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  • Schmon Tower lobby passageway fully restored

    Monday, September 18, 2017 | By

    Brock university campus ariel photograph

    At 8 a.m. on  Monday Sept. 18, a new corridor will enable people to access Schmon Tower elevators from both sides of the Tower lobby.

    After three months of taking basement or rooftop detours to reach elevators that would get them to the upper Tower floors, pedestrians will again be able to reach the lobby-level elevators directly from either side of the Tower.

    They will also be able to fully traverse the Tower lobby, between the Matheson Learning Commons to the west and, to the east, the Thistle vestibule/Tim Horton’s kiosk area near Mackenzie Chown Complex. This will be available during hours when the James A. Gibson Library is open.

    The lobby washrooms will remain out of service while the Brock LINC construction project continues.

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  • September 19: Meet the Science Peers event

    Monday, September 18, 2017 | By

    WHAT: Meet the Science Peers Event – our science drop-in student staff looks forward to meeting you and sharing their “Brock story”, pathway and plans with you.

    WHERE: TH 255

    WHEN: Tuesday, September 19 from 7-8pm (stay for the hour or just stop by and say “Hi.”

     

    NOTE: Snacks will be provided

    Learn more here

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  • September 20: Computer Science Department Seminar Series

    Thursday, September 14, 2017 | By

    You are invited to attend the Brock University Computer Science Department Seminar Series:

    DATE: Wednesday, September 20, 2017

    TIME: 11am to 12pm

    LOCATION: H313

    LECTURE: by Professor Andries Engelbrecht, South African Research Chair of Artificial Intelligence in the Computer Science Department, University of Pretoria who will be speaking on “Heterogeneous Particle Swarm Optimizers: Scalability, Self-Adaptive Behaviours and Dynamic Environments.”

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  • Brock cancer research labs will be open for tours after Sunday’s Terry Fox Run

    Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | By

    Brock University is hosting the St. Catharines Terry Fox Run this weekend, and it’s giving the community a chance to tour the labs where critical cancer research is taking place. Two labs are home to research funded directly by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI) and a third is separately funded, but also conducts important cancer research.

    WHEN: Sunday, September 17 – lab tours will start at 10:45 a.m

    NOTE: Participants can sign up for tours at the run registration table, but space is limited.

    Read more about the researchers and labs here

     

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  • September 16: Tony Abou-Assaleh to be honoured at alumni reception

    Wednesday, September 13, 2017 | By

    The Brock University Alumni Association will present Tony Abou-Assaleh with the Faculty of Mathematics and Science Distinguished Graduate Award on September 16 during the Alumni Recognition Reception, held as part of Homecoming weekend. Abou-Assaleh is an innovative entrepreneur and intuitive researcher who distinguished himself as an undergraduate in Brock’s Computer Science program by excelling in both his academic studies as well as extracurricular and community pursuits.

    He created his own award-winning company, TitanFile – widely recognized for providing the best-in-kind software for secure access to legal documents. Along with his personal success, Abou-Assaleh continues to give back to the community. Coupled with his warmth, humour and comradely, Tony exemplifies the ideal qualities of Brock alumni. He was, and continues to be, a role model, industry leader and the kind of graduate Brock University is immensely proud to both recognize and call its own.

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  • Mathematics and Statistics graduate student among first group of International Student Ambassadors

    Tuesday, September 12, 2017 | By

    This year, 1,777 international students – including 1,160 undergrads and 617 students in graduate programs – have chosen Brock.

    Second-year Mathematics and Statistics graduate student, Evans Boadi is among the first group of 10 ambassadors introduced at the International Open House including, part of the newly created Brock International Student Ambassadors program, which launched this year.

    Selected students become ambassadors for the University and in exchange, the students get to pay domestic tuition rates, rather than international. Read the full story here

     

     

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  • Brock researchers awarded $3.8 million NSERC funding, up $1.4 million from last year

    Friday, September 08, 2017 | By

    Almost two dozen Brock researchers – the majority from the Faculty of Mathematics & Science – received funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC). The $3.8 million in funding under NSERC’s 2017 competition for the Discovery research programs, is more than $1.4 million over last year’s results.

    Brock’s funding includes Discovery Grants, Discovery Development Grants, Discovery Accelerator Supplements and the Northern Research Supplement, as well as master’s and doctoral student awards. Read the full story and the names of all recipients here

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  • September 11: Master of Science thesis defence

    Friday, September 08, 2017 | By

    Durjay Chowdhury, a candidate in the Department of Computer Science, will present his Master of Science thesis defence on Monday, Sept. 11 at 9 a.m. in Mackenzie Chown H-Block 313.

    His thesis is titled Approximation Algorithms using Allegories and Coq.

    His examination committee members are Dr. Michael Bidochka, Chair; Dr. Martin Müller, External Examiner, (University of Applied Sciences Bonn-Rhein-Sieg); Dr. Michael Winter, Supervisor; Dr. Brian Ross and Dr. Ke Qui, Committee Members.

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  • Childhood Passion Becomes Reality Through STEM Degree

    Friday, September 08, 2017 | By

    Combining her love of weather with a degree in physics from Brock University helped CBC North’s on-camera meteorologist achieve her life-long dream. Read Ashley Brauweiler’s full story here

     

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  • September 23-24: DATATHON Conference 2017

    Thursday, September 07, 2017 | By

    The Datathon is an educational conference that will provide students of any background with an opportunity to interact, network and learn about the increasingly important field of data analytics. Blending the experience and knowledge of our educators with hands-on learning, attendees will learn how big data is changing the world and how to think like a Data Scientist. Afterwards, you will be able to put this new knowledge into practice at our Interactive Workshops and in the Datathon Competition.

    Dates: September 23 & 24

    Location: Brock University

    Further information and online registration here

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