April 18, 2006

GLOBE AND MAIL - APRIL 18, 2006

1. MAPUSAURUS: WAS THIS GIANT A PACK HUNTER?
Fossil hunters in Argentina have unearthed the remains of more than a half-dozen gigantic dinosaurs that appear to have lived and hunted in a pack. Mapusaurus rosae was bigger than Tyrannosaurus rex and may be the biggest carnivorous dinosaur in history, said University of Alberta paleontologist Philip Currie, a member of the team that made the discovery.
A10; by Anne McIlroy

2. AD FEATURE: BUSINESS FAMILIES
Full-page ad feature about business families includes mention of the University of Alberta's Alberta Business Family Institute. Executive director Steven Dyck is quoted.
Page A8; by Lori Bamber

NATIONAL POST - APRIL 18, 2006

3. U OF A PALEONTOLOGIST HELPS IDENTIFY NEW FOSSILS OF FEROCIOUS DINOSAUR
A Canadian dinosaur hunter has helped identify one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs to ever roam the planet. Philip Currie, a paleontologist and biological sciences professor at the University of Alberta, and Rudolfo Coria, a paleontologist in South America, identified a group of at least seven of the predators -- which they named Mapusaurus roseae -- in sandstone outside Plaza Huincul in Argentina.
Page A6; CanWest News Service

4. PREPARING BOYS TO TAKE PART IN SOCIETY
Letter to the Editor - I am concerned, though, about the comment that "this 'morphed' literacy is actually more valuable to boys when they leave school that the conventional reading favoured by girls, [Professors Heather Blair of the University of Alberta and Kathy Sanford of the University of Victoria] say." Education, at least up to secondary school, is not primarily about preparing children for the workplace. It is about preparing them to take their place in a society which has a certain amount of experience about being human, and which passes that experience on through various cultural forms.
Page A17; by Joseph Mroz

NATIONAL POST - APRIL 15, 2006

5. WHAT, NO COOTIES WITH THAT?
Research has found that customers are less likely to buy clothing if it looks like it has been touched by other customers. Underwear, pants, shirts and shoes feel "contaminated." And any sign that they've been fondled, or worse, worn by others, leads to feelings of disgust, says University of Alberta business professor Jennifer Argo. "If I touch something, my essence, or cooties if you prefer, will transfer to the product ... but it's invisible. It's all up here," she says, pointing to her head.
Page A3; by CanWest New Service

6. CHILLING A HOT SITUATION
Jeff Planden, co-owner of a pair of Dairy Queen franchises in suburban Edmonton, knew a serious problem loomed when January passed and he hadn't handed out a single job application. He put up a billboard beside Baseline Road in Sherwood Park inviting job seekers to "Let DQ help pay for your tuition." "It's only for tuition, so the rest would stay banked until the next year. We don't ask for [marks in the] 80s and 90s, just that they attend full-time," said Mr. Planden, who also teaches part-time at the University of Alberta's school of business. He points to one girl, who, based on the hours she worked while in high school, had $6,000 when she started college. "That's the most we've ever banked for one person."
Page FP7; by Jon Harding

7. THE 15-MINUTES-A-DAY SOLUTION TO DECLUTTERING
What do domestic gods and goddesses do to spruce up their surroundings in springtime? Reporter Laura Thompson asked a few. Dr. Arlene Oak, assistant professor of material culture in the department of human ecology (formerly known as home economics) at the University of Alberta said, "You could see spring cleaning as a ritual that marks a certain change in seasons, an acknowledgment that the year is a cycle that's passing."
Page WP5; by Laura Thompson

EDMONTON JOURNAL - APRIL 18, 2006

8. NEW DISCOVERY DETHRONES T-REX
U of A professor Philip Currie has identified one of the largest meat-eating dinosaurs ever to roam the planet and excavated at least seven of the ferocious predators in Argentina. The Mapusaurus was discovered in the Patagonia region of Argentina.
Page A1; by Jodie Sinnema

9. QUEEN'S BENCH JUSTICE CECILIA JOHNSTONE WAS POWERFUL ADVOCATE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOR WOMEN
U of A law graduate and Alberta Justice Cecilia Johnstone died Saturday of cervical cancer.
Page B1; by Bill Mah in Life & Times

10. CHINESE URGED NOT TO GOUGE GOV'T ON HEAD TAX
U of A political scientist and director of the university's China Institute, Wenran Jiang, says it's right that the federal government offer an apology and compensation for the Chinese Head Tax.
Page B3; by Duncan Thorne

EDMONTON JOURNAL - APRIL 16, 2006

11. NEW HOME PROPOSED FOR WABAMUN'S WATER BIRDS
U of A wetlands expert Suzanne Bayley believes a few bulldozers, a pile of political will and about $4 million could give birds at Wabamun Lake a new, clean home following oil spill last summer.
Page A11; by Karen Kleiss

12. SHIRT? $49.99 SHIRT UNFOLDED? WORTHLESS
U of A researcher (no name given) found that folds matter a great deal when it comes to new clothes in a store.
Page A14

13. ARCTIC SPAS MAKES A SPLASH
U of A business school graduate Darcy Amendt is CEO of Blue Falls Manufacturing who make spas.
Page F1; by Gary Lamphier

EDMONTON JOURNAL - APRIL 15, 2006

14. IS ALBERTA READY FOR A GREENER WAY?
U of A biological sciences professor and holder of the NSERC Chair in Integrated Landscape Management, Stan Boutin, says industry appears willing to investigate how to better manage development.
Page A17; by Ed Struzik

15. ITALIANS EMBRACE DEMOCRACY WITH A BOOT TO BERLUSCONI
Writer says voters show strong character in turning again powerful, corrupt Italian PM.
Page A19; by William Auselani, U of A professor of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

16. IS IT TIME TO CHANGE THE WARD SYSTEM?
U of A political scientist Jim Lightbody wrote in 1996 that it's generally harder to get city council to act together in interests of the entire city when they represent small, single-councillor wards.
Page B3; by Gordon Kent

EDMONTON JOURNAL - APRIL 14, 2006

17. SHOPPERS NEVER GET OVER FEAR OF COOTIES
U of A business professor Jennifer Argo conducted study that found that shoppers are less likely to buy clothing that has been touched by other customers.
Page A1; by Ben Gelinas

18. CITY LOOKS FOR WAYS TO ATTRACT IMMIGRANTS
U of A's Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration conducted study on ways to attract more immigrants to city and among recommendations is a publicity campaign to celebrate immigrant achievements.
Page B1; by Gordon Kent

19. WHAT'S IN A NAME
Jackie Schoenberger's son was diagnosed with verbal apraxia and took experimental course with U of A speech pathologist Dr. Megan Hodge and son is now almost completed recovered.
Page B2; in regular People column by Jamie Hall

CALGARY HERALD - APRIL 18, 2006

20. HISTORY'S STACKED AGAINST CALGARY
Columnist says U of A has 'thousands more student spaces than the U of C' and says history shows that Edmonton is favoured over Calgary. In 1906 the Alberta legislature decreed that Edmonton would be the permanent capital of the new province and the first Liberal premier, Alexander Rutherford was appointed by Ottawa. Calgary mindset formed as a result and city was boosterish, defiant, mistrustful of central authority and determined to succeed. Festering deepened when Rutherford gave new provincial university to Edmonton. Says Edmonton reminds him more and more of Quebec, as it plays the angles with high sophistication, always with the goal of getting more goodies from government and Edmonton gets more public funding than Calgary in every single area, from health care to education.
Page B2; by Don Braid

THE EDMONTON SUN - APRIL 18, 2006

21. HEALTH WORKERS TO FLU THE COOP?
A new study supports what Edmonton pandemic pundit Dr. Louis Francescutti has been saying all along - when the new flu hits, nearly half of our health-care staff won't be reporting for work. Based on a survey of 308 public-health workers in Maryland, 46% were unlikely to report to work during a pandemic. "I think the real number of people skipping work will be even higher," said Francescutti, a University of Alberta medical professor who's taken flack from some colleagues for speaking out about pandemic preparedness.
Page 7; by Brookes Merritt

THE EDMONTON SUN - APRIL 16 2006

22. CATCH THE CROOK IN THE HOCKEY CUP CAPER
The cup's back but this loser's still on the run. The University of Alberta Golden Bears captured the University Cup - for the second time - after cops recovered the stolen trophy April 8. If you recognize his photo, or have information about the case, call Crime Stoppers with your tips.
Page 37; Police Beat

23. MAN OF VISION, OR ...?; SOME THINK JOHN DE RUITER'S TEACHINGS ARE DANGEROUS
A local guru who promises the path to inner truth. But to some, John de Ruiter is the latest in a long history of people substituting psychobabble and self-worship for spiritual growth. "People reveal their souls to him, their deepest secrets and their greatest anxieties," says Dr. Stephen Kent, a cult expert at the University of Alberta. "And he responds in ways that give direction to them. "The practical consequence of his teachings is that people will continue to bond with him, first and foremost. So people who support him date together, live together, socialize and party and bring the kids.
Page 38; By Jeremy Loome

24. SILENCE IS GOLDEN - FOR GURUS
In five minutes on stage, John de Ruiter has said nothing. Initially, some in the audience seemed uncomfortable or merely bored. But now, they seem enraptured. Cult expert Stephen Kent of the University of Alberta has studied de Ruiter's movement. Along with colleagues, he's developed a theory that de Ruiter compels support. "The silence enables the followers to attribute superhuman status to de Ruiter," he says. "They create their own illusion of him during these times. He says something esoteric and the silence gives them time to reinterpret it in ways specifically relevant to the particular needs that they have.
Page 39; by Jeremy Loome

25. PODCAST PIONEERS; FLEDGLING COMPANY MAKING IT EASY TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY
A couple of 22-year-old university students have figured out how to make podcasting almost as easy as turning on the computer. Mack Male and Dickson Wong, who are completing their bachelor degrees at the University of Alberta, predict their business, Paramagnus Developments Inc., will bring in $55 million in gross profits by 2010.
Page 59; by Patrycja Chalupczynska

26. CONTENDERS BOAST HEALTHY BOTTOM LINE
By the standards of senior hockey these days, the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs are in good shape financially. "What that means is that we can afford to be in the Allan Cup series," says team treasurer John Fedoruk, who also doubles as equipment manager as a means of keeping costs under control. Late this season, Stony Plain coach Craig Goebel added several former University of Alberta Golden Bears and one-time National Hockey League regular Jamie Black as key building blocks in a bid to win the team's second Allan Cup next spring.
Page SP16; by John Short

27. CHIEFS BUSTIN' OUT; AFTER JUST THREE SEASONS, FORT SASKATCHEWAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP-BOUND
Two years ago at this time, the Fort Chiefs reeled away from the finish of their costly opening season in Alberta's almost-ignored Chinook Hockey League. Today, they're leaving for Powell River, B.C., for the Allan Cup tournament for Canada's senior amateur hockey championship. Among the offensive keys, Proulx listed high-scoring forwards Brian Forsland, Mike Hurley and Doug Auchenberg. All three brought high-level experience, ranging from previous Allan Cups to time with the University of Alberta Golden Bears and Auchenberg's contributions to a Royal Bank Cup junior A victory by the Camrose Kodiaks several years ago.
Page SP16; by John Short

28. LEARN SECRETS OF "SELLING TO GOVERNMENT"
The Edmonton Chamber of Commerce is bringing together the biggest buyers in the province on April 20. Those who attend can talk one-one-one with representatives from the Government of Alberta, the Government of Canada and the University of Alberta.
Page 40

THE EDMONTON SUN - April 15 2006

29. DON'T GET TRIPPED UP; AVOID CULTURAL BLUNDERS WHILE VISITING A FOREIGN COUNTRY
The saying, "When in Rome do as the Romans do" is a shrewd piece of advice for travellers - if you want to avoid making cultural blunders while visiting a foreign country. Heather Kennedy-Plant, an administrator at the University of Alberta's International Centre, offers some sage advice for ensuring a gaffe-free adventure.
Page 73; by Jennifer Parks

THE EDMONTON SUN - April 14 2006

30. PROTEIN FOUND TO HIKE METABOLISM
Imagine if a single pill could boost people's ability to burn fat and sugar, while at the same time suppressing appetite. Sounds good enough to make a fat man drool, doesn't it? But the revelation isn't a "silver bullet" that promises to slay the chubby werewolf, says Dr. Diane Finegood, scientific director of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, and former University of Alberta professor.
Page 20; by Brookes Merritt

31. EVENTS LISTING - POP AND ROCK
Protest the Hero at the U of A Powerplant.
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