In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the impacts of falling behind on sleep, a new online space for hospitalized children, how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the workplace, Iran’s use of low-cost drones, Ontario’s new initiative to support elementary teachers and a program to help unhoused people in Niagara. The benefits of Brock’s upcoming SummerBoost program for children was also featured in the media.<\/p>\n
What is sleep debt? Ontario sleep experts reveal the habits you need for better rest and how to fix a sleep deficit: <\/strong>Professor of Psychology and Director of the Sleep Research Laboratory Kimberly Cote spoke to the Hamilton Spectator<\/a><\/em>, Cambridge Times<\/a>, Mississauga News<\/a>, Parry Sound North Star<\/a>, Muskoka Region News<\/a>, Durham Region News<\/a>, Orangeville Banner<\/a> and Niagara This Week<\/a> about about how Canadians can get a better night\u2019s sleep.<\/p>\n Aboot studios launches virtual dance space to bring connection, creativity and freedom to hospitalized children: <\/strong>Fourth-year Game Design student Emma Little and Digital Humanities Project Co-ordinator Jeremy Leipert spoke to the Financial Post<\/a>,<\/em> the<\/em> Toronto Star<\/em><\/a>, the Hamilton Spectator<\/a>, Business Insider<\/a> and Digital Journal<\/a> <\/em>about the online space Brock collaborated on where children in care can connect, dance and play together.<\/p>\n AI makes hiring harder, threatens expertise:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Communication, Popular Culture and Film Kate Cassidy spoke to Canadian HR Reporter<\/a> about the pace of AI adoption and how it’s being used in the workplace.<\/p>\n The high price of intercepting Iran\u2019s low-cost drones: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to the Globe and Mail<\/em><\/a> about the tactics being employed by opposing militaries in the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Classroom Supplies Fund a \u2018helpful step,\u2019 but more work needed: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Educational Studies and Director of Teacher Education programs Steven Khan spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about new government supports for elementary school teachers in Ontario.<\/p>\n Niagara Region to look at funding options to keep Welcoming Streets program running: <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology Samantha McAleese spoke to the St. Catharines Standard<\/em><\/a> about the success of a pilot program to support unhoused people and business owners in St. Catharines.<\/p>\n New Brock program aims to give a boost to young learners: <\/strong>Coverage of the benefits of Brock’s upcoming SummerBoost program was featured in Niagara-on-the-Lake Local<\/a>, Pelham Today<\/a> and Niagara at Large<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the impacts of falling behind on sleep, a new online space for hospitalized children, how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the workplace, Iran’s use of low-cost drones, Ontario’s new initiative to support elementary teachers and a program to help unhoused people in Niagara. The benefits of Brock’s upcoming SummerBoost program for children was also featured in the media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":108403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,40,37,6,38],"tags":[5006,4541,6805,2702,546,14757,124,15054,522,2852,594,14042,2775,3049,4395,12906,15067],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108343"}],"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=108343"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108427,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108343\/revisions\/108427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}