at Queen’s, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
- 2013-04-09: MOSAIC Concert
- 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