{"id":109253,"date":"2026-04-24T13:31:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:31:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=109253"},"modified":"2026-04-24T16:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T20:27:23","slug":"in-the-news-video-game-princesses-level-up-thermal-spas-and-canadian-cannabis-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2026\/04\/in-the-news-video-game-princesses-level-up-thermal-spas-and-canadian-cannabis-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"In the News: Video game princesses level up, thermal spas and Canadian cannabis trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the portrayal of female characters in video games, benefits of heat spas, cannabis legalization, new cancer research and inclusive workplace practices across Niagara.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>Has Nintendo solved its princess problem?:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Digital Humanities Sarah Stang spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/04\/03\/arts\/nintendo-mario-galaxy-movie-rosalina-princesses.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a><\/em> about the roles of female characters in popular video games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thermal spas are booming in Canada. What&#8217;s driving the travel trend?: <\/strong>Professor of Kinesiology Stephen Cheung spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/canoe.com\/travel\/thermal-spa-boom-travel-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canoe<\/a> about the <span data-contrast=\"auto\">cardiovascular benefits for those who take part in heat therapy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s changed since Canada legalized cannabis:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Operations Research Michael Armstrong spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDc5NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDQlMmYyMCUyZjIwMjYrMDclM2ExNSUzYTI5JkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA0JTJmMjAlMmYyMDI2KzA3JTNhMjUlM2EyOSYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDUlMmYyMCUyZjIwMjYrMDclM2ExNSUzYTI5LjEyMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0wMjc1N2VhOWRiZWE3MTVjZTE5N2Q0N2I5ODRmZDQ2Nw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AM980<\/a> about the impact of legalizing the product for recreational and medicinal purposes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-title\"><strong>Researcher makes quantum leap to improve cancer care:<\/strong> Professor of Chemistry Travis Dudding&#8217;s research to diagnose cancers faster and more effectively was featured on <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDY4MCZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDQlMmYyMyUyZjIwMjYrMDglM2EyOCUzYTQwJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTA0JTJmMjMlMmYyMDI2KzA4JTNhMzglM2E0MCYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDUlMmYyMyUyZjIwMjYrMDglM2EyOCUzYTQwLjE2MCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT1hMjUyMmZkZjhiY2Y5MDUzODhiYzEyNjU0Mzc4ZGIwNg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giant FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Niagara employers urged to treat workplace culture as a business issue:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship Shawna Chen spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelhamtoday.ca\/local-news\/niagara-employers-urged-to-treat-workplace-culture-as-a-business-issue-at-big-idea-blueprint-session-12176679\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pelham Today<\/a> about why diversity on its own is not enough to create inclusive workplaces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed the portrayal of female characters in video games, benefits of heat spas, cannabis legalization, new cancer research and inclusive workplace practices across Niagara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":109293,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,39,37,6,41],"tags":[7437,263,996,7488,384,348,3258,2852,594,4395,11827,3580],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109253"}],"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=109253"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109253\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109294,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109253\/revisions\/109294"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/109293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}