{"id":45800,"date":"2017-07-14T08:52:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-14T12:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=45800"},"modified":"2017-07-14T14:53:26","modified_gmt":"2017-07-14T18:53:26","slug":"brock-in-the-news-july-8-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2017\/07\/brock-in-the-news-july-8-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock in the News \u2014 July 8-14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hot time planned for Pelham Summerfest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A number of Brock ambassadors and Badger athletes will be at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wellandtribune.ca\/2017\/07\/13\/hot-time-planned-for-pelham-summerfest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this weekend\u2019s Pelham Summerfest<\/a>, hosting a Drop-in Ultimate Frisbee event and handing out Brock swag to community members.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want your kids to do as they\u2019re told? Try this, a new study says<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While there is no right way to parent your children, Psychology Professor Angela Evans lends her expertise on what you can do to get them to behave: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/parenting-promise-1.4199784\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartradio.ca\/ez-rock\/1057ezrock\/news\/local\/brock-u-researcher-finds-simple-way-to-get-your-kid-to-behave-1.2818415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">105 EZRock<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iheartradio.ca\/610cktb\/news\/local\/brock-u-researcher-finds-simple-way-to-get-your-kid-to-behave-1.2818415\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">610 CKTB<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How far can a mosquito chase me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With summer in full swing, spending time outdoors means being on high alert for mosquitos. However, Brock\u2019s mosquito expert and Biological Sciences Professor Fiona Hunter explains that we need not worry, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metronews.ca\/views\/citizen-scientist\/2017\/07\/13\/how-far-can-a-mosquito-chase-people-.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">most mosquitos won\u2019t chase you<\/a> on your walk from start to finish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malivoire in step with ros\u00e9 trend<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With a name like Shiraz Mottiar, it\u2019s only fitting that this Brock alum would be making headlines with in the wine industry with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2017\/07\/09\/niagara-uncorked-malivoire-in-step-with-rose-trend\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his new Malivoire 2016 Vivant Ros\u00e9<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course focused on environment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/2017\/07\/10\/brock-offers-new-minor-courses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock\u2019s new Sustainability Science and Society graduate program<\/a> aims to educate its students toward leaving a cleaner planet for future generations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyday sexism in a \u2018post-feminist\u2019 world<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From youth to adulthood, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2017\/07\/everyday-sexism-in-a-post-feminist-world\/533241\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">young women face a number of challenges<\/a> when trying to overcome deeply rooted stereotypes about their role in society \u2014 a topic that Shauna Pomerantz and Rebecca Raby, Professors in the department of Child and Youth Studies, know through and through following their research with over 50 youth in southern Ontario. The pair\u2019s story was featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/education\/archive\/2017\/07\/everyday-sexism-in-a-post-feminist-world\/533241\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Atlantic this week<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a look at some of the media highlights for this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":39007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[4020,1356,1532,4211,5475],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45800"}],"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\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}