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* Fiona Hunter,<\/strong> professor of Biological Sciences, was interviewed by CBC Toronto for a story about West Nile virus in Ontario, which appeared on The National<\/em> news broadcast and their website.
\n– CBC The National<\/em>: “More West Nile in Ontario” (Aug. 27, 2012) <\/a>
\n– CBC News<\/em>: “West Nile virus worsens in Ontario” (Aug 27, 2012)<\/a>
\nHunter was also a guest on the Outdoor Journal <\/em>radio show on The Fan 590 AM<\/em> on Aug. 11 where she spoke about West Nile virus and the new Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex at Brock.<\/p>\n

* Jim Wilwerth, <\/strong>viticulturalist with the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) at Brock, and Kevin Ker,<\/strong> a professional affiliate of CCOVI, were interviewed by the St. Catharines Standard<\/em> about CCOVI’s pre-harvest monitoring program and this year’s grape growing season.
\n– St. Catharines Standard<\/em>: “Vineyard harvest shines with summer heat” (Aug. 22, 2012)<\/a><\/p>\n

* David Sharron, <\/strong>University archivist and head of Special Collections in the James A. Gibson Library, was interviewed by BBC News<\/em> about the Battle of Fort Detroit during the War of 1812. The 200th anniversary of the battle was on August 16 and it was Maj.-Gen. Sir Isaac Brock’s first major victory of the war.
\n– BBC News<\/em>: “Isaac Brock bust given to Guernsey by Canadian artist” (Aug. 16, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Charles Burton, <\/strong>associate professor of Political Science and former counsellor at the Canadian embassy in Beijing, conducted the following media interviews and authored the following opinion pieces on various issues concerning Canada-China relations:
\n– Globe and Mail<\/em>: “Ottawa taps veteran diplomat for ambassador’s role in China” (Aug. 30, 2012) <\/a>
\n– Radio Canada International<\/em>: “Questioning Canada’s pick for ambassador to China” (Aug. 30, 2012)<\/a>
\n– OMNI News TV<\/em>: interview in Mandarin speculating about the next Canadian Ambassador to China (Aug. 30, 2012) <\/a>
\n– Toronto Star <\/em>Op-Ed: “CNOOC’s bid for Nexen is a key move on China’s global chess board” (Aug. 23, 2012)<\/a>
\n– National Post<\/em>: “China’s state-run news agency being used to monitor critics in Canada: reporter” (Aug. 22, 2012) <\/a>
\n– Globe and Mail<\/em> Op-Ed: “The party will write the narrative for Ms. Gu – and for Nexen” (Aug. 6, 2012) <\/a>
\nFor a complete list of Burton’s media activities, visit his website: http:\/\/spartan.ac.brocku.ca\/~cburton<\/a><\/p>\n

* Kendra Coulter, <\/strong>assistant professor of Labour Studies, was interviewed by the Toronto Star<\/em> about the arrival of Target in Canada and its impact on retail workers.
\n– Toronto Star<\/em>: “Zellers employees walk away empty-handed in $1.825-billion deal” (Aug. 20, 2012) <\/a>
\nCoulter was also a guest on Rank and File Radio<\/a>, a weekly Canadian labour news program broadcast on CFRC 101.9 FM in Kingston, Ont.,<\/p>\n

* Andrea Doucet,<\/strong> Canada Research Chair in Gender Work and Care at Brock, recently conducted the following interviews about her research:
\n– Toronto Star<\/em>: “Breastfeeding dad wins support from parenting community” (Aug. 20, 2012)<\/a>
\n– Ottawa Citizen<\/em> Op-Ed: “The evolution of the stay-at-home dad” (June 18, 2012)<\/a>
\n– National Post<\/em>: “Fathers more deeply engaged in child-rearing amid a mini baby boom” (June 16, 2012) <\/a>
\n– New York Times<\/em> Op-Ed: Room For Debate “Dads Are Involved in Parenting” (June 15, 2012) <\/a>
\n– Globe and Mail<\/em>: “Where are the stay-at-home dads in children’s books?” (June 14, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Costa Metallinos,<\/strong> associate professor of Chemistry, was interviewed by Niagara This Week<\/em> about a supposed supply shortage of helium gas and its impact on medical research and equipment.
\n– Niagara This Week<\/em>: “Helium shortage has wide impact” (Aug. 15, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Jeff Chesebrough,<\/strong> director of innovation and incubation at Brock, and Ian Brindle,<\/strong> former Vice-President of Research and current special adviser to the President, were interviewed by the St. Catharines Standard<\/em> about the new Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex at the University.
\n– St. Catharines Standard<\/em>: “Cairns complex holds Niagara’s future” (Aug. 14, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Madelyn Law, <\/strong>assistant professor of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by the St. Catharines Standard <\/em>about the I-Equip project (interprofessional education for quality improvement). The student learning initiative is a joint venture between Brock, the Niagara Health System and McMaster University’s Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine.
\n– St. Catharines Standard<\/em>: “Students giving NHS a checkup” (Aug. 14, 2012)<\/a><\/p>\n

* Cheri Bradish,<\/strong> associate professor of Sport Management, spoke to the Toronto Star<\/em> about sponsorship opportunities in Canada for Olympic athletes after the games.
\n– Toronto Star<\/em>: “London 2012: For most Canadian athletes, medals don’t translate into cash” (Aug. 13, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Mariek Schmidt, <\/strong>assistant professor of Earth Sciences, conducted several interviews about her involvement with NASA’s Mars rover vehicle Curiosity and its search for signs of life on the planet.
\n– Toronto Star<\/em>: “Can humans live on Mars? Three Canadian scientists are looking for the answer” (Aug. 11, 2012)<\/a>
\n– St. Catharines Standard<\/em>: “Mars scientist’s next job: Recruit help” (Aug. 6, 2012)
\n<\/a>– St. Catharines Standard<\/em>: “Brock geochemist casts her eyes to Mars” (Aug. 4, 2012)<\/a><\/p>\n

* Don Cyr, <\/strong>Interim Dean of Business and associate professor of Finance, was a guest on BNN (Business News Network)<\/em> where he spoke about his research on weather derivatives.
\n– BNN<\/em>: “Trading Weather” (July 18, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

* Sheila Young,<\/strong> director and international liaison officer with Brock International, was quoted in a Maclean’s On Campus<\/em> online story about Confucius Institutes in Canada.
\n– Maclean’s<\/em>: “Why the fuss over Confucius Institutes?” (June 25, 2012) <\/a><\/p>\n

Media Talk <\/strong>is a periodical summary of Brock faculty and staff appearances in the media. If you have details of a media appearance to share with The Brock News<\/em>, please send them to campusnews@brocku.ca<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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