Mad students, beating allergies and the power of calcium

Newspaper

May 31, 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 Hamilton Spectator and CBC Hamilton reported on research by Brian Timmons (Pediatrics) and Jan Willem Gorter (Pediatrics) into the activity levels of children. Timmons also appeared on 900 CHML-AM.

CBC Radio’s The Current featured an interview with Bruce Cockburn, in which he describes (starting at 9:10 at this link) donating his archives to McMaster University. Tom Allen also discussed the donation on his show, Shift (CBC Radio 2). The National Post made reference to the donation in a story about a new biographical film about the celebrated singer-songwriter.

Teaching, learning and student success:
The Waterloo Region Record published a story about the first graduates of the Kitchener satellite campus of the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.

Community engagement:
The Hamilton Spectator published a piece on a new Hamilton chapter of the international group, the Mad Student Society organized by McMaster student Alise deBie (Social Work). The story also quoted John Deadman (Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences).

Expert opinion:
Peter Graefe (Political Science) spoke to the Canadian Press (with stories published in The Ottawa Citizen, Calgary Herald, Windsor Star, Montreal Gazette), and to CBC-French TV and CTV News Channel about drug allegations swirling around Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and his brother, Councillor Doug Ford.

The National Post interviewed Marvin Ryder (Marketing) about the financial success of bland entertainment and marketing. CHCH-TV talked to Ryder about the sudden drop in Asian stock market.

The Globe and Mail interviewed Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies, Economics) about the challenging employment situation facing university graduates.

Macleans interviewed Philip DeCicca (Economics) for a story that questioned whether full-day kindergarten is actually beneficial.

CTV News Channel interviewed Susan Waserman (Clinical Immunology and Allergy) on the development of a new oral allergy therapy.  Global News and The Hamilton Spectator talked to her about a proposal to require Epipens in all Hamilton restaurants.

CTV National News interviewed Aliya Khan (Geriatrics and Edocrinology) about new research confirming numerous and significant health benefits for women who take in a minimum of 1,000 mg of calcium each day.

CBC Halifax talked to Jan Willem Gorter (Director of the McMaster-based CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research) about a family’s challenges in trying to have a shopping mall accommodate them shopping with their autistic son.

CTV News Channel used McMaster’s campus studio to interview PhD candidate Ken Owen (DeGroote School of Business) for a piece on the push for tighter privacy regulations on businesses’ use of personal information.

The Hamilton Spectator quoted Richard Harris (Geography and Earth Sciences) in its series on Barton Street.

Feature story:
The Globe and Mail published a Q&A with popular musician Kae Sun, who had studied Philosophy at McMaster.