Trade talks, Canada votes and the Blue Jays playoff run
The Office of Public Relations highlights some of the many McMaster stories making news in the past week.
Expert opinion:
CBC’s The Exchange with Amanda Lang, CBC News Network, Global TV’s Morning Show, CHCH News, CBC Radio-Canada International and 660 News (Calgary) all interviewed Atif Kubursi (Economics) about the implications of Canada joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
CBC’s The National interviewed Blake Yarascavitch (Pediatric Neurosurgery) about the complexities of a rare case in Australia in which a child’s neck vertebrae were separated in a car accident and the child survived without lasting injuries.
The Hamilton Spectator interviewed Richard Harris (Geography) and Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies) about the Vital Signs report on the state of Hamilton’s economy and social welfare.
Global National News tapped Glen Grunwald (Director, Athletics and Recreation) for some context regarding the Blue Jays playoff run, given his own previous experience as GM of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and New York Knicks.
Global News online interviewed Mark Loeb (IIDR) about the new flu vaccine.
CTV News Channel turned twice to Peter Graefe, while CHCH News interviewed him once in ongoing coverage of the federal election. The Hamilton Spectator also interviewed Graefe for a piece on how the Syrian refugee crisis is figuring into the election.
The Hamilton Spectator interviewed Marvin Ryder (DeGroote School of Business) for a front-page feature on the future of the beleaguered US Steel Canada and the status of its pension and property-tax obligations.
CTV News Channel interviewed Russia expert John Colarusso (Linguistics, Anthropology) about Russia’s motives for launching missiles into Syria.
The Kingston Whig Standard interviewed Magdelena Janus (Offord Centre for Child Studies) for context in a story about concerns over the number of Kingston children entering school with developmental challenges.
The Vancouver Sun interviewed Michel Grignon (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics) for a story taking aim at the belief that there will inevitably be a crisis in the medical-care system from the Baby Boom reaching retirement age.
Research:
The Hamilton Spectator reported on research led by Kourosh Sabri (Pediatric Opthalmology) into identifying and treating premature babies at risk of blindness.
The Toronto Star highlighted the 1994 Nobel Prize for Physics having been awarded to McMaster’s Bertram Brockhouse as part of its coverage of the 2015 prize going to Queen’s Arthur McDonald.
The Toronto Star highlighted an influential report on precarious employment, co-authored by McMaster’s Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies).
CHCH News and The Hamilton Spectator featured Elena Verdu (Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute) discussing advancements in the understanding of the connection between gut bacteria and celiac disease.
The National Post, Ottawa Citizen and Montreal Gazette referenced a 2014 report from the McMaster-based Automotive Policy Research Centre on Canada’s auto industry in continuing coverage of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
Global News in Vancouver described pioneering research at McMaster showing that bacteria in the gut influence mood and anxiety.
Community engagement:
The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business published an op-ed by Greig Mordue (ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chair in Advanced Manufacturing) discussing the past and future Canada’s public policy support for auto manufacturing, in light of the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
CBC News Network interviewed McMaster Students Union VP Education Spencer Nestico-Semianiw about the Mac Votes initiative to encourage students to vote in advance of the Oct. 19 election at a campus polling station. CHML radio reported that McMaster would be home to a special polling station, one of 39 that Elections Canada is operating at post-secondary institutions, to encourage student voting in the federal election, whether they are voting for candidates in their home ridings or in the university’s riding.
CHCH News reported on local candidates visiting campus to speak to students studying Political Science with Henry Jacek. The Hamilton Spectator also interviewed Jacek for a piece on attack ads.
The Hamilton Spectator published an op-ed piece by Henry Giroux (Centre for Scholarship in the Public Interest) on the campus shooting in Oregon.
The Hamilton Spectator published an op-ed by Don Wells (Labour Studies) on the consequences of rising income inequality, in context of the federal election.
The Hamilton Spectator published an op-ed by Stephanie Baker-Collins (Social Work) on leadership in the federal election.
Teaching, learning and student success:
The Hamilton Spectator concluded its three-day series on Health Sciences’ Anatomy program, which described the program, its donors, and the ways in which cadavers are used to teach medical students. The series, in which the program’s director Bruce Wainman figured prominently, emphasized the respect with which the cadavers of donors are treated and how their families are included in an annual service of gratitude.
In the news:
The Globe and Mail used McMaster’s decision to resolve the pay gap between male and female faculty members to lead a major feature on the battle to achieve on pay equity across Canada. The story quoted Provost David Wilkinson and Political Science Professor Karen Bird.
The Toronto Star reported on the John Scott exhibit now on display at the McMaster Museum of Art.
CHML Radio and CHCH News reported on Gordon Guyatt (Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics) and May Cohen being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.
