Brock neuroscience student Ethan Foy was one of two recipients of this year’s Deborah E. Rosati Entrepreneurship Award, which allowed him to pursue his mobile app venture full time this summer. Read his story here
Our Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has California connections. Brock alum, Paul van der Merwe (BSc ’16) is set to complete his Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology from the University of California where he’s learning to craft big red wines under the California sun. Meanwhile, Andrea Barker decided to pursue her MSc at Brock after cutting her teeth in California first. Read more about both Paul and Andrea here
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While a U.S. tech company prepares to release 20 million male mosquitoes injected with a bacteria that prevents female mosquitos from producing healthy eggs, Canada’s leading mosquito expert, Professor Fiona Hunter, explains why this project wouldn’t work on Canadian soil: CHCH News, Global News
When John VanDenhoff retired as Brock’s long-time glassblower in 2006, he passed the torch – both literally and figuratively – to his son, Jordan. The meticulous art form, and the importance it plays on the University’s campus, is a generational legacy for the VanDenhoff men, with the impressive trade handed down from father to son. Read more about our “Master of Glass” here
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The Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series marks its landmark 10th instalment this year by featuring a European expert who will explore crop development practices relevant to many North American grape growers. Organized by Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), this year’s lecture and vineyard tours take place August 3 and 4 at Brock and four vineyard sites in Ontario’s Niagara region. Read more here
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Anshul Sidhu, a candidate in the Centre for Biotechnology, will present his Master of Science thesis defence on Tuesday, July 25 at 1 p.m. in Mackenzie Chown H-Block 313.
His thesis is titled, Understand the diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) performance in plant alternative cropping systems.
His examination committee members are Dr. Rich Cheel, Chair; Dr. Wendy McFadden Smith (OMAFRA), External Examiner; Dr. Liette Vasseur, Supervisor; Dr. Travis Dudding and Dr. Fiona Hunter, Committee Members.
Darrell Agbulos, a candidate in Brock’s Centre for Biotechnology, will present his thesis defence by video conference on Monday, July 17 at 1 p.m. in Mackenzie Chown H-Block 313.
His thesis is titled, Investigating Flavivirus Infection, Dissemination, and Transmission Dynamics Using Zika virus, West Nile virus, and their Mosquito Vectors.
His examination committee members are Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. William Reisen (Centre for Vectorborne Diseases), External Examiner; Dr. Fiona Hunter, Supervisor; Dr. Feng Li and Vincenzo De Luca, Committee Members.
Mathematics and Statistics student Mahsa Daneshmandmehraban will present her thesis defence on Monday, July 17 at 1 p.m. in Mackenzie Chown C-Block 206.
Her thesis is titled Event Recommendation.
Her examination committee members are Dr. Rick Cheel, Chair; Dr. Sheridan Houghten (Brock University), External Examiner; Dr. Omar Kihel, Supervisor; Dr. Henryk Fuks and Dr. Bill Ralph.
Evans Boadi knows first-hand how difficult it can be to further your education when you don’t have access to the resources you need. The Brock Mathematics and Statistics master’s student who began his post-secondary career at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in his home nation of Ghana had a vision; to offer a helping hands to students back home in gaining the best possible education available to them. Read how he turned his vision into reality here
If you’re looking to capture hundreds of mosquitos on film, there’s no better place to turn than a university with Canada’s leading expert on the tiny creatures. When Yap Films started working on its new documentary Mosquito, which premieres Thursday night on the Discovery Channel in the U.S., it came to Brock to work with Professor Fiona Hunter and her team of researchers. After months of preparation, the production company built a temporary studio in a Mackenzie Chown lab and spent a week last October filming mosquitos using macro videography and high-speed cameras. Read more about this story here
