Academic options available for research-based graduate students
Brock University now has a plan in place to support its graduate students who are facing an extraordinary situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brock’s Senate approved the plan last week that will...
View ArticleCOLLIER and PERRY: Digital platforms alone don’t bridge youth divides
Diane Collier, Associate Professor of Educational Studies at Brock University, and Mia Perry, Senior Lecturer of Education, Arts, Literacies at University of Glasgow, co-wrote a piece published in The...
View ArticleDon’t blame COVID for binge-watching, says Brock prof
If you spent any of the last eight weeks binge-watching The Great British — or Canadian — Baking Show, you’re in good company. So has Brock University film and television scholar Liz Clarke. The...
View ArticleDepartment of Residences staff continues providing essential services to Brock
Note: This is the sixth in a series of stories about how some of the department and units at Brock University are operating during the COVID-19 pandemic measures. If you would like to tel your...
View ArticleCHRISTIAN: No, Canada cannot keep borrowing money
Cornelius Christian, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Brock University, had a piece recently published in the Niagara Independent about the federal and provincial government’s...
View ArticleCandidates now posted for staff representative election to the Board of Trustees
Eleven nominations have been received for the election of one new ongoing staff representative to serve a three-year term on the Brock University Board of Trustees. Please visit the Board of Trustees...
View ArticleBrock COVID-19 update for Wednesday, May 6
Here’s a look at some of the updates to Brock University’s COVID-19 response for Wednesday, May 6: The Government of Ontario released more information Wednesday about the plan to further ease...
View ArticleBrock women’s basketball nets two major awards
The Brock Badgers women’s basketball team netted two major awards as the Ontario University Athletics announced their annual year-end Honour Awards on Wednesday, May 6. The Badgers were named the OUA...
View ArticleCCOVI scientist helps region’s grape growers navigate uncertainty during...
Although they are well-versed in overcoming fluctuations and uncertainty from one growing season to the next, Niagara’s grape growers are facing a unique set of challenges this year due to the COVID-19...
View ArticleVIDEO: Enjoy Brock’s cherry blossoms from the comfort of home
When the Japanese government donated 100 Sakura trees to Brock University as a gesture of friendship between Japan and Canada in 2003, they likely never imagined a need for people to find a way to...
View ArticleEducation instructor brings Indigenous history lesson to life online
When classes at Brock University moved online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Keri Ewart found herself planning an unusual virtual alternative to a critical unit for teacher candidates in her Social...
View ArticleGoodman Professors of the Year engage students with creative teaching tools
Proverbs, games and role playing are just a few examples of the many teaching tools two Goodman professors employ to engage their students. “The biggest challenge as a teacher is to make the material...
View ArticleBrock research team receives New Frontiers in Research Fund grant
Clear, blue skies that used to be grey and smoggy; jellyfish and other marine life swimming in in the canals of Venice; significant reductions in carbon emissions from countries around the world....
View ArticleBrock’s Cuvée launches new online experience to celebrate the VQA wine industry
Put on your party attire, fire up the laptop and get ready to celebrate the Ontario VQA wine industry as Brock University moves its annual Cuvée event online. The Cuvée 2020 Online Experience launches...
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Canada Games Teaching Spotlight: How Elizabeth Vlossak’s students will...
NOTE: This is the latest in a series of question and answer stories featuring faculty members who are integrating the 2021 Canada Games into the courses they teach at Brock University or the research...
View ArticleThesis defences — May 11 to 16
The following is a list of thesis defences taking place virtually from Monday, May 11 to Friday, May 16. Master of Science thesis defence Margaret Hughes, a Master of Science candidate in the...
View ArticleBrock Media Clips for Friday, May 8
Here’s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently. Why Canada’s post-COVID-19 economic recovery will only be as good as our child care: Associate Professor of Sociology...
View ArticleHAGGART: Canada needs to see the U.S. and its trade motives clearly
Blayne Haggart, Associate Professor of Political Science at Brock University, had a piece recently published in The Conversation about Canada’s reliance on free trade and the problems that come with...
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Education IT team uses chatbot to support users during COVID-19
When the Faculty of Education’s Computer Services team recently launched a new chatbot, nobody imagined it would soon help support the Faculty’s students, faculty and staff during a global pandemic. As...
View ArticleGoodman prof’s research doesn’t whitewash corporate greenwashing
The amount of greenwashing by corporations has one Goodman School of Business professor seeing red. The practice of pretending to be socially responsible for the sake of the environment will only get...
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