Here\u2019s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.<\/p>\n
COVID Alert app nears 3 million users, but only 514 positive test reports:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Political Science Blayne Haggart spoke to CTV News<\/a> about the federal government\u2019s use of misguided messaging while trying to get Canadians to use the COVID Alert app.<\/p>\n National childcare program key to economic recovery:<\/strong>\u00a0Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Dean of Social Sciences Kate Bezanson spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> and the St. Catharines Standard<\/a> about the need for significant long-term investment in a national childcare program to combat the effects of the current recession. Bezanson also appeared on Newstalk 610 CKTB\u2019s roundtable<\/a>.<\/p>\n Canadian rights groups urge Trudeau to end Saudi arms sales: <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Labour Studies Simon Black discussed the possibility of converting arms manufacturing into other types of production in an Al Jazeera article<\/a> about Canadian arms sales to Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n Decolonial Reading Circle to meet virtually: <\/strong>In a Niagara This Week article<\/a>, Associate Professor of Women\u2019s and Gender Studies Robyn Bourgeois invited members of the community to join the Decolonial Reading Circle, which will focus on Indigenous authors as well as a guided reading of the final report of the Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.<\/p>\n Public health turning to Snapchat for COVID-19 messaging: <\/strong>Professor of Child and Youth Studies Tony Volk talked to the St. Catharines Standard<\/a> and Brinkwire<\/a> about the different methods of communication that are needed to ensure young people are compliant with safety regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n