Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| November 26, 2012 |
John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Is RIM’s stock balance improving, on CBC’s The National. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – The tension continues in Gaza, on the CTV News Channel and CKNW (Vancouver radio). Phil Giurlando (Political Studies) – No agreement reached in European Union budget summit, on the CTV News Channel. Andre Juneau (Department of Intergovernmental Relations) – The premiers meet in Halifax, on the CTV News Channel. Ken Wong (School of Business) – What went right and what went wrong for the mega quarry, in the Toronto Star. Gerald Evans (School of Medicine) – What to expect from this year’s flu season, on Global BC, Global Saskatoon and Global Regina. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Quebec, Alberta premiers to explore shipping oil to Eastern Canada, in the Edmonton Journal and the Calgary Herald. Tim Fort (Drama) – The Mousetrap is the world’s longest-running play, on the Roy Green Show (nationally syndicated radio show). |
| November 23, 2012 |
Karen Yeates (Medicine) – New innovation is helping save lives in Africa, on cnn.com. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Comments on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, on France 24 TV, cbc.ca and CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – What role is social media playing in the Israel-Hamas conflict, on CBC.ca; the Israel-Hamas conflict, on CTV News Channel. Ken Wong (School of Business) – The hockey lockout is hurting the NHL’s image, on CBC Radio Edmonton. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Canadians seem to be desensitized themselves to racking up a big credit card debt, in the Toronto Star. Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Quebec and Alberta premiers agree to consider shipping oil to Eastern Canada, in macleans.ca, the Edmonton Journal, Vancouver Sun, Global BC, Global Regina, Global Calgary and a number of other daily newspapers. Gerald Evans (Infectious Diseases) – A study finds the effectiveness of flu vaccines are overrated, on GlobalNews.ca, GlobalCalgary.ca, GlobalEdmonto.ca, GlobalMontreal.ca and GlobalRegina.ca. Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – How does cyber etiquette apply to high school students, on CBC Radio Ontario Morning. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter received honorary degrees from Queen’s, on CKWS TV. |
| November 22, 2012 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – Black Friday shopping tips, in the Globe and Mail; few Canadians are excited about Black Friday shopping, on Newstalk 1010 (Toronto radio); Black Friday shopping hits downtown Kingston, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Steven Salterio (School of Business) – Salvation Army tries to reassure the public after two major internal thefts, on Global TV National and CBC Radio's Ontario Today. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Federal government employees are attending hacker conferences to learn more about cyber security, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Another U.S. government department stops using Blackberry, in the Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Edmonton Journal, Montreal Gazette, CBC.ca and more than 40 other newspapers and websites across Canada. Cathy Vakil (Family Medicine) – Op-ed on how governments pay little attention to the health risks of nuclear power, in Now Magazine (Toronto weekly newspaper), Kingston Whig-Standard and Oshawa This Week. Mark Sirett (School of Music) – Life is a song for Kingston composer Mark Sirett, in Kingston EMC and EMC Frontenac. George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – NHL owners and players' union struggle to reach a deal, on Sportsnet.ca. |
| November 21, 2012 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – Few Canadians are excited about Black Friday shopping, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and seven other Postmedia newspapers; the NHL lockout is starting to impact the hockey league’s corporate sponsors, in the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, New Brunswick Telegraph Journal, Halifax Chronicle-Herald and 10 other newspapers and websites across Canada. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Politicians struggle to broker a Israel-Gaza ceasefire, on CTV News Channel. David Detomasi (School of Business) – Petronas making a new bid to buy Progress Energy, in the Toronto Star. Warren Mabee (School of School of Policy Studies) – Petronas making a new bid to buy Progress Energy, in the Toronto Star. Chris Eckert (Biology) – Purple loosestrife hasn't had a devastating impact on Ontario wetlands, in the Ottawa Citizen and Regina LeaderPost. Tracy Trothen (School of Religion) – Op-ed on how churches deal with sexual abuse, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Kim Nossal (School of Policy Studies) – Canada can learn from Australia when it comes to trade issues with China, on CBC.ca. Steven Salterio (School of Business) – Salvation Army fires a director after $240,000 goes missing, on CBC Radio’s Ottawa Morning. |
| November 20, 2012 |
Kate Rowbotham (School of Business) – How an extra-marital affair impacts your career, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – The Israel-Gaza crisis continues, on CTV News Channel; Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defence system keeps its citizens safe, in the Toronto Star. Peter Harrison (School of Policy Studies) – Conducting research in the Arctic requires crucial financial support from the south, in Canadian Geographic magazine. Phil Giurlando (Phd Political Studies student) – The Greek financial crisis, on Newstalk 1010 (Toronto radio). |
| November 19, 2012 |
David Detomasi (School of Business) – The record $4.5 billion fine again British Petroleum won't deter companies from searching for oil, in the Toronto Star. Kathy Lahey (Law) – There is no sign that Canada Post will payout female employees soon after Supreme Court of Canada's ruling, in the Toronto Star. Jessica Jones (Psychiatry) – People with autism have difficulty reading social situations and intuitions, in the Toronto Star. Kathy Brock (School of Policy Studies) – MPs have busy week giving out $56 million for community projects, in the Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald, Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Montreal Gazette and Ottawa Citizen. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Dispute between Israel and Hamas may escalate into war, on CTV News Channel and Sun News Network. Phil Giurlando (Political Studies PhD student) –Ultra right wing political parties are gaining in popularity in a number of European countries, on CTV News Channel. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – David Petraeus testifies about the attacks that killed the U.S. ambassador in Libya, on the Sun News Network. Tom Harris (VP Advancement) – Alumni donate to their universities to help build the reputation of their school and the value of their degree, in 24 Hours Vancouver and 24 Hours Toronto. David Gordon (School of Urban and Regional Planning) – Op-ed on the problems with school closures, in the Brockville Recorder and Times. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Hackers are using Canadian computers more often to host cyber attacks and crimes, on Radio Canada International. Louis Delvoie (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Op-ed on Canada's flawed Middle East policy, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Principal's Community Breakfast highlights innovative students and researchers at Queen's, in the Kingston Whig-Standard and on CKWS TV. Richard Ascough (School of Religion) – The Mayan calendar predicts the world will end on Dec. 21, 2012, on CKWS TV. William Flanagan (Law) – Law school deans are troubled about the shortage of articling positions, in Canadian Lawyer magazine. |
| November 16, 2012 |
Philip Jessop (Chemistry) – Commodifying carbon a real option, in the Mail and Guardian (Africa). Dick Zoutman (Infectious Diseases) – Why Movember moustaches may hold hazards, on cbc.ca. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) - Israeli and Palestinian officials exchange war of words via social media, on Global Edmonton and Global Montreal. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Why consumer holiday spending polls contradict each other, on global.ca. Gabor Fichtinger (School of Computing) – New software helps fight prostate cancer, on CKWS Television and CBC Radio. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Commenting on the David Petraeus situation, on CKNW (Vancouver radio); The fighting is escalating in Gaza, on News Talk 650 (Saskatoon radio). |
| November 15, 2012 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – Marlins’ fans feel betrayed but Loria stays defiant, in the Globe and Mail. Houchang Hassan-Yari (Centre for International and Defence Policy) – Yasser Arafat’s body is being exhumed, on the CTV News Channel. Brian Yelland (Chaplain) and Roxy Denniston-Stewart (Vice Provost) – The future role of the Queen’s chaplain, on CBC Radio Ontario Morning. Theodore Christou (Education) – Education in an age of austerity, op-ed in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| November 14, 2012 |
Christopher Chong (School of Medicine) – Canadian hospitals may be under reporting mortality rates, in the National Post. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Leon’s, Brick combining forces to cut costs but both banners to keep flying, in the Nanaimo Daily News and the Kingston Whig-Standard. Graham Cairns (Biology) – Learning how improper garbage disposal methods have impacted the environment, on CKWS Television. Raymond de Souza (Theological Studies) – Native leader lets politics get in the way of truth, in the B.C. Catholic. |
| November 13, 2012 |
Ken Wong (School of Business) – Leon’s, Brick combining forces to cut costs but both banners to keep flying, on CBC TV’s The National, CTV News Channel and in the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator, Squamish Chief, Estevan Mercury, Whistler Question, Penticton Herald, Global Winnipeg, Global Calgary and a number of other national daily newspapers. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – CIA director David Patraeus resigns, on CTV News Channel and the Sun News Network. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Anti-bullying motion to be debated Monday, in the Huffington Post; Anti-bullying campaigns get higher profile but few funds, in the Huffington Post. Brandon Tozzo (Political Studies PhD student) – Petraeus’s legacy will weather the storm, on cbc.ca and msn Canada. |
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