In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed staying safe while shovelling snow, the future of post-Olympic sport in Canada, calls for governance change in Niagara, the evolving U.S.-Canada relationship, the fallout from Team U.S.A.’s gold medal celebrations, the rivalry between Olympic hockey teams, a new tool for supporting ocean sustainability, how Canada is navigating new tariffs, and an upcoming municipal election. Coverage of Brock’s response to Ontario\u2019s action to support post-secondary sustainability as well as it’s new enrolment strategy and institutional partnership were also featured in the media.<\/p>\n
How to shovel snow safely:<\/strong> Professor of Kinesiology Stephen Cheung spoke to the New York Times<\/a> <\/em>about tips and tricks to stay warm and hydrated and prevent injury while shovelling snow.<\/p>\n As Canadian stars end Olympic careers, some wonder if resources exist to produce the next gen of medallists<\/strong>: <\/strong>Professor of Sport Management Julie Stevens spoke to The Big Story Podcast<\/a>, CBC Radio’s Your World Tonight<\/a> and CBC Sports<\/a> about future funding for athletes tied to Olympic performance.<\/p>\n Amalgamation won\u2019t fix Niagara\u2019s problems, Brock professor argues:<\/strong> Professor of Political Science Charles Conteh spoke to the Hamilton Spectator<\/a> <\/em>and Retired Professor of Political Science David Seigel spoke to CBC Hamilton<\/a> and Niagara this Week<\/a> about potential municipal governance reform in Niagara. Conteh also spoke to City News 570<\/a> about how to navigate a tumultuous relationship between Canada and the U.S.<\/p>\n US women’s hockey captain calls Trump’s comment about team a ‘distasteful joke’ as fans blast male players:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Sport Management Michele Donnelly spoke to CBC News<\/a> about the controversy surrounding Donald Trump’s phone call to the U.S. men’s hockey team after they won the Olympic gold medal. Assistant Professor of Sport Management Taylor McKee spoke to CHCH News<\/a> about the rivalry between the Canadian and American men’s hockey teams during the Olympics.<\/p>\n $6.4B Ontario-wide boost: Brock, Niagara College welcome new provincial funding:<\/strong> Brock University President and Vice-Chancellor Lesley Rigg spoke to the St. Catharines Standard<\/a><\/em> about the province\u2019s recent investment in support of Ontario\u2019s universities. Brock’s new Strategic Enrolment Management Strategy<\/a> and recent MOU signing with Jindal Global University in India<\/a> were featured in Academica.<\/p>\n Ocean Equity Index aims to measure justice at sea: <\/strong>Jessica Blythe, Associate Professor in Brock University\u2019s Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, spoke to Mongabay News<\/a> and Corporate Knights<\/a> about her work on the Ocean Equity Index and its role in supporting ocean sustainability.<\/p>\n Keanin Loomis to take another stab at becoming Hamilton’s mayor after narrow 2022 defeat: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Political Science Stefan Dolgert spoke to CBC Hamilton<\/a> about the upcoming Hamilton mayoral election and to CHCH News<\/a> about Donald Trump’s latest tariff plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed staying safe while shovelling snow, the future of post-Olympic sport in Canada, calls for governance change in Niagara, the evolving U.S.-Canada relationship, the fallout from Team U.S.A.’s gold medal celebrations, the rivalry between Olympic hockey teams, a new tool for supporting ocean sustainability, how Canada is navigating new tariffs, and an upcoming municipal election. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":108025,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,6,38],"tags":[3095,15046,996,4104,4753,296,2262,7488,522,7417,3696,11881,8463,3427,2998,10657],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107954"}],"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=107954"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107954\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108031,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107954\/revisions\/108031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108025"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}