{"id":76732,"date":"2022-02-25T11:43:36","date_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=76732"},"modified":"2022-02-25T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T16:43:36","slug":"brock-media-clips-for-friday-feb-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/02\/brock-media-clips-for-friday-feb-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock Media Clips for Friday, Feb. 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received recently.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Researchers in Milton aim to establish \u2018golden spike\u2019 at Crawford Lake:<\/strong> Research from Professor of Earth Sciences Francine McCarthy and her students, which saw them collect samples from Crawford Lake in Milton that might define a new era in the geologic time scale, was featured in the <em>Toronto Star<\/em> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/local-milton\/news\/2022\/02\/19\/researchers-collecting-freeze-core-samples-at-crawford-lake-in-milton-may-define-new-epoch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Saturday, Feb. 19<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/local-milton\/news\/2022\/02\/21\/researchers-in-milton-aim-to-establish-golden-spike-at-crawford-lake.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Monday, Feb. 21<\/a> as well as on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chch.com\/human-history-study-at-crawford-lake-conservation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CHCH<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8216;I&#8217;m proving everyone wrong&#8217;: Actors with Down syndrome enjoying new era of media representation: <\/strong>Assistant Professor of Child and Youth Studies Chelsea Jones spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/entertainment\/actors-with-down-syndrome-1.6356219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC<\/a> about changes in the way the media represents people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock University prof urges balanced approach as Niagara politicians call for lifting local COVID-19 measures:<\/strong> Professor of Health Sciences Dan Malleck spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/news\/niagara-region\/2022\/02\/23\/brock-university-prof-urges-balanced-approach-as-niagara-politicians-call-for-lifting-local-covid-19-measures.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The St. Catharines Standard<\/a><\/em> about the need to take a balanced approach to repealing restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women dominate team USA\u2019s medal count at Beijing Olympics:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Sport Management Michele Donnelly spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bnnbloomberg.ca\/women-dominate-team-usa-s-medal-count-at-beijing-olympics-1.1726273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bloomberg<\/a> about the need for more to be done to bring about parity for women\u2019s sports at the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock partnering with YWCA to support local women and families:<\/strong> An upcoming Memorandum of Understanding between Brock University and YWCA Niagara Region that aims to improve the lives of local women and families was discussed in an article from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.101morefm.ca\/news\/local-news\/brock-partnering-with-ywca-to-support-local-women-and-families\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">101.1 More FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>If you know of an appearance or story about a Brock faculty member, student, athlete or alumni, please drop us a line with a link to the story at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:universitycom@brocku.ca?subject=Brock%20University%20Media%20Clips%20Suggestion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">universitycom@brocku.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a look at some of the media attention Brock University received 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