Marauder skills, senior drivers and Street View-esque medical technology
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 Globe and Mail, Toronto Star, National Post, Canadian Press, Montreal Gazette, CTV News Channel , The Hamilton Spectator, CHCH TV, 580 CFRA News Talk Radio (Ottawa), 900 CHML and others reported on research by Qiyin Fang (Engineering Physics) and David Armstrong (Gastroenterology) to develop a novel way of mapping the colon using new McMaster-made technology that provides a panoramic view during a colonoscopy.
CBC’s The National and The Financial Post interviewed Ron Balvers (DeGroote School of Business) on federal finance minister Jim Flaherty’s controversial decision to ask a mortgage provider not to lower its rates.
Teaching, learning and student success
The National Post talked to Engineering student Ryan Truman about his future direction, for a piece on the growing field of transportation engineering.
Last weekend’s CFL combine in Toronto – where invited players show their skills and abilities to pro coaches and scouts – generated several stories about McMaster Marauders players. The Globe and Mail, TSN, Hamilton Spectator and Edmonton Journal carried stories about award-winning defensive lineman Ben D’Aguilar. Marauders offensive lineman Matt Sewell’s prospects drew the attention of The Globe and Mail and the Winnipeg Free Press, while TSN carried a piece with a photo gallery about receiver Mike DiCroce.
Expert opinion
Maclean’s magazine asked Terry Bennett (Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences) about changes to the influential Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Britain’s Daily Mail and CBC Hamilton talked to Hendrik Poinar (Anthropology) about reviving extinct species.
The Globe and Mail sought the opinion of Arthur Sweetman (Economics) for a piece on temporary foreign workers.
Global News talked to John Connolly (Linguistics and Languages) about reading how well the brain is working after trauma limits a patient’s capacity to communicate.
CBC Hamilton turned to Wayne Lewchuk (Labour Studies, Economics) on the federal budget’s anticipated emphasis on skills training.
Postmedia News called on Brenda Vrkljan (Rehabilitation Science) to provide context in a piece about the demand for cars designed for senior drivers, for a story that appeared in papers that included The Montreal Gazette and The Windsor Star .
CBC Hamilton asked Gerry Wright (Institute for Infectious Disease Research) about a warning from the Ontario Medical Association that antibiotics are losing their effectiveness against ever-more resistant bacteria.
CBC Hamilton’s piece on breast-milk sharing included a warning from Eileen Shea (Family Medicine) that using milk from unscreened donors could pose a hazard.
