{"id":26852,"date":"2014-03-07T14:02:33","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T19:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=26852"},"modified":"2014-03-07T14:02:33","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T19:02:33","slug":"brock-grad-student-wins-provincial-video-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2014\/03\/brock-grad-student-wins-provincial-video-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock grad student wins provincial video contest"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brock grad student Brittany Dunbar was awarded the top prize in the \u2018We Teach Ontario' video contest.<\/p><\/div>\n

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As a first-year grad student in Applied Health Sciences, Brittany Dunbar was awarded the top prize in the \u2018We Teach Ontario<\/a>‘ video contest supported by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations <\/a>(OCUFA).<\/p>\n

The contest required students from across the province to make a short video about a professor at their school who has made an impact on his\/her academic career.<\/p>\n

The top prize included an iphone 5s along with the opportunity to attend the annual OCUFA conference in Toronto that was held Feb. 27-28.<\/p>\n

Dunbar’s video submission<\/a> documented her decision to become a Master of Science student in Kinesiology<\/a> under the supervisor of Brian Roy.<\/p>\n

“This experience allowed me to showcase my research experience at Brock,” said Dunbar, whose research looks at muscle metabolism and how protein conditions contingent upon muscle cell volumes. “It was a humbling experience knowing my video impacted others and even touched some individuals in a positive way.<\/p>\n

“I completed an independent study with Dr. Roy during my fourth year of undergrad, (and) this experience opened my eyes to the type of research that you can explore at Brock.”<\/p>\n

This year’s conference was appropriately titled ‘Future U’, with a focus on resolving current issues at universities across Ontario and how changes must be made to create a more positive future for universities.<\/p>\n

“This conference provided me with a brief snapshot of the current situations that every university in the province are undergoing as I sat in on the conference,” Dunbar said.<\/p>\n

Dunbar was one of over 100 people who attended the OCUFA conference, which included Faculty, staff and student representatives.<\/p>\n

The conference included attendees from across the country and even a few from schools representing the United States and other international institutions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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