{"id":26498,"date":"2014-02-19T14:36:10","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T19:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=26498"},"modified":"2014-02-19T14:43:25","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T19:43:25","slug":"media-talk-jan-22-feb-8-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2014\/02\/media-talk-jan-22-feb-8-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Talk (Jan. 22 &#8211; Feb. 8, 2014)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Media Talk&#8221; is a recurring summary of select Brock faculty, staff and student appearances in the media. If you have details of a media appearance to share with The Brock News, please send them to campusnews@brocku.ca<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26506\" style=\"width: 170px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/zwiep1.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26506\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26506\" title=\"zwiep1\" src=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/zwiep1.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Zwiep\" width=\"160\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Zwiep<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jan. 22:<\/strong> <em>Fort Erie Times<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.forterietimes.ca\/2014\/01\/22\/program-inspires-youth-to-make-post-secondary-education-a-goal\">Program inspires youth to make post secondary education a goal<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nInterview with Greg Zwiep, program manager with Brock&#8217;s Youth University, about their United Way-funded <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=25946\">education initiative for youth in Fort Erie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 25:<\/strong> <em>St. Catharines Standard \/ Welland Tribune \/ Niagara Falls Review<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2014\/01\/25\/new-exercise-program-for-amputees-in-niagara\">New exercise program for amputees in Niagara<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nInterview with Scott Stevens, co-ordinator of <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=25315\">the Brock-Niagara Centre for Health and Well-Being<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 25:<\/strong> <em>Cogeco-TV <\/em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JalY4vCsKk0&amp;feature=youtu.be\">Niagara Social Justice Forum<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Mary Beth Raddon, associate professor and director of Brock&#8217;s Social Justice and Equity Studies (SJES) program, and Brock SJES student Dan Galland, who were both part of <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=25912\">the group that helped to co-ordinate<\/a> the seventh annual Niagara Social Justice Forum at the University.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26:<\/strong> <em>The Globe and Mail<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/news\/national\/canadas-ambassador-to-china-criticizes-jailing-of-xu-zhiyong\/article16505333\/#dashboard\/follows\/\">Canadian ambassador rebukes China for jailing rights activist<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Charles Burton, associate professor, Political Science.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 26: <\/strong><em>St. Catharines Standard \/ Welland Tribune \/ Niagara Falls<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2014\/01\/26\/a-campus-walk-from-the-heart-for-alzheimers\">A campus walk from the heart for Alzheimer&#8217;s<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Cathy Majtenyi, research communications and media relations specialist form the Office of Research Services at Brock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 27:<\/strong> <em>CHCH-TV<\/em> (Hamilton) &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chch.com\/effects-cold-body\/\">Effects of cold on the body<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Stephen Cheung, Canada Research Chair in Environmental Ergonomics and professor of Kinesiology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 29:<\/strong> <em>CBC-TV <\/em>(Windsor) &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/player\/News\/Canada\/Windsor\/ID\/2433590201\/\">evening newscast (at 40:45 mark) <\/a><br \/>\nFeaturing comments about the effects of cold weather on grape crops by Jim Willwerth, viticulturist with Brock&#8217;s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 29:<\/strong> <em>Brock Radio CFBU 103.7 FM<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfbu.ca\/aud\/IM-2014-01-29.mp3\">Inquisitive Minds with Mike Saunders<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview #1 &#8211; Brent Faught, professor of epidemiology and chair of the Department of Health Sciences at Brock, <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=24528\">recently recognized by OCUFA<\/a> for his work with students.<\/li>\n<li>Interview #2 &#8211; Adam Dickinson, associate professor of English Language and Literature, <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=24543\">short-listed for a Governor General Literary Award<\/a> for his third book of poetry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Jan. 30: <\/strong><em>CBC Radio<\/em> &#8211; &#8220;Bieber Fascination&#8221;<br \/>\nScott Henderson, associate professor and chair of the Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film at Brock, conducted five afternoon radio interviews about our society&#8217;s fascination with pop star Justin Bieber and his antics on CBC radio stations in Thunder Bay, Halifax, Toronto, Kelowna and Edmonton.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 30:<\/strong> <em>St. Catharines Standard \/ Welland Tribune \/ Niagara Falls Review <\/em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2014\/01\/30\/john-pruyns-will-to-live\">John Pruyn&#8217;s will to live<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Cameron Muir, associate professor of psychology at Brock, about the &#8220;fight or flight&#8221; response.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jan. 31:<\/strong> <em>CHCH-TV <\/em>(Hamilton) &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chch.com\/butterflies-mexico\/\">Butterflies down in Mexico<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Liette Vasseur, professor of biological sciences, about the environmental impacts affecting migrating species, such as monarch butterflies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 2:<\/strong> <em>The Boston Globe<\/em> (letters) &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/opinion\/editorials\/2014\/02\/02\/clean-sweep-staff-will-raise-stress-not-test-scores\/CbjXOnE9uCzR0OxEA27NfJ\/story.html\">Clean sweep of staff will raise stress, not test scores<\/a>&#8221; by Michael J. Armstrong, associate professor with the Goodman School of Business, who is <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=23505\">a visiting research chair this semester at Norwich University<\/a> in Northfield, Vermont.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 5: <\/strong><em>University Affairs<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.universityaffairs.ca\/brock-program-alerts-grape-growers-to-potentially-damaging-weather.aspx\">Brock program alerts grape growers to potentially damaging weather<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nAn interview with Jim Willwerth, CCOVI viticulturist, about <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=25877\">grapevine cold hardiness and CCOVI&#8217;s Vine Alert program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 5:<\/strong> <em>St. Catharines Standard \/ Welland Tribune \/ Niagara Falls Review<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2014\/02\/05\/spirits-being-buried-by-latest-snow-dump\">Spirits being buried by latest snow dump<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Kathy Belicki, professor of psychology, about the wintertime blahs, or, what she calls, &#8220;winter-fluenza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 5:<\/strong> <em>Brock Radio CFBU 103.7 FM<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cfbu.ca\/aud\/IM-2014-02-5.mp3\">Inquisitive Minds with Mike Saunders<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interview #1 &#8211; How do we deal with the cold weather? Featuring Brock scientist and Canadian Research Chair in Environmental Ergonomics Stephen Cheung, a.k.a. &#8220;Dr. Freeze.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Interview #2 &#8211; How serious are concussions in hockey and what can be done about them? Featuring Brock professor of epidemiology and chair of the Department of Health Sciences, Brent Faught.<\/li>\n<li>Interview #3 &#8211; Research Matters and the Virtual Scavenger Hunt. Featuring Jory Korobanik, doctoral student in physics and President of the Graduate Student Association, and Julia Polyck-O&#8217;Neill, doctoral student in interdisciplinary humanities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Feb. 6: <\/strong><em>CHCH-TV<\/em> (Hamilton) &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.chch.com\/science-wine\/\">The science of wine<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments about wine consumer behaviour by Antonia Mantonakis, associate professor of marketing in Brock&#8217;s Goodman School of Business.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 6: <\/strong><em>St. Catharines Standard \/ Welland Tribune \/ Niagara Falls Review<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2014\/02\/06\/spotlight-on-children-and-therapy-dogs\">Spotlight on children and therapy dogs<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Christine Tardif-Williams, associate professor of child and youth studies, about her <a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=26117\">community research project<\/a> looking at the role that animals play in promoting basic social and emotional competencies in children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 6: <\/strong>Royal Canadian Institute &#8211; The Winter 2014 Lectures: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/msl.stream.yorku.ca\/mediasite\/Viewer\/Viewers\/Viewer320BL.aspx?mode=Default&amp;peid=667370a4-10f3-4cff-b646-a13422fd6a2a&amp;pid=639aadf6-2462-4635-af55-04d68de7d017&amp;playerType=SL1\">Climate Change Heads to the Coast: Managing Ecosystems at the Water&#8217;s Edge<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nPublic lecture delivered by Liette Vasseur, professor, Biological Sciences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 7: <\/strong><em>TFO<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www5.tfo.org\/24.7\/videos\/saint-catharines-portrait-dun-sommelier-tfo-24-7\/\">Portrait d&#8217;un sommelier<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nInterview with Stefan St. Pierre, a current student in the certificate in grape and wine technology program at Brock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 7:<\/strong> <em>Cogeco-TV <\/em>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tvcogeco.com\/niagara\/gallery\/the-source\/6774-february-source-stories\/84965-jehanne\">Jehanne of the Witches<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comment by Virginia Reh, associate professor of dramatic arts, who directed the department&#8217;s main stage production of Jehanne of the Witches.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Feb. 7:<\/strong> <em>Toronto Star<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/queenspark\/2014\/02\/07\/highstakes_byelection_taking_shape_in_niagara_falls.html\">High-stakes byelection taking shape in Niagara Falls<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\n<strong>Feb. 8:<\/strong> <em>Niagara This Week<\/em> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.niagarathisweek.com\/news-story\/4358597-high-stakes-byelection-taking-shape-in-niagara-falls\/\">High-stakes byelection taking shape in Niagara Falls<\/a>&#8221;<br \/>\nFeaturing comments by Tim Fowler, instructor, Labour Studies\/Political Science.<\/p>\n<p><em>For more examples of Brock faculty news appearances, please check out the &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/research-at-brock\/research-at-brock\/research-at-brock\/researchers-in-the-news\">Researchers in the news<\/a>&#8221; section of Research Services website<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Media Talk&#8221; is a recurring summary of select Brock faculty, staff and student appearances in the media. 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