Here\u2019s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.<\/p>\n
Parents, relax: Scientist explains why backpacks do NOT harm your child’s back even if they’re heavy:<\/strong> Research from Assistant Professor of Kinesiology Michael Holmes about the effects of backpacks on children was recently featured on the websites of the The Daily Mail<\/a> newspaper in the U.K. and The Hindu<\/a> newspaper in India. Holmes believes there is little evidence linking backpack use and pain.<\/p>\n Brock University boasts record-breaking enrolment:<\/strong>\u00a0Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a>\u00a0reported on Brock’s rising student enrolment. With more than 5,000 new students starting their studies, the University\u2019s fall enrolment is expected to surpass 19,100 students.<\/p>\n Brock volunteers provide \u2018well-oiled machine\u2019 on Move-In Day:<\/strong> The co-ordinated effort of Brock\u2019s Move-In Day volunteers was reported in stories on CHCH<\/a> and in the St. Catharines Standard<\/a>. The six-hour event saw 850 volunteers helping nearly 2,400 students as they moved into the University\u2019s seven residences.<\/p>\n University students roll up their sleeves for Brock Cares:<\/strong> The upcoming Brock Cares Day of Service, during which an anticipated 300 student and staff volunteers will help service organizations across Niagara, was featured in an article on\u00a0Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a>.<\/p>\n Anthony (The Genius) Romero following his dream in the octagon:<\/strong> Brock Alumnus Anthony Romero\u2019s (BRLS \u201918) ongoing mixed martial arts career was profiled in a St. Catharines Standard<\/a> story. After a Sept. 7 fundraiser at Memorial Park in Welland, Romero will return to in-ring action on Sept. 15 in Niagara Falls, N.Y.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n