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    April 29, 2022

    Queen's In The News Friday, April 29, 2022

    Expert Faculty/Department Media Outlets
    Airton, Lee
    • Education
    Globe and Mail: Census sheds light on trans, non-binary Canadians for the first time
    Prof. Airton says that for safety reasons, transgender people must be able to opt out of the sex question in the census, since it needs to be filled out alongside others in their household.
    Akanksha Bij
    • Arts and Science
    • Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy
    Global News: Queen's University astronomers break down how Kingstonians can view a celestial event
    Akanksha Bij, Master’s student, talks about how Canadians may be able to see four planets in a row, with no telescope needed.
    Sean Cleary
    • Smith School of Business
    ctvnews.ca: Climate cost to Canada could be trillions of dollars by 2100: report
    Dr. Cleary talks about the Institute for Sustainable Finance’s report that the total cost of climate change to the Canadian economy would be trillions of dollars by the end of the century if temperatures continue to rise.
    Robert Colautti
    • Arts and Science
    • Biology
    The Weather Network: Meet the lone star & Asian longhorned ticks: 2 species inching towards E. Canada
    Dr. Colautti talks about bacteria and other pathogens that ticks can carry.
    Christian Leuprecht
    • Arts and Science
    • Political Studies
    • Smith School of Business
    • School of Policy Studies
    ctvnews.ca: Mounting evidence Canada trained Ukrainian extremists, gov't needs to be held to account: experts
    Global News: Emergency alert would have sent public into ‘frantic panic’: RCMP officer
    Dr. Leuprecht talks about the claims around the Canadian Armed Forces having trained members of Ukraine’s military who were reported to be part of extremist groups. He also speaks to the police response to the Nova Scotia mass shooting in 2020.
    Raj Patel
    • Arts and Science
    • Physics, Engineering Physics and Astronomy
    Global News: Queen's University astronomers break down how Kingstonians can view a celestial event
    Raj Patel, Master’s student, talks about how Canadians may be able to see four planets in a row, with no telescope needed.
    Jessica Selinger
    • Arts and Science
    • School of Kinesiology and Health Studies
    New Scientist: People instinctively run at their most energy-efficient speed
    Daily Mail (UK): Don't pick up the pace! Humans naturally run at the most energy-efficient speed – whether it's a quick jog or a marathon, study finds
    Wall Street Journal: Running Faster Means Overriding Your Body’s Natural Tendency to Conserve Calories
    Science News: Joggers naturally pace themselves to conserve energy even on short runs
    phys.org: Runners prefer the same pace, regardless of distance
    Popular Science: Humans naturally fall into energy-efficient speeds when they run
    Dr. Selinger talks about how the human body naturally chooses a running pace that minimizes their body’s energy use over a given distance.

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