{"id":108486,"date":"2026-03-20T12:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T16:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=108486"},"modified":"2026-03-20T16:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T20:41:39","slug":"in-the-news-wnba-players-score-slam-dunk-deal-city-council-changes-and-preserving-history-through-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/03\/in-the-news-wnba-players-score-slam-dunk-deal-city-council-changes-and-preserving-history-through-art\/","title":{"rendered":"In the news: WNBA players score slam-dunk deal, city council changes and preserving history through art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed a historic deal for players in the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association (WNBA), talk of new rules for Thorold councillors, the impact of amalgamation and changing the size of city councils on citizens, a new art display, how to study aging throughout the lifespan and what needs to be considered when collecting materials that are sensitive in nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-title single-post-title entry-title\"><strong>WNBA CBA Deal: Salaries Quadruple in Landmark Agreement: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Sport Management Michele Donnelly spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/wnba-women-s-basketcall-cba-salary-revenue-deal-historic-9.7134464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC News<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/news-usa.today\/wnba-cba-deal-salaries-quadruple-in-landmark-agreement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a> about a new deal for Women\u2019s National Basketball Association players that expands their salaries and shares of revenue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Downsizing government in Niagara could limit access to elected officials, some residents worry:<\/strong> Retired political science professor David Siegel spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/governance-reform-municipal-government-amalgamation-9.7133712\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC News<\/a> about the impact that amalgamation and reducing council size in Niagara could have on the service provided to residents. He also<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/council\/thorold-councillor-absence-handley\/article_34b1a2b9-d130-59d9-b3a1-61ab8c4609f3.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the St. Catharines Standard<\/a> <\/em>about calls to change Thorold&#8217;s hybrid work model for councillors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline\"><strong>Sticky notes posted again: A part of Niagara\u2019s pandemic story preserved in art: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Visual Arts Donna Szoke spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/niagara-region\/niagara-health-pandemic-sticky-notes-art\/article_19a2e7ec-af1e-5d4f-a333-2235fda63ead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the St. Catharines Standard<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/PlayerletteHLS.aspx?PartnerID=16087&amp;StationID=14680&amp;StartDateTime=2026-03-19+07%3a37%3a36.810&amp;Duration=296&amp;refchecked=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giant FM<\/a> about an art installation she spearheaded for the National Day of Observance for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"page-title\"><strong>How to model brain aging and resilience over the lifespan reveals new individual factors: <\/strong>Professor of Psychology Karen Campbell spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/healthmedicinet.com\/brain-aging-resilience-lifespan-reveals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Health Medicine Network<\/a> about her research on memory and perception in naturalistic settings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Few Niagara libraries own copies of book that led to regional chair\u2019s resignation:<\/strong> Head of Brock University Library\u2019s Archives and Special Collections David Sharron spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/niagara-region\/bob-gale-niagara-libraries-mein-kampf\/article_7fb6af26-7331-58bf-b2cc-2ef5a0100c15.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>the St. Catharines Standard<\/em><\/a> and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespec.com\/news\/ontario\/bob-gale-niagara-libraries-mein-kampf\/article_ba868bde-4ba4-59e9-81c1-41632ed71365.html#tncms-source=hot-stories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Hamilton Spectator<\/a> <\/em>about considerations around preserving and collecting culturally sensitive material.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed a historic deal for players in the Women\u2019s National Basketball Association (WNBA), talk of new rules for Thorold councillors, the impact of amalgamation and changing the size of city councils on citizens, a new art display, how to study aging throughout the lifespan and what needs to be considered when collecting materials that are sensitive in nature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":108556,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,37,6,38],"tags":[2701,3059,2897,2702,546,4753,480,1282,4703,7721,8463,2518,1202],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108486"}],"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=108486"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108486\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108576,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108486\/revisions\/108576"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108556"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}