{"id":98568,"date":"2025-01-17T14:30:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T19:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=98568"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:24:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T22:24:30","slug":"in-the-news-temperance-movements-health-ties-metrolinxs-failed-jackpot-city-gamble-and-impact-of-birth-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2025\/01\/in-the-news-temperance-movements-health-ties-metrolinxs-failed-jackpot-city-gamble-and-impact-of-birth-order\/","title":{"rendered":"IN THE NEWS: Temperance movement&#8217;s health ties, Metrolinx&#8217;s failed Jackpot City gamble and impact of birth order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed new views on the temperance movement, a commercial naming rights deal gone awry, birth order and personality, union strategies, new uses for bamboo, North America&#8217;s political future, the future of education, a potential cure for lung diseases and Buffalo Bills fans in Niagara.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The New Temperance Is All About Health<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> Professor of Health Sciences Dan Malleck spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/health\/archive\/2025\/01\/alcohol-surgeon-general-sober-curious-temperance\/681283\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Atlantic<\/a><\/em> about shifting attitudes and guidance around alcohol consumption. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.burlingtontoday.com\/local-news\/brock-expert-says-us-surgeon-general-call-for-cancer-warnings-on-alcohol-not-that-simple-10063587\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Burlington Today<\/a> also featured coverage of his take the issue.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Metrolinx explored naming deal for GO station with online gambling company: sources:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Sport Management Michael Naraine spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/metrolinx-station-name-gambling-1.7431212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBC News<\/a> about the recent breakdown of a commercial naming rights deal between Jackpot City and the Metrolinx Exhibition GO station.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Study reveals middle children are more honest, humble, and agreeable than their siblings:<\/strong> Professor of Psychology Michael Ashton\u2019s research on the impact of birth order on personality was featured in <a href=\"https:\/\/scoop.upworthy.com\/study-reveals-middle-children-are-more-honest-humble-and-agreeable-than-their-siblings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Upworthy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pelhamtoday.ca\/local-news\/middle-children-more-co-operative-than-siblings-10073791\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pelham Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"headline\"><strong>Unions, homeowners, TTC riders: Who wins, who loses with Olivia Chow\u2019s new spending plans?: <\/strong>Professor of Labour Studies Larry Savage spoke to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/news\/gta\/unions-homeowners-ttc-riders-who-wins-who-loses-with-olivia-chow-s-new-spending-plans\/article_fdde6960-d29a-11ef-946d-1b8138135fb5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Toronto Star<\/a><\/em> about unions looking to make up \u201cfor lost ground\u201d in ongoing labour negotiations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carbon Negative Construction with Engineered Bamboo:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Engineering Amir Mofidi spoke to the <a href=\"https:\/\/building-good.simplecast.com\/episodes\/engineered-bamboo-with-amir-mofidi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Building Good<\/a> podcast about the potential uses of engineered bamboo for construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump Talk and Canada&#8217;s Political Future:<\/strong> Associate Professors of Political Science Stefan Dolgert and Blayne Haggart spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=AzZXstyBtZo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YourTV Niagara<\/a> about a recent panel on Donald Trump they hosted at the St. Catharines Public Library with Associate Professor of Political Science Pascal Lupien and Caroline Dunton, a postdoctoral fellow from Queen\u2019s University. Dolgert also spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7yfzBp-b-XI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CHCH News<\/a> about the Liberal leadership race and Associate Professor of Political Science Matthew Hennigar spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/rabble.ca\/politics\/canadian-politics\/trudeaus-prorogation-of-parliament-likely-to-survive-legal-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rabble.ca<\/a> about Justin Trudeau\u2019s resignation and prorogation of Parliament.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Research discovery may cure age-related lung diseases: <\/strong>Professor of Health Sciences Newman Sze spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/mms.tveyes.com\/MediaView\/?c3RhdGlvbj0xNDU0NSZtb2RzaGFyaW5nZW5hYmxlPXRydWUmY3VzdG9tZXJpZGVudGlmaWVyPTU1NjE5JlN0YXJ0RGF0ZVRpbWU9MDElMmYxMyUyZjIwMjUrMTQlM2EzNyUzYTExJkVuZERhdGVUaW1lPTAxJTJmMTMlMmYyMDI1KzE0JTNhNDclM2ExMSYmbW9kZWRpdG9yZW5hYmxlPWZhbHNlJnBhcnRuZXJpZD0xNjA4NyYmJmV4cGlyYXRpb249MDIlMmYxMiUyZjIwMjUrMTQlM2EzNyUzYTExLjMxMCZpbnN0YW50UGxheT1UcnVlJnNpZ25hdHVyZT0yNmMwMDgzYzg2YmFmZTdiMTBhMmFjMWM0NDdmZmUyYQ==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about his recent lung disease research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The future of education:<\/strong> Professor of Educational Studies Louis Volante spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5a61228mhX8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YourTV Niagara<\/a> about how compulsory education systems can envision broader objectives and outcomes for students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock professor breaks down Buffalo Bills fandom among Canadians:<\/strong> Associate Professor of Sport Management Craig Hyatt spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.giantfm.com\/2025\/01\/16\/brock-professor-breaks-down-buffalo-bills-fandom-among-canadians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giant FM<\/a> about what drives Buffalo Bills fandom in Canada.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brock University to Paint the Meridian Red: <\/strong>Associate Director of Brock Sports Courtney Smith spoke to <a title=\"https:\/\/app.agilitypr.com\/app\/monitoring\/search\/results\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/962-niagara-in-the-morning-wit-170201832\/episode\/courtney-smith-associate-director-brock-257685373\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Newstalk 610 CKTB<\/a> about Brock&#8217;s popular doubleheader featuring its men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball teams. The downtown showdown was also featured in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stcatharinesstandard.ca\/sports\/basketball\/paint-the-meridian-red-brock-university-playing-hoops-doubleheader-at-downtown-arena\/article_ae0de1d8-1dd8-577c-829e-6c86224f6a0c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">St. Catharines Standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed new views on the temperance movement, a commerical naming rights deal gone awry, birth order and personality, union strategies, new uses for bamboo, North America&#8217;s political future, the future of education, a potential cure for lung diseases and Buffalo Bills fans in Niagara.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":98578,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,40,6,41,38],"tags":[12885,3445,4437,14163,3758,14162,3212,6805,11225,1696,13729,4753,12778,4226,4358,3028,3430,11999,11277,11082,4819,11954,12575,13151,3427],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98568"}],"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=98568"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98616,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98568\/revisions\/98616"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}