Shoes with grip and other tips to prevent injury this winter
No matter how fashionable they may be, slides and sneakers are not the most appropriate footwear to be wearing this time of year. The rainy, icy and snowy conditions commonly experienced from November...
View ArticleUniversity mourns loss of former longtime faculty member
Julia Frankel, a retired professor in the former Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies at Brock University, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021 at the age of 86 after a brief illness. Frankel lost...
View ArticleBrock kicks off season of giving with Giving Tuesday
Brock University is participating in the global Giving Tuesday movement Tuesday, Nov. 30, joining thousands of not-for-profit organizations in encouraging people to volunteer and donate to charitable...
View ArticleStudents launch exhibit with Niagara-on-the-Lake tiny museum
It’s a tiny museum, but a big history project. Students in Brock University’s HIST/CANA3F02 Making History in Niagara course have been working with Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum to create a special...
View ArticleSummoning the courage to be a mentor topic of next Women in Leadership
How do you know if you’re ready to be a mentor? For Shannon Kerwin, Associate Professor of Sport Management, the realization came gradually. At the next Women in Leadership meeting, Kerwin, who studies...
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Business Breathers webinar to focus on project management basics
Strong project management helps organizations effectively utilize resources. Learning how to achieve project success by using project management principles will be the focus of a free interactive...
View ArticleZone reopens to Brock faculty and staff
Memberships to access the significantly expanded Zone Fitness Centre and other Walker Sports Complex facilities are now available to Brock University faculty and staff. The Zone has been closed to...
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Students collect memories of Garden City Arena
They brought their programs, pucks, sticks, badges, jerseys, photos and tickets. They came with scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, autographed posters, and black and white photo albums. Most...
View ArticleVIDEO: Inside Brock’s Bee Lab
Brock University Professor of Biology Miriam Richards has made it her life’s work examine and research the behaviour, evolution and ecology of bees in the Niagara region and beyond. In this video,...
View ArticleWhat you need to know as exam season nears
If you’re feeling like you could use a refresher on how exams work, you’re likely not alone. It’s been a while since most students last wrote an in-person exam, and while some things remain the same,...
View ArticleTalk to discuss impact of organizations’ environmental disclosures on capital...
With increased societal pressure for organizations to have greener operations, some firms have responded by engaging in greenwashing — deceptive disclosures regarding the environmental performance of...
View ArticleBrock LINC hosting first in-person exhibit
The Brock LINC is hosting a public exhibit of Our Oak, a presentation of time, history and trauma from third-year Geography student Joshua Hutten Thursday, Dec. 2 and Friday, Dec. 3. The concept was...
View ArticleInformation session to discuss SSHRC Insights Development Grants
Brock University researchers interested in learning more about Insight Development Grants are encouraged to attend an upcoming webinar. Insights into Insight Development Grants will take place...
View ArticleBadgers hosting free holiday skate Saturday
The Brock community is invited to join members of several Brock Badgers varsity teams for a free holiday skate taking place Saturday, Dec. 4 at the Seymour Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre in St....
View ArticleResearch award winners to share findings at upcoming event
Research on sustainability, decolonization and child safety will be featured the upcoming annual public Faculty of Social Sciences (FOSS) Research Colloquium. This year’s virtual event takes place...
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Brock research shows lags and promise in municipal-Indigenous relations
A new research paper suggests relations between municipalities and urban Indigenous populations can provide a means of enacting changes recommended by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) if...
View ArticleSafety top of mind for Schmon Tower pedestrian zone
The Brock University community is reminded that motor vehicles are not permitted in the Schmon Tower pedestrian zone for the safety of students, staff, faculty and visitors. The looping stretch of...
View ArticleSubmissions open for eighth-annual Sustainability Poetry Contest
Poets with a unique vision of a sustainable future on Earth are encouraged to contribute a submission to this year’s Sustainability Poetry Contest. Hosted by Brock University’s United Nations...
View ArticleBrock community invited to virtually celebrate teaching excellence
Members of the Brock community are invited to take part in a virtual celebration of teaching excellence. The Centre for Pedagogical Innovation’s annual Tribute to Teaching event will take place...
View ArticleDramatic Arts instructor honoured at St. Catharines Arts Awards
Brock University Dramatic Arts instructor Curtis Tye was among the winners of the 2021 St. Catharines Arts Awards livestreamed from the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) recently. At the...
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