Here\u2019s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.<\/p>\n
Brock studies impact of COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreation:<\/strong> Professor of Recreation and Leisure Studies Tim O\u2019Connell spoke with The St. Catharines Standard<\/a> and Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about a study he is leading to evaluate how people\u2019s outdoor recreation practices have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Brock University appoints new Provost:<\/strong> The announcement of Lynn Wells becoming Brock University\u2019s new Provost and Vice-President, Academic was featured in articles from Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> and The St. Catharines Standard<\/a>, which included quotes from Wells and Brock University President Gervan Fearon.<\/p>\n Amazon rolls back unpaid leave as workers told of \u2018additional\u2019 COVID-19 case at Ontario\u00a0warehouse:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Labour Studies Simon Black was quoted in a Press Progress article<\/a> about the reversal of personal leave of absence policies by Amazon in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n Why Canada\u2019s post-COVID-19 economic recovery will only be as good as our child care: <\/strong>An article\u00a0about the need for short- and long-term changes to be made in the Canadian child-care sector, which quoted Associate Professor of Sociology Kate Bezanson, appeared on the front page of the Toronto Star<\/a> Monday, May 11.<\/p>\n Cuv\u00e9e shifts gears, goes online May 22:<\/strong> The move to bring Cuv\u00e9e, an annual wine gala organized by Brock\u2019s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), online was the subject of a St. Catharines Standard article<\/a> and featured quotes from CCOVI Director Debbie Inglis and Manager Barb Tatarnic.<\/p>\n Leadership Conversations: Brock University:<\/strong> Videoconferencing Technologist Jon Winterbottom spoke to the Lifesize website<\/a> about his role in helping to bring Brock\u2019s classes online and how video technology is helping to ease that transition.<\/p>\n