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  • A Presidential welcome as students flock to Brock

    Sunday, September 03, 2017 | By

    With more than 18,000 students descending on campus this week to begin the new Fall term, Dr. Gervan Fearon prepared his first-ever welcome message as Brock University President, focusing on human rights, mutual respect and the importance of being responsible citizens both on and off campus.

    Fearon, who became President and Vice-Chancellor on Aug. 1, told incoming students they had chosen well in selecting a university with Brock’s reputation for academic strength, innovative research and exceptional student experience. Read the full story here

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  • BrockU 4U offers increased support for students

    Friday, September 01, 2017 | By

    The message is simple: Brock University is here for you.

    A new campaign, BrockU 4U, was launched this week to offer comprehensive support to students both on and off campus.

    The campaign’s first initiative will be a series of ‘Ask Me’ booths that will be set up in high-traffic areas on campus beginning Sunday during the annual Move-In Day event. Manned with trained student ambassadors ready to answer any and all questions, the booths will continue to appear in a variety of locations throughout September and January as new students transition to Brock. Read the full story here

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  • Brock returns to Canada’s largest comic and gaming event

    Thursday, August 31, 2017 | By

    For the second year in a row, Brock has a significant presence at the four-day convention that runs from Friday until Sunday in Toronto. Similar to ComicCon, Fan Expo Canada appeals to fans of comics, sci-fi, horror, anime and gaming.

    Brock has a booth in the MTCC’s south building, where it will be in a high-traffic area close to Universal Studios, Cartoon Network and Showcase. The 20×20 booth includes two large video screens. The recruitment team has designed both a twelve-page comic book that tells the Brock story, as well as Cube Pals, three-dimensional paper figures of Isaac Brock and Boomer the Badger, plus a set of accessories for both.

    The focus will be on the programs and departments at Brock that would appeal to typical Fan Expo goers the most, such as the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Communication, Pop Culture and Film, Computer Science and the new programs in Game Design and Game Programming. Read the full story here

     

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  • New Associate Dean for Math and Science

    Wednesday, August 30, 2017 | By

    Shyamal Bose is passionate about seeing the next generation succeed.

    And, as the new Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs for the Faculty of Mathematics and Science, his goal is to provide as many opportunities as possible to help students enter the workforce with confidence. Read about Shyamal here

     

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  • Math camp draws participants from as far as Iran

    Monday, August 28, 2017 | By

    Aryan Alavi Razavi Ravari’s love of numbers recently led him on a journey nearly 10,000 kilometres from home. The 14-year-old math whiz travelled with his parents from Tehran, Iran, to Brock University in mid-August to participate in a two-week math camp hosted by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Read the full story here

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  • More West Nile virus coverage

    Monday, August 28, 2017 | By

    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.

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  • With students and research to support, Cuvée is back for 2018

    Thursday, August 24, 2017 | By

    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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  • Brock research shows Ontario weeks away from West Nile epidemic

    Tuesday, August 22, 2017 | By

    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

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  • Record turnout as national lecture series turns 10

    Monday, August 21, 2017 | By

    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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  • First known warm-blooded lizard adds to dinosaur debate

    Tuesday, August 15, 2017 | By

    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

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