Brock Media Clips for Friday, Jan. 17
Here’s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently. Cannabis edibles in high demand but not quite a jackpot for Toronto store owners facing shortages: Associate Professor...
View ArticleBadgers host ‘Pink Weekend’ in support of Canadian Cancer Society
The Brock Badgers are holding a ‘Pink Weekend’ campaign with all proceeds being donated to the Canadian Cancer Society. The funds will go towards groundbreaking breast cancer research, compassionate...
View ArticleBrock pioneers breakthrough to link graduates with employers
Brock University is launching a unique post-graduation training program to help students bridge the gap between the end of their academic degree and the beginning of their employment career. Called...
View ArticleSaturday night’s women’s basketball game postponed to Sunday morning
Due to inclement weather conditions that have delayed the Windsor Lancers arrival time to St. Catharines, the regular season women’s basketball game scheduled to be played tonight, Saturday, Jan. 18,...
View ArticlePublic talk on gender, nature, and reality television
Reality television frequently embraces a ‘man versus nature’ approach, pitting individual workers or crews trying to exploit resources against a wild and dangerous natural environment. On Friday, Jan....
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Brock Pride Week now underway
After a film screening over the weekend, Brock Pride Week arrived on Brock University’s main campus Monday, Jan. 20 with a flag raising and the 2SLGBTQ+ Drag Brunch. The flag-raising featured an...
View ArticleBrock to launch Engineering programs
Brock University is launching bold new engineering programs designed to shape the future of technology. Placing employability of students at the core, graduates will come out of the program poised to...
View ArticleBUFS continues this week with Frankie
This Thursday, Jan. 20 at BUFS, escape to Portugal for the intergenerational family drama, Frankie. Frankie (Isabelle Huppert), a matriarch and movie star facing the end of her life, assembles her...
View ArticlePEPPARD: The undeniable queerness of superhero stories
Anna Peppard, a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada postdoctoral fellow in Brock’s Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film, had a piece recently published in The...
View ArticleAlumna to give public archaeology lecture on ancient maritime networks
Lana Radloff (MA ’11) has spent a decade tracing maritime networks in the ancient Mediterranean. On Sunday, Jan. 26, the Brock grad’s alma mater will be her port of call when she returns to the...
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Experience Expo to combine career fairs from across campus
Though she was hesitant to attend, Candice da Silva knew the difference a job fair could make in the life of a student who came prepared. Equipped with her resumé, the Maple, Ont. native visited last...
View ArticleDirector of Research for MMIWG inquiry to speak at Brock
Karine Duhamel will be at Brock University Thursday, Jan. 23 to talk about her work as Director of Research for the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG), and...
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Denim, Diamonds and Diplomas gala offers a helping hand to post-secondary...
Madison House knows first-hand the difference a little extra help can make. During her high school years, the Fort Erie student received extra assistance from her teachers with subjects she found...
View ArticleHealthy cities author to visit Brock Tuesday
Renowned public health expert Karen Lee is headed to Niagara on Tuesday, Jan. 28 to share her new book Fit Cities, as part of her Canadian book tour. Niagara Region Public Health, in collaboration with...
View ArticleMonster Pitch deadline approaching
With the application deadline quickly approaching, student entrepreneurs looking to take their business idea to the next level are encouraged to apply for this year’s Monster Pitch event. The annual...
View ArticleBrock on board for Bell Let’s Talk Day
Despite an increasing awareness of mental health issues, a stigma continues to exist. As Bell Let’s Talk Day approaches on Wednesday, Jan. 29, Brock University is undertaking several initiatives that...
View ArticleFarzana Crocco named first Executive Director of Brock LINC
Farzana Crocco and Brock LINC have two big things in common: each are relatively new to Niagara; and both are brimming with the energy and excitement of possibilities. As Brock LINC’s inaugural...
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Brock students find alarming amounts of plastic in sand at St. Catharines beach
A day at the beach doesn’t often involve lab work, but for a group of Brock University fourth-year Geography students tasked with assessing plastic waste on the shores of Lake Ontario last fall, it was...
View ArticleSummer students key to keeping campus green
Although it may not look particularly lush right now, Brock University is known for its beautiful green campus. Maintaining the flowerbeds, lawns and trees takes a team of talented people, including...
View ArticleBrock remains vigilant for coronavirus
Updated Jan. 23, 2020 Brock University officials are closely monitoring information updates regarding the possible spread of coronavirus, also known as Wuhan virus, into the Niagara region. No...
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