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Brock Badgers begin search for new men’s basketball coach

Brock viticulture lecture series back for 12th year

The Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) Lecture Series is back for its 12th year, giving people from around the world access to Brock University’s leading grape and wine research. Ten speakers from across CCOVI’s

Brocks chancellor named to Order of Canada

Brock University Chancellor Shirley Cheechoo, an award-winning actress, artist, playwright and filmmaker, has been awarded the Order of Canada. The announcement came on Boxing Day from Governor-General Julie Payette, who included the Indigenous

Three Ontario men paddleboard in all five Great Lakes in one day

A firefighter, a professor and a writer walk into the Gunslinger Saloon. It sounds like the start of a cheesy joke, but it’s actually the start of an epic adventure that saw three

Badgers hit the court with new bench bosses

There will be two new head coaches for the Brock Badgers men’s and women’s basketball teams when they hit the court on Friday. Men’s coach Madhav Trivedi and women’s coach Mike Rao lead

University deplores abhorrent social media outburst

Brock University condemns the inflammatory statements that have appeared on a personal social media account under the name of a former professor who retired from the University in 2012. The comments, which include

Tiny robot could be game-changer in fight against tuberculosis

A Brock University research team has created a microscopic robot that has the potential to identify drug resistance to tuberculosis faster than conventional tests. The World Health Organization (WHO) calls tuberculosis drug resistance

Brock professor leads effort to update Earths geologic time scale

It’s official. More than 8,000 years ago, a vast amount of water from melting glaciers flooded North America and caused havoc with the currents and atmosphere of the North Atlantic. That significant event,

Exploring family history through art

Old family photos were given new life during a special Brock workshop held last week. Fifteen young artists from St. Catharines spent the week working with Visual Arts Professor Amy Friend to explore

Brock joins forces with Niagara data analytics company on text mining research

When scrolling through your social media feed, it’s not uncommon to come across an ad for a restaurant in your area, a service you’ve inquired about or a store you recently made an

Brock chemists partner with biodiesel company to boost production process

Switching from coal, oil and other fossil fuels to energy derived from plants and animal waste is a crucial climate change strategy — but one businesses are still learning how to find value

Brock partners with Afghanistan university

In an effort to enhance international research and promote global scholarship, Brock University has signed an agreement with Kateb University in Afghanistan. Senior officials from both institutions met on Brock’s campus this spring

Brock to announce Caribbean student scholarship in St. Catharines twin city, Port of Spain

Brock University President Gervan Fearon will travel to the Caribbean May 19 to 23 to meet with institutional partners and alumni and to announce new funding for international students. The five-day trip to

Brock set to host Canadian Fencing National Championships

More than 1,000 of the top fencing athletes in the country will descend on Brock University this week as the Canadian Fencing National Championships come to Niagara for the first time. Brock Fencing

Brock alumni appointed Toronto Maple Leafs GM

For many Brock University Sport Management students, becoming the general manager of a professional sports franchise is the ultimate career goal. That dream career path has now become a reality for Kyle Dubas,

Kristin Gallant to represent Brock at OUA womens basketball showcase

Kristin Gallant figured her rookie year with the Brock Badgers women’s basketball team would see her play a small role and fight for playing time. But after a busy season that saw the

Brock profs Canada Research Chair position renewed for third time

He’s helping to make cancer drugs more effective, and on Thursday, May 3, the federal government announced that Brock University chemist Tomas Hudlicky, Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Organic Synthesis and Biocatalysis,

Brock research to examine pressure on teens to be perfect

Are you a teen, or the parent of a teen, who feels the need to “do it all?” Brock University researcher Danielle Sirianni Molnar, Assistant Professor in the Department of Child and Youth

BROCK: Researchers discover link between gene variation and language

What shapes the basic features of a language? Brock University developmental psychologist Jan Frijters is part of an international, multi-disciplinary research team that found people whose mother tongue contains many consonants also carry

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