{"id":88994,"date":"2023-10-27T11:25:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-27T15:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=88994"},"modified":"2023-10-27T16:29:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T20:29:08","slug":"in-the-news-sick-leave-veteran-wellness-black-student-success-and-the-seaway-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/10\/in-the-news-sick-leave-veteran-wellness-black-student-success-and-the-seaway-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE NEWS: Sick leave, veteran wellness, Black student success and the Seaway strike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts and senior leaders discussed paid sick leave in Canada, a Brock-led wellness program for veterans, the opening of the University\u2019s Black Student Success Centre, the St. Lawrence Seaway strike, the Dramatic Arts mainstage production and more affordable materials for solar panels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Self-reported paid sick leave coverage has increased \u2018moderately\u2019 since 1995, Statscan says: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Labour Studies Simon Black was quoted in an article by the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/article-self-reported-paid-sick-leave-coverage-has-increased-moderately-since\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Globe and Mail<\/a><\/em> about the moderate increase in sick leave coverage over time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Boots on the Ground, Brock University to offer wellness program for Ontario veterans: <\/strong>Brock Adjunct Professor of Education Tiffany Hunt spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chch.com\/boots-on-the-ground-brock-university-to-offer-wellness-program-for-ontario-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHCH<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/hamilton\/new-program-veterans-niagara-1.7006624?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC<\/a> about an innovative wellness program that has been launched to support veterans\u2019 mental health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Black Student Success Centre to open at Brock this week:<\/strong> Brock\u2019s Associate Vice-President, Students Brad Clarke spoke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheartradio.ca\/610cktb\/audio\/brad-clarke-associate-vice-president-students-brock-s-black-student-success-centre-opens-today-1.20411921?mode=Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about the opening of the University\u2019s Black Student Success Centre.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the front lines of the St. Lawrence Seaway strike: Ships \u2014 and crops \u2014 piling up: <\/strong>Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage discussed the impact of the St. Lawrence Seaway strike with the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/business\/on-the-front-lines-of-the-st-lawrence-seaway-strike-ships-and-crops-piling-up\/article_99da6e67-3ae9-50fe-9eb2-3f5e22212909.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Toronto Star<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/theworld.org\/media\/2023-10-23\/key-north-american-shipping-channel-closes-during-strike\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The World<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/thunder-bay\/st-lawrence-seaway-strike-leaving-goods-ships-stranded-at-port-of-thunder-bay-1.7005258\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contemporary reboot of more than century-old play coming to Dramatic Arts mainstage: <\/strong>In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheartradio.ca\/610cktb\/audio\/mackenzie-regnerus-bfit-co-ordinator-brock-is-expanding-online-exercise-classes-for-seniors-1.20411923?mode=Article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a><strong>, <\/strong>retired Associate Professor of Dramatic Arts Gyllian Raby discussed Brock\u2019s mainstage production, which opens this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perovskite nanocrystalline cheaper than silicon for photovoltaic cells, study shows: <\/strong>The work of Jianbo Gao, Brock Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, to introduce more affordable materials for solar panels was at the centre of an article on <a href=\"https:\/\/phys.org\/news\/2023-10-perovskite-nanocrystalline-cheaper-silicon-photovoltaic.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phys.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts and senior leaders discussed paid sick leave in Canada, a Brock-led wellness program for veterans, the opening of the University\u2019s Black Student Success Centre, the St. Lawrence Seaway strike, the Dramatic Arts mainstage production and more affordable materials for solar 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