Deep-voice drama, preventing medical trauma and fitness tips from Gibala

Newspaper

October 22, 2013

McMaster is known for making a positive impact on the local, national and international stages. Each week, the Office of Public Relations highlights a few of the many McMaster stories making the news. 

Research:

The National Post, Toronto Star, Daily Mail, Irish Independent, TIME, Hamilton Spectator, CBC Hamilton, Global TV News, Belfast Telegraph, Huffington Post (Canada, US & UK), Daily Planet, 680 News, CHML, CANOE, Sky News Australia, Metro News and others covered research by Jillian O’Connor and David Feinberg (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) that showed women believe men with lower voices are both more attractive and more likely to cheat.

CBC TV’s The Nature of Things featured Martin Gibala and Steven Bray (Kinesiology) and Mark Tarnopolsky (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) in a documentary where host Jennifer Gardy explored myths about physical and intellectual fitness. The segments at McMaster looked at the effects of exercise on aging, the efficiency of high-intensity interval training and how the brain can be trained to develop more willpower. Meanwhile, in a separate half-page piece, The Globe and Mail discussed Gibala’s continuing research into high-intensity training, including its evolution and widespread adoption.

United Press International, The Hamilton Spectator, CHCH TV, Sun News Network and SeniorsJournal.com reported on research by Gina Agarwal (Family Medicine) showing that regular, proactive paramedic visits to seniors residences significantly curtailed 911 calls from those same residences.

Teaching, learning and student success:

The Hamilton Spectator’s business pages featured a story about former BMO chief economist Sherry Cooper joining the DeGroote School of Business.

The Globe and Mail published an obituary of Donald Woods (Engineering) written by his daughter Cynthia Veals as one of its well-read “Lives Lived” series. The story emphasizes Woods’s dedication to innovation in teaching and learning and even called him “Mr.Problem-Based Learning.”

Community Engagement:

CBC Hamilton and The Hamilton Spectator covered the launch of the St. Peter’s Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Science Centre, a joint venture between St. Peter’s Hospital and McMaster University, where Alexandra Papaioannou (Geriatrics) is scientific director.

The Hamilton Spectator covered Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne’s campus address to the Leadership Summit for Women, jointly organized by McMaster University, the McMaster Students Union and the YWCA of Hamilton.

CHCH TV, The Weather Network and The Hamilton Spectator all provided video coverage of the 24th Annual McMaster Engineering & Science Olympics, where 1,400 high-school students and teachers visited McMaster from all over Ontario.

Expert opinion:

The Globe and Mail and The Vancouver Province carried a Canadian Press piece on the prevalence of incontinence among seniors, including analysis by Donna Fedorkow (Obstetrics and Gynecology).

CHCH TV interviewed Peter Graefe (Political Science) about the Speech from the Throne.

CBC.ca quoted Salim Yusuf (Cardiology) on new, slightly higher, recommended daily limits on salt consumption.