IN THE NEWS: Gamergate’s 10th anniversary, research on picky eaters and links between power and space in workplaces

In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed hate and violence in online spaces, the link between food preferences and health, workplace power symbols, professional women’s basketball, gender-based violence in Ontario police forces, Amazon workers’ move to unionize at a Quebec warehouse and a trip to the Isle of Man by Brock students.

Gamergate was 10 years ago. How has hate in online spaces changed since then?: Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities Sarah Stang was featured in a Canadian Press article about harassment in the video game industry and online communities that was picked up in media outlets across the country, including the The Globe and Mail. Newstalk 610 CKTB also featured an interview with Stang on the topic.

Advice for picky eaters: Liking a variety of foods linked with brain health: Associate Professor of Health Sciences Rebecca MacPherson talked to the Washington Post about the link between food preferences and mental and physical health.

The New Workplace Power Symbols: Assistant Professor of Communications, Popular Culture and Film Dale Bradley spoke with The Atlantic about the relationship between office geography and power.

Spotlight on women’s basketball a long time coming, experts say: Assistant Professor of Sport Management Michele Donnelly spoke with CBC News about the Women’s National Basketball Association’s (WNBA) expansion to Toronto. Associate Professor of Sport Management Michael Naraine also spoke with Newstalk 610 CKTB about the league’s decision to locate a team in the city.

Advocates want changes to police investigating police gender-based violence accusations: Assistant Professor of Political Science Danielle McNabb spoke with CBC News about the ways policing organizations could change to address gender-based violence perpetrated by officers.

Amazon workers at Quebec warehouse win approval to unionize: Associate Professor of Labour Studies Simon Black (CBC Radio 1) spoke with CBC Radio One about workers’ efforts to unionize at an Amazon warehouse in Laval, Que.

 Professor Andrew McDonald and students from Brock University Canada to visit the ‘Kingdom of Man’: Professor of History Andrew McDonald’s upcoming trip to the Isle of Man, a self-governing crown dependency in the Irish Sea, with a group of Brock students was covered in the Isle of Man Today.


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