Media releases

• Brock to host lab tours as national funding announced

  Friday, October 05, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 5 October 2018 – R00175

  It’s pretty easy to monitor a moose or a bear when studying their foraging and mating patterns over a few years: just clip some kind of label or tracking device onto one of their body parts.

  But what if you’re observing a specific bee over time? Do you attach a label onto one of its little legs?

  Brock University bee expert Miriam Richards will be explaining her research to Members of Parliament Chris Bittle and Vance Badawey on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 2 p.m. as part of a tour in Brock’s Cairns Family Health and Bioscience Research Complex.

  Bittle and Badawey are visiting Brock University on the day the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) is set to announce significant funding for scientists nation-wide, including those at Brock University.

  At 1:30 p.m., Bittle and Badawey, along with Brock Vice-President, Research Tim Kenyon, will be meeting informally with researchers who received grants from the federal government’s science research funding agency.

  Kenyon, the researchers and others will be available for interviews and photos.

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

  * Dan Dakin, Manager Communications and Media Relations, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

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• The Brock Effect: Policy brief examines impact Brock University has on Niagara

  Friday, October 05, 2018 | By Brock University

  MEDIA RELEASE: 5 October 2018 – R00174

  From buying local products and services to employing some 4,800 people, Brock University’s impact on Niagara is immense.

  A new policy brief set to be released by the Niagara Community Observatory (NCO) Wednesday, Oct. 10 will give an updated snapshot of the University’s economic impact.

  “This brief will offer a glimpse into the economic impact Brock’s students, faculty and staff have on Niagara and beyond,” said NCO Director Charles Conteh. “It’s important to note this is a pilot project that sets the initial template for a longer process over the years of finessing our understanding of Brock’s economic and social footprint in Niagara.

  The policy brief points out Brock University, with a record enrolment of more than 19,000 students, has an annual operating budget of $320 million and a payroll of more than $212 million.

  Co-authored by Brock Associate Professor of Geography and Tourism Studies Jeff Boggs and master’s student Lauren Peddle (BA ’18) the brief focuses primarily on economics, but acknowledges the University’s impact in other areas such as community engagement, research and innovation.

  Media are invited to attend the event.

  What: Launch of policy brief “The Brock University Effect: How thousands of students and millions of dollars energize the economy of Niagara communities.”

  When: Wednesday, Oct. 10, 9 to 11 a.m.

  Where: Pond Inlet, Brock University

  Who: NCO Director Charles Conteh; Brief co-authors Jeff Boggs and Lauren Peddle; Brock President Gervan Fearon; Vice-President, Research Tim Kenyon; Vice-President, Administration Brian Hutchings; Panelists Mishka Balsom (GNCC), Rino Mostacci (Niagara Region), David Oakes (City of St. Catharines) and Peter Tiidus (Dean, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, Brock University).

  For more information or for assistance arranging interviews:

   * Dan Dakin, Media Relations Officer, Brock University ddakin@brocku.ca, 905-688-5550 x5353 or 905-347-1970

   Brock University Marketing and Communications has a full-service studio where we can provide high definition video and broadcast-quality audio.

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