Brock Media Clips for Friday, Oct. 16

Here’s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.

Brock University celebrates Virtual Fall Convocation: An article from Newstalk 610 CKTB highlighted the University’s Virtual Fall Convocation ceremony Friday, Oct. 16, which allowed more than 650 undergraduate and 340 graduate students to access a celebratory online portal specifically geared towards their Faculties.

Is this link safe to click?: Assistant Professor of Digital Media Aaron Mauro talked to TVO about several ways to remain safe while navigating the internet, including carefully checking hyperlinks and using multi-factor authentication.

Anxiety about COVID-19 is following us into our dreams, say researchers: A CBC article about people having more vivid and negative dreams during the COVID-19 pandemic featured quotes from Professor of Psychology Kimberly Cote, who offered suggestions on how to calm down before going to sleep.

Discussing the second anniversary of legal cannabis: Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to radio stations CHML in Hamilton, CFPL in London and CKTB in St. Catharines about the two-year anniversary of legalized cannabis and the ongoing fluctuations in legal cannabis pricing.

If you know of an appearance or story about a Brock faculty member, student, athlete or alumni, please drop us a line with a link to the story at universitycom@brocku.ca


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