Automotive innovation, EpiPen circulation and McMaster’s community infiltration
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 Detroit Free Press, ABC News Detroit, Windsor Star, The Hamilton Spectator, CHCH TV, CTV, 680 News, 900 CHML , The Victoria Times-Colonist, Automotive News, autos.ca covered the announcement — held at the McMaster Automotive Resource Centre on Longwood Road — of three auto-related projects to take place at McMaster with $24 million total from the federal government, Chrysler and other partners. CHCH broadcast live from the site.
The Globe and Mail, Vancouver Province and Edmonton Journal continued earlier coverage of research by Jillian O’Connor and David Feinberg (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) showing that women perceive men with lower-pitched voices to be more attractive and less likely to be faithful.
The National Post carried a feature in its special “Death Issue” in which the research of Myriam Nafte (Anthropology) figures prominently. Nafte, a PhD candidate, studies the use of human remains in art and culture.
The Hamilton Spectator published an item about Constance O’Connor (Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour) earning an Alice Wilson award from the Royal Society of Canada. The award recognizes early-career research achievements.
Teaching, learning and student success:
The Hamilton Spectator published a first-person story by Nursing student Sarah Berryman about her late brother’s health journey and how it informs her own education in the field of health care.
Toronto’s NOW magazine published a profile of Dilani Rabindran, who earned her MBA from the DeGroote School of Business and is now an analyst for the Toronto International Film Festival.
Community engagement:
The Hamilton Spectator reported on McMaster students’ increasing involvement in city life beyond campus through experiential learning, volunteering, and contributing to the local economy, especially downtown. The reporter talked to Social Sciences students Nashwa Khan and Alex Battick, and to Professor Henry Jacek (Political Science).
CBC Radio’s World at Six (story starts at 18:37 at the link) The Hamilton Spectator and CFRB reported on the possibility of a partnership between McMaster University and the City of Hamilton to study the effectiveness of supplying EpiPens to restaurants, to be used when customers suffer unexpected, serious allergic reactions. Some of the coverage cited Susan Waserman (Clinical Immunology & Allergy), who would lead the study.
The Hamilton Spectator has begun publication of a one-week series on the incidence of cancer in Hamilton relative to neighbourhoods and incomes. Neil Johnston (Medicine) analyzed cancer data, while Patrick DeLuca (Geography and Earth Sciences) created several maps that figure prominently in the series.
Feature report:
The Hamilton Spectator published Picture of Health, a special stand-alone editorial section exploring the scale, scope and role of health care and health research in Hamilton. The section included 40 stories, highlighting major research and community service, with McMaster people and achievements figuring very prominently.
Expert opinion:
The Toronto Star turned to Jim Reilly (Engineering) for a story on detecting leaks in underground fuel pipelines.
CHCH came to campus to interview Henry Jacek, while Vancouver radio station CKWX and Hamilton’s CHML talked to Peter Graefe (both of Political Science) about the Senate imbroglio. CBC Radio’s Ontario Morning talked to Jacek about Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announcing a new open-government initiative.
CTV News Channel interviewed Vanessa Watts (Indigenous Studies) about proposed federal legislation on First Nations education.
The Toronto Star quoted Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies) in a piece on the effects of discount retailers on the employment picture.
The Montreal Gazette and 680 News were among the outlets to use a Canadian Press piece on Rob Ford’s likelihood of being re-elected mayor of Toronto, quoting Peter Graefe (Political Science)
