In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed incivility in Ontario classrooms, the government’s interference with work stoppages, how aging effects memory, the Canada Soccer drone scandal and Toronto Blue Jays trade prospects, the launch of Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour, how kindness impacts health and President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s potential impact on trade. Coverage of the Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute’s (CCOVI) receipt of the Excellence in Agriculture Award was also highlighted in the media.<\/p>\n
Students are ruder in class than before the pandemic, educators say: <\/strong>Postdoctoral Fellow Natalie Spadafora spoke to the Globe and Mail<\/a> <\/em>about changes in student behaviour before and after schools were shut down due to COVID-19. Her work on the topic was also featured in other outlets across the country, such as 580 CFRA<\/a>, City News 570 (CKGL)<\/a>, \u00a0980 CKNW<\/a>, 630 CHED<\/a>, <\/u>CTV News at 5<\/a>, Newstalk 1010 (CFRB)<\/a>, Talk Radio AM640 (CFMJ)<\/a>,<\/u> AM980 (CFPL)<\/a><\/u> and Niagara-at-Large<\/a>. Too Many Connections? How Aging Impacts Memory and Recall: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Psychology Karen Campbell spoke to the Association for Psychological Science’s Under the Cortex<\/a> about the impact of aging on the brain\u2019s memory function.<\/p>\n Canada Soccer scandal and Toronto Blue Jays trades:<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Sport Management Taylor McKee spoke to CBC Radio One<\/a> about the fallout from Canada Soccer\u2019s drone scandal. He also spoke to CHCH News about the Toronto Blue Jay\u2019s attempt to land a highly sought after prospect for the upcoming season<\/a>\u00a0and a questionable coaching decision made by the team<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift takes Toronto:<\/strong> Professor of History Elizabeth Vlossak spoke to CIGL Mix 97 Belleville<\/a> and CJBQ 800 AM<\/a> about the cultural phenomenon of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour.<\/p>\n Being kind is good for your emotional health:<\/strong> Professor of Educational Studies Sandra Bosacki spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about her kindness research in time for World Kindness Day on Wednesday, Nov. 13. Her work was also featured in the Niagara-on-the-Lake Local<\/a> and ThoroldToday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Trump, Tariffs and Trade:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Political Science Blayne Haggart spoke to Newstalk 610 CKTB\u2019s Niagara in the Morning<\/a> and The Drive<\/a> about the potential impact on trade between Canada and the U.S. under President-elect Donald Trump. \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Ontario announces winners of 2024 AgExcellence awards:<\/strong> CCOVI\u2019s receipt of a Government of Ontario Excellence in Agriculture Award was featured in Fruit & Vegetable Magazine<\/a> and Wines in Niagara<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed incivility in Ontario classrooms, the Government’s interference with work stoppages, how aging effects memory, the Canada Soccer drone scandal and Toronto Blue Jays trade prospects, the launch of Taylor Swift\u2019s Eras Tour, how kindness impacts health and President-elect Donald Trump\u2019s potential impact on trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":97367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,40,7,37,6,41,38],"tags":[7114,3445,61,855,6805,506,110,4104,546,4753,6521,98,3435,384,522,4703,4358,10464,10623,10657],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97347"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97347"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97347\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97389,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97347\/revisions\/97389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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\n<\/strong><\/u>Unions challenging government intervention in major rail, ports labour disputes: <\/strong>Associate Professor of Labour Studies\u00a0Alison Braley-Rattai spoke to the Canadian Press<\/a> about unions challenging the federal government\u2019s intervention in major labour disputes. The article was featured in publications such as the Business Journal<\/a>,<\/strong> Plant Magazine<\/a> and CP24<\/a>. Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage was also featured in the Canadian Press<\/a> discussing a similar topic, and the article was picked up by the Globe and Mail<\/a><\/em>. He also spoke to the Globe and Mail<\/a><\/em> about the labour dispute between Canada\u2019s postal workers and their employer Canada Post.<\/p>\n