Aging drivers, precarious employment and flirting in the Student Centre!
Some of the many headlines McMaster experts made last week in local, national and international media.
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 Toronto Star and The Hamilton Spectator both published front page stories on new research led by Wayne Lewchuk (Economics and Labour Studies) working in partnership with United Way Toronto, on the wide-ranging impacts of employment insecurity, or precarious employment. Lewchuk was also interviewed on CBC Radio’s Metro Morning, and The Globe and Mail ran a related op-ed, co-authored by Dean of Social Sciences Charlotte Yates (Social Sciences). The Star published a second story on Monday – one that also appeared in its sister paper, The Spectator.
The Hamilton Spectator published a story and photos and posted a video describing the new facilities of Sustainable Archeology: McMaster, including interviews with Aubrey Cannon (Anthropology) and Meghan Burchell, a PhD candidate and operations manager of the facility.
The Globe and Mail published a piece announcing a major new partnership to study automotive policy, under the leadership of Charlotte Yates (Social Sciences).
Community engagement:
The Globe and Mail published an obituary of Clyde Hertzman, a McMaster alumnus (Community Medicine) and protege of Fraser Mustard. Hertzman had demonstrated that the circumstances of a child’s first few years are critical to future development, right through to old age.
Teaching, learning and student success:
Inside Higher Ed, an influential US publication concerned with university and college issues, quoted Allison Sekuler (Graduate Studies) in a piece on the rising popularity of short thesis pitches.
A regular segment on Discovery Channel’s Daily Planet show, Jay’s Social Experiments, visited McMaster to do an experiment on flirting, using students as subjects and recording on-site in the Student Centre.
Expert Opinion:
CTV News Channel spoke to John Sievenpiper (Medical Biochemistry), about the differences between the number of calories in a food item and the number of calories the body actually takes up.
CTV News Channel asked David Armstrong (Gastroenterology) to comment on research suggesting a new magnetic device could assist sufferers of acid reflux.
The National Post published a story on research by a McMaster team led by Robby Nieuwlaat, (Epidemiology), showing that failure to apply the best treatments for heart patients poses serious risks to their health.
CBC Radio’s Ontario Today invited Allison Sekuler (Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour) to talk about aging drivers.
The Hamilton Spectator published a story about research led by Sam Schulman (Hematology and Thromboembolism) into the effectiveness of new blood-thinning drugs.
