From the Brock News – Community Engagement

• Brock students to analyze historic digital election October 7, 2021
  Next week, Brock University students will be on the front lines of a landmark election, the first entirely digital vote with end-to-end verifiability held by a Canadian municipality.
• Brock’s NCO to present research on remote work as a long-term strategy October 4, 2021
  The latest research brief from Brock University’s Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) looks at the future of working from home or in some office-home combination.
• Visual Arts podcast launches new season challenging ideas of western art October 1, 2021
  The second season of the popular Unboxing the Canon podcast from Linda Steer, Brock Associate Professor, History of Art and Visual Culture, is now live with new 20-minute episodes dropping monthly.
• Ken Chan named to Pathstone Foundation board September 30, 2021
  Brock University’s Vice-President, Administration Ken Chan has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Pathstone Foundation.
• Sport Management prof awarded Chancellor’s Chair for Research Excellence September 29, 2021
  Dawn Trussell’s research is about making sports a level playing field.
• Popular Brock concert series back on stage for 2021-22 season September 24, 2021
  After a year of performing from their homes, musicians featured in Brock University’s RBC Foundation Music@Noon series will return to the stage at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre (PAC) for the 2021-22 season.
• Brock University toasts gift of 2,500 historically significant wines September 23, 2021
  Renowned wine expert Michael Vaughan has selected Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) as the new home of his impeccably preserved collection of award-winning Canadian wines.
• Brock community members nominated for St. Catharines Arts Awards September 22, 2021
  The City of St. Catharines is gearing up to celebrate the local arts scene and those who champion it — including members of the Brock community.
• Brock research teams awarded federal funding for community partnerships September 21, 2021
  Three Brock University teams have received a boost in funding for projects that aim to help Niagara organizations meet the needs of women and children during the pandemic and provide opportunities for Indigenous communities in the region’s tourism industry.
• Symposium to highlight social justice research partnerships September 20, 2021
  Researchers from Brock’s Social Justice Research Institute (SJRI), who have teamed up with community partners on funded projects, will have their work showcased at an upcoming free, public event.