Queen's in the News Archive
| Date | Text |
|---|---|
| October 25, 2012 |
Warren Mabee (School of Policy Studies) – Researchers are trying to find new and innovative ways to develop the oil sands, in the National Post, Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa citizen, Montreal Gazette, and several other Postmedia newspapers. Adele Mercier (Philosophy) – Stats Canada report looks at language usage in Canada, on Global TV National, CBC.ca, Montreal Gazette, Kingston Whig-Standard and CKWS TV. Thor Koeppl (Economics) – The Bank of Canada needs to raise interest rates, in Canadian Business magazine. Thomas Dean (Electrical and Computer Engineering) – Government and business should be worried about cyber attacks, in the Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal, Truro Daily News, Prince Albert Daily Herald, Brandon Sun and a dozen other newspapers and news websites across Canada. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Legal and privacy issues related to the Momoto camera that automatically takes photos every 30 seconds, on GlobalTV.com and Global TV Edmonton website. Bita Amani (Law) – Legal and privacy issues related to the Momoto camera that automatically takes photos every 30 seconds, on GlobalTV.com and Global TV Edmonton website. Daniel Woolf (Principal) – More than 40 university presidents meet with MPs on Parliament Hill, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Ian Janssen (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Doctors recommend taxing junk food to encourage healthy eating, on CKWS TV. Stanley Sadinsky (Law) – Casinos do not bring more crime into the areas around it, on CKWS TV. |
| October 24, 2012 |
George Smith (School of Policy Studies) – The NHL is bargaining in bad faith with its players, in the Toronto Star and United Press International. Alice Aiken (School of Rehabilitation Therapy) – The Auditor General's report on how Canada is helping ill and injured soldiers return to civilian life, on 11 CBC Radio stations across Canada (including Ottawa, Ontario Morning, Winnipeg, and Vancouver). Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Facebook's upcoming profit report, on CBC Radio stations across Canada, including Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver). Ned Franks (Political Studies) – A former federal cabinet minister under fire for paying for his son's wedding with a government cheque, on CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning. John Casselman (Biology) – Lake Ontario's water level at its lowest point in 48 years, in the Kingston Whig-Standard and St. Catharines Standard. Rob Morrison (English) – The literary origins of Frankenstein and vampires, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Aaron Ball (Sustainability) – Queen's is diverting 45 percent of its waste from landfills, on CKWS TV. |
| October 23, 2012 |
Daniel Woolf (Principal) – Studying abroad helps student compete in the global job market, in the Globe and Mail. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Canadian military secrets revealed by spy Jeffrey Delisle, on Global TV National and the Halifax Chronicle-Herald; the crisis in Syria may be spreading to Jordan and Lebanon, on CTV News Channel. Barry Cross (School of Business) – Strong dollar is giving businesses the power to invest in productivity-enhancing machinery, in the National Post. Nick Graham (School of Computing) – Developing physically active video games to improve the fitness levels of teenagers with cerebral palsy, in the Toronto Star. Rob Morrison (English) – The literary history of Frankenstein and vampires, on QR77 (Calgary radio). Louis Gagnon (school of Business) –Jim Flaherty announces plans to privatize CMHC within five to 10 years, on Radio Canada (Ontario broadcast). Conor Wild (Neuroscience) – New research can lead to better-designed hearing aids, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 22, 2012 |
Jacalyn Duffin (School of Medicine) – The Vatican canonizes the first Native American saint, on CTV News Channel, Epoca (Brazilian magazine), and CKNW (Vancouver). Samantha King (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies) – Criticisms of breast cancer’s pink ribbon culture, in The National (United Arab Emirates) and Cape Cod Online. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Cyber bullying and the Amanda Todd suicide, on CBC News Now. Selim Akl (School of Computing) – Slime molds may lead to a revolution in bioelectronics, in Popular Science magazine. Nick Bala (Law) – Cyber bullying and the law, on CBC Radio stations in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Victoria, Vancouver, Kelowna, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto and Ottawa. David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – Trying to track down the anonymous identities of people who post hurtful messages online could lead vigilantism, on CBC.ca, Yahoo! News and MSN Canada. |
| October 19, 2012 |
Art Cockfield (Law) – Supreme Court backs Glaxo in transfer-pricing dispute, in the Globe and Mail, National Post, Prince Albert Daily Herald, Truro Daily News, Whistler Question, St. Paul Journal and over 20 other online news sites. Douglas Reid (School of Business) – Do your employees want to come to work, in the Globe and Mail. Mark Sabbagh (Psychology) – What Presidents Lincoln and Johnson can tell us about work-life balance, in the Globe and Mail. Dustin Costescu-Green (School of Medicine) – Constant cravings and bad moods can’t be pinned on PMS, in the Globe and Mail. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Newsweek plans to stop its print edition and go online only, on CBC Radio’s World at 6. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Federal government’s renewed investment in cyber security is not enough, on CTV News Channel. Conor Wild (Psychology) – Brain research could improve quality of hearing aids, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. Jacalyn Duffin (School of Medicine) – The first Native American woman is being named a saint by the Vatican, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). Sidneyeve Matrix (Film and Media Studies) – People are being fired from their jobs after posting offensive comments online, on CKNW (Vancouver radio). |
| October 18, 2012 |
David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – Federal government’s renewed investment in cyber security is not enough, on Global TV National, CTV National News and in the Wall Street Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Nanaimo Daily News, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Victoria Times Colonist and cbc.ca. George Smith (School of Business) – NHL’s public release of offer sends aggressive message to the union, in the National Post. Geoff Smith (School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, History) – Lance Armstrong resigns from his Livestrong charity, on the CTV News Channel. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Fighting bullying is everyone’s responsibility, in the Alberni Valley Times. Curtis Nickel (School of Medicine) – New laser treatment a green light for prostate patients, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 16, 2012 |
Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Members of Parliament are debating an NDP anti-bullying motion in the House of Commons, on CBC’s The National, CTV News Channel, CTV’s Canada AM, CBC Ontario Morning, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Vancouver Sun, Global Toronto, Global Regina, Vancouver Sun, Montreal Gazette, Calgary Herald, Kingston Whig-Standard, cbc.ca and CKWS Television. She also wrote an op-ed for the Huffington Post. John Andrew (School of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Business) – Home sales are declining in Canada, on the CTV News Channel. Pradeep Kumar (School of Policy Studies) – CEP backs merger with CAW to create a super-union, on CBC Radio’s national business desk (heard on CBC radio stations across Canada including Calgary and Ottawa) and in the Toronto Star, ctv.ca, Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Squamish Chief, Hamilton Spectator, Global Winnipeg, Global Toronto and a number of other daily news sites across Canada. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – Globe and Mail reveals details for its paid online service, in the Toronto Star. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Big box stores could shut down over Quebec language threat, in the Ottawa Sun, Winnipeg Sun, Toronto Sun, Calgary Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard, Sault This Week, Dunnville Chronicle, Tillsonburg News, Sarnia This Week and over 30 other daily newspapers across Canada. Jay Handelman (School of Business) – Anti-bullying movement could take a page from MADD Canada, in the Vancouver Sun. John Pliniussen (School of Business) – When will paying with your smartphone go mainstream, on cbc.ca. Tracy Trothen (Theological Studies) – Lance Armstrong saga should highlight doping issues, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 15, 2012 |
David Murakami Wood (Sociology) – Should businesses be considering surveillance because of falling prices, in the Globe and Mail. Wendy Craig (Psychology) – Anti-bullying campaigns get higher profile but few funds, on cbc.ca and Global TV Toronto. Pradeep Kumar (School of Policy Studies) – Labouring against the decline of the union, in the Montreal Gazette. Jonathan Rose (Political Studies) – Politicians must strike an effective balance to keep a positive image online, on globalnews.ca. Raymond de Souza (Theological Studies) – Pope Benedict XVI will ask the church to discover its faith anew, op-ed in The B.C. Catholic. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Energy drink maker taking a risk by sponsoring a sky-high stunt, on CKWS Television. Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Jeffrey Paul Deslisle pleads guilty to espionage charges, on the Roy Green Show (nationally syndicated radio). Jill Scott (Languages, Literatures and Cultures) – Can the victims forgive Jerry Sandusky, on the Roy Green Show (nationally syndicated radio). |
| October 12, 2012 |
Jackie Duffin (School of Medicine) – Concerns about a prescription drug shortage, on CTV's Canada AM; the Vatican's canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, on CTV News Channel. Louis Gagnon (School of Business) – Few people know about Cdor (the rate at which Canadian banks lend to one another), in the National Post. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – The government should allow ethical computer hacking, in the Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers; a U.S. report that calls China's Huawei Technologies a security threat, on Newstalk 650 (Saskatoon radio). John Pliniussen (School of Business) – Worldwide use of cellphones is soaring, in the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator; the CRTC to hold hearings on new code of conduct for cellphone industry, in the Toronto Star and Hamilton Spectator. Ken Wong (School of Business) – Wendy's is changing its logo and trying to go upscale, in the Toronto Star. Jonathan Kerr (School of Medicine) – What can the public do about the over-the-counter drug shortages for flu and headaches, on CBC Radio stations in Cape Breton, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Ontario Morning (southern Ontario), Yellowknife, Windsor, Prince George and Calgary. Tracy Trothen (School of Religion) – Reports say that many of Lance Armstrong's teammates have testified he took performance-enhancing drugs, on CFAX (Victoria talk radio). Gisèle Dalbec-Szczesniak (School of Music) – Four musicians will reunite to form a rare piano quartet, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
| October 11, 2012 |
Christian Leuprecht (Political Studies) – Canadian intelligence officer pleads guilty to spying charges, on Reuters (United Kingdom), Reuters Africa, CRN Australia, Yahoo India, The Times of Malta, CBC TV's The National, CTV National News, CTV New Channel's Power Play, Sun News Network, National Post, Calgary Herald, Calgary Sun, Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, 24 Hours Toronto, 24 Hours Ottawa, Ottawa Citizen, Ottawa Sun and more than 100 other newspapers and websites across Canada and the world. David Skillicorn (School of Computing) – A U.S. report that calls China's Huawei Technologies a security threat, in the Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Hartford Courant, Oman Tribune (Middle East) and several other newspaper and websites around the world; be careful when doing business with Chinese companies, in the Vancouver Sun, Vancouver Province, Calgary Herald, Edmonton Journal, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette and several other Postmedia newspapers and websites. Vincent Mosco (Sociology) – A new website search engine is designed to highlight the less-popular results, in the National Post. Brandon Tozzo (PhD Political Studies student) – Op-ed on how the next U.S. president faces a tough challenge to reduce the deficit and boost the economy, in the Kingston Whig Standard. Brian Cumming (Biology) – Federal government announces $16 million Great Lakes Nutrient Initiative project, in the Kingston Whig-Standard. |
