IN THE NEWS: Classroom incivility, high-profile boxing and Canada Post’s labour dispute

In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed incivility in Ontario classrooms, the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing match, the ongoing Canada Post strike, Taylor Swift’s cultural impact, new alcohol-related statistics, retail cannabis trends and Canada Soccer’s ongoing organizational challenges.

Why are Students Behaving Badly?: Postdoctoral Fellow Natalie Spadafora spoke to TVO’s The Agenda and CBC’s The Current with Matt Galloway about her research on student incivility in the classroom. Her research was also highlighted by CBC online.

Netflix under pressure to get Beyonce-NFL event right after technical struggles of Paul-Tyson fight: Associate Professor of Sport Management Michael Naraine spoke to CBC News about Netflix’s streaming struggles during the broadcast of Mike Tyson’s recent boxing match.

Canada Post’s growing part-time, temp work force a key part of labour dispute with union: Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage spoke to The Globe and Mail about the ongoing Canada Post strike.

Taylor Swift’s unprecedented ‘shimmer’: Associate Professor of History Elizabeth Vlossak spoke to CBC Radio and Newstalk 610 CKTB about the significant cultural impact of Taylor Swift.

Drinking by the Numbers: What Statistics Canada Doesn’t Want You to Know: Professor of Health Sciences Dan Malleck spoke to Todayvillle.com about Statistics Canada’s recent report on alcohol consumption levels in Canada.

Retail cannabis industry trends: Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB about the challenges being faced by cannabis retailers since legalization.

Canada Soccer in ‘crisis’ following report on Olympics drone scandal: Associate Professor of Sport Management Olan Scott and Professor of Sport Management Julie Stevens were featured in PelhamToday discussing Canada Soccer’s ongoing challenges.


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