August 22, 2006 Source: :
http://www.smu.ca/newsreleases/2006/08-22-22-2006.html SMU in the News Dr. Kevin Vessey, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, spoke about outdoor plants on CBC National’s Quirks and Quarks radio program. Chuck Bridges, Vice President (Assoc.) of External Affairs, appeared on CBC (Mainstreet - Nova Scotia) where he spoke about the University and the Maclean’s University Rankings. Dr. Tanya Peckmann, Anthropology Department, was featured on the front page of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald in mid August. The story, which included a large-sized image of her holding a skull, highlighted the research she is conducting, which involves 3-D facial reconstruction. Dr. Peckmann has enlisted the aid of the people of Membertou, the Mi'kmaq reserve in Sydney, to collect facial tissue depth measurements of the living, research that could one day be used to help police create better 3-D likenesses of the faces of unidentified aboriginal people. This story also attracted the interest of Research and Discovery Magazine (via Progress Magazine), The Cape Breton Post and CBC Radio News (Sydney, Nova Scotia). Dr. Peckmann was also busy this summer supervising Shawna Peterson, a graduate student from the University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom). Dr. Peckmann and Peterson have been testing a new electronic device — EM-38B (owned by Mp_Sparc at Saint Mary's) — in order to see if it can detect the presence of human remains buried in shallow clandestine graves, and this research garnered attention the Halifax Chronicle-Herald (front page), the Halifax Daily News, CBC (Information Morning - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick), The Fredericton Daily Gleaner, and Here Magazine (New Brunswick). Jonathon Fowler, Anthropology Department, has been busy with the mass media this summer. In early July, a number of news outlets — the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the Daily News, CBC (Information Morning - Nova Scotia) and Radio Canada — reported on the dig he conducted at Ottawa House. This summer, Fowler and a team of archeology students from SMU also conducted a dig at Grand Pre, which attracted the interest of Land and Sea (CBC TV), CBC Canada Now and the National, CBC (Mainstreet - Nova Scotia), CTV News (regional and national), the Halifax Daily News, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, the Charlottetown Guardian, Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse, and the Canadian Press (CP). Dr. Edna Keeble, Political Science Department, appeared on CTV News (regional and national) talking about Bill Clinton’s talk at the Halifax Metro Centre. The former President’s visit attracted a tremendous level of media attention and Dr. Keeble’s interview ran a number of times on CTV News. Dr. Keeble also appeared on the World Report (CBC National) talking about the Canadian Military and their mission in the arctic. Dr. Brian Bartlett, English Department, appeared live on CBC (News - Fredericton) talking about his passion for poetry. Dr. Magi Abdul-Masih, Religious Studies Department, was quoted in the Halifax Daily News about the culture of the Middle East. Dr. Jamal Badawi, Professor Emeritus (Management Department and Religious Studies Department) provided the CBC (Information Morning – Nova Scotia) with a detailed history of the Middle East. Drs. Sean Cleary and Greg MacKinnon, Finance and Management Science Department, wrote a feature story on how income trusts have risks and benefits in the Business Section of the Halifax Chronicle-Herald. Dr. MacKinnon also recently spoke with the Canadian Press (CP) about how major corporations measure income trust funds in their profits. The Halifax Daily News highlighted Dr. Arla Day’s appointment as the Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the University’s Psychology Department. Research and Discovery Magazine (via Progress Magazine) published a feature story on an anti-adhesion device that has been created by Dr. Clive Elson, Chemistry Department, and founder and scientific consultant at Kytogenics Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a medical-device and drug delivery company based in Halifax, NS. Dr. David Turner, Astronomy and Physics Department, appeared in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald (front page) talking about new planets in the solar system. Dave Lane, Astronomy and Physics Department, appeared on CBC (Information Morning - Nova Scotia and New Brunswick) and the Halifax Chronicle Herald talking about the galaxy and the study of astronomy. The Patrick Power Library and Judy Dietz, a graduate student enrolled in the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (History), were featured in a large number of publications in August. Dietz has been spending the past while transcribing a 450 year-old manuscript that was donated to the Library in 1975. Her thesis research attracted the attention of The Globe and Mail, the Halifax Daily News, the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, the Cape Breton Post, the Calgary Herald, the Edmonton Journal, the Kitchener-Waterloo Record, and the Vancouver Sun. The CBC (Information Morning and Mainstreet - Nova Scotia) also reported on this unique story. Kelly Jacques, Off-Campus Housing Director, was interviewed by the Halifax Daily News about housing in Halifax’s south end. Paul Fitzgerald, Public Affairs Officer, appeared in the Halifax Daily News talking about the upcoming Rolling Stones concert in Halifax on September 23, 2006 and how the "Bigger Bang Tour" coincides with the University’s Annual Homecoming Weekend. Saint Mary's University is known for its community outreach projects, both in Canada and around the world. Saint Mary's, founded in 1802, is home to one of Canada's leading business schools, a Science Faculty widely known for its cutting-edge research, a comprehensive and innovative Arts Faculty and a vibrant Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research. -30- For More Information: Paul Fitzgerald
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