More West Nile virus coverage: More news outlets picked up the research story released earlier by the Brock News about Professor Fiona Hunter and PhD candidate Bryan Giordano. Among the more high-profile stories on the issue included CBC’s The National and Global News.
With the 2017 grape harvest just weeks away, the time has also come to make plans for attending the 30th annual Cuvée Grand Tasting.
The 2018 event will be held Friday, March 23 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls. Online tickets will be available at cuvee.ca on Oct. 1, when wine afficianados can take advantage of early-bird prices.
This marks the fourth year that Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) has taken the lead in organizing Cuvée, a weekend-long celebration of VQA wines and local cuisine in the heart of Ontario wine country. Brock, through CCOVI, produces the Cuvée program to support the future of the grape and wine industry. Read more here
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Ontario this summer is headed for one of its worst outbreaks of West Nile virus in the past 15 years, according to research by Brock University scientist Fiona Hunter and PhD student Bryan Giordano. Read the full story here
The Triggs International Premium Vinifera Lecture Series marked its 10th event of sharing industry insight by bringing together a record crowd to learn between the grape vines. Grape growers and wine industry professionals rang in the 10th instalment of the series in the heart of Ontario wine country on Aug. 3 and 4, and in British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley on Aug. 8 and 9. More than 200 people attended over the four days, making this one of the most successful years for the series since it began in 2004.
Organized by Brock University’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI), this year’s instalment featured Stefano Poni, Professor of Viticulture and Chair of the Instituto of Frutti-Viticoltura of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Piacenza, Italy. Read the full story here
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The first known warm-blooded lizard, the tegu, can heat itself to as much as 10 degrees C above its surroundings – making it unique among reptiles. Bizarrely, it only switches on its heating system at certain times of the year. The discovery may add to the debate about whether dinosaurs were warm- or cold-blooded, or something in between – a bit like these lizards.
According to Brock University’s Glenn Tattersall, it may also provide a clue to how warm-bloodedness, or endothermy, first evolved. Read the full article here
Neuroscientist and professor in Brock University’s Department of Psychology, Sid Segalowitz is on a mission to determine how early the development of autism can be detected in a child’s brain. Segalowitz and his Brock research team are widely recognized for their ability to record and interpret brain waves gathered by an electroencephalogram (EEG). It’s one reason an international research team based at McGill University turned to them to help interpret data from hundreds of children. Read the full story here
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As University President Gervan Fearon stated, “Brock is proud to be the host site for the 2017 St. Catharines Terry Fox Run” starting at 10am on Sunday, September 17. “In recent years, our students and staff have increasingly joined the community in supporting the event, and scientists at the University have received generous funding from the Terry Fox Foundation to do important cancer research at Brock.”
The St. Catharines Terry Fox Run and a post-run party will be held on the Brock campus. The Fox event will also include remarks by Brock researchers, and tours of Brock labs where important cancer research is taking place. Full story here
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Brock University’s Earth Sciences professor, Francine McCarthy provides further insight on the harmful algal blooms predicted for western Lake Erie in her interview with The Tribune. As McCarthy explains, “While the western end of Lake Erie will always be hit hardest by harmful algal blooms, it doesn’t mean the eastern end is immune. It could certainly happen here.” Read the full interview here
In his four decades of studying water contamination, Ian Brindle has learned that when something doesn’t smell right, there’s likely more to the story. That’s why the Brock University Emeritus Professor of Chemistry isn’t buying the story of the Niagara Falls, N.Y. Water Board that a discharge from a wastewater treatment plant which turned part of the Niagara River black on the weekend was completely above board. Read the full story here
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Dr. Gervan Fearon’s first day as President and Vice-Chancellor of Brock University was about meeting people and getting acquainted with the University community. Before he got from his car to the door of Schmon Tower, Fearon stopped in the morning sunshine of a courtyard to talk with students and staff from the Brock Student Life office, who beamed at their unexpected encounter.
Midday, he pulled up a chair in Guernsey Market to join a group of science professors gathered for their daily lunchtime scrum. Today’s topic was superconductivity, and Fearon was fascinated to learn about the leading-edge research and innovation taking place at Brock. Read more about Dr. Fearon’s first day here
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