In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed youth-led civil unrest, ongoing labour disputes in Ontario, new artificial intelligence (AI) research to support breast cancer patients, the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, concerns around new drug use policies and the forecast for the local grape harvest. The official opening of Brock’s new Burlington Campus was also featured in the media.<\/p>\n
Gen-Z protests are spreading globally. What’s driving this youth-led movement?:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Communications, Pop Culture and Film Michelle Chen spoke to CBC News<\/a> about the impact of social media technologies on social movements.<\/p>\n Brock University officially opens Burlington campus:<\/strong> Brock President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg spoke to CHCH News<\/a> and YourTV Halton<\/a> about the University opening its new Burlington Campus and the province announcing a $5.2-million investment in programming. Coverage of the opening event and government investment was also featured on 101.1 FM<\/a>, Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a>, CING Energy 95.3<\/a>, Burlington Today<\/a>, Giant FM<\/a>, Academica<\/a>, Education News Canada<\/a>, Niagara Daily News<\/a> and The Burlington Digest<\/a><\/p>\n Tides turning in strikes involving Ontario college, Canada Postal employees: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Labour Studies Simon Black spoke to CBC News<\/a> and CBC Radio One<\/a> about the escalation of a labour dispute at Ontario colleges. Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage spoke to the Toronto Star<\/em><\/a> on next steps for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers as support fades.<\/p>\n Canadian Cancer Society-funded research explores AI\u2019s role in supporting breast cancer patients, caregivers:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Nursing Amina Silva spoke to CTV News<\/a>, Niagara-on-the-Lake Local<\/a>, Niagara at Large<\/a> and the Waterloo Region Record<\/em><\/a> about her new research exploring how how AI companions can provide empathetic support to those affected by breast cancer.<\/p>\n Soccer fans prepare for 2026 FIFA World Cup:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Sport Management Taylor McKee spoke to CBC Radio<\/a> about concerns surrounding corruption and costs ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n Will Niagara follow Peterborough\u2019s experience with no-tolerance approach to public drug use?:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of <\/span>Sociology and Criminology Samantha McAleese spoke to<\/span>\u00a0The St. Catharines Standard<\/a> <\/em>about concerns surrounding a new \u2018no-tolerance\u2019 approach to public drug use being enacted by the Niagara Regional Police.<\/p>\n Late wine legend had roots to Brock:<\/strong> Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) Director Debbie Inglis spoke to Giant FM<\/a> about the legacy of the late wine industry icon Allan Jackson and his connections to the Institute. CCOVI researcher and Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Jim Willwerth’s insights into the 2025 grape harvest were also featured in Fruit and Vegetable Magazine<\/a>, Niagara-on-the Lake Local<\/a>, Giant FM<\/a>\u00a0and Farms.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed youth-led civil unrest, ongoing labour disputes in Ontario, new artificial intelligence (AI) research to support breast cancer patients, the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup, concerns around new drug use policies and the forecast for the local grape harvest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":105192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,40,6,41,38],"tags":[12666,61,14881,855,3746,110,488,14757,4753,7488,348,1278,4358,11881,12203,12906,3856,10657],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105142"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105214,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105142\/revisions\/105214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105192"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}