News

July 2012

• ESRC researcher Gary Pickering is featured in a CBC article titled "Winemaking adapts in face of changing climate". To read the full article, click here.

June 2012

• ESRC researchers Steven Renzetti, Diane Dupont, Tim Heinmiller, and Ryan Plummer "have received federal funds to set-up a research network to look at the economic, political and social aspects of water-related issues". Click here to read the full article, Brock takes lead on major water research network, in the Brock news.

February 2012

• ESRC raises the UN flag at Brock. To read more, check out the article in the Brock News here.

Jaunary 2012

• BESRU officially transitions to ESRC

November 2011

• BESRU members, Diane Dupont, Steven Renzetti, Tim Heinmiller, Ryan Plummer and Brad May are featured in the Brock News: "Research Looks at the Future of Water".

October 2011

• BESRU makes application to transition to a Research Centre.  To read our application, click here. We welcome input at BESRU@brocku.ca.

August 2011

• Professor Steven Renzetti was awarded $20,000 by SSHRC to support the completion of a Partnership Grant application. Renzetti, along with BERSU members Diane Dupont, Ryan Plummer and Tim Heinmiller, is applying for funding to create the Water Economics, Policy and Governance Network.

July 2011

• COVVI takes the lead on climate change research for Ontario's grape wine industry.

June 2011

• Richard Mitchell releases his report from our March workshop titled Social-Ecological Inventories: Building Resilience to Environmental Change Within Biosphere Reserves

May 2011

• See Steven Renzetti on the Buisness News Network discussing "Water Woes"

March 2011

• In the Welland Tribune: "Carbon count just the beginning for Brock"
  
• In the Brock News: "Brock launches new research unit for environmental sustainability"