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Ned Goodman re-elected as Chancellor of Brock University

Feb. 25, 2010 

Ned Goodman, one of Canada’s most significant investment industry leaders and business builders, has been re-elected to a second three-year term as Chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont.   Goodman, whose new term will begin when his current term expires in October, was recently re-elected by the University Senate with the full support of the University’s Board of Trustees. Read full story  

Brock research café focuses on bringing discoveries to market 

Feb. 24, 2010

New discoveries, whether the development of new drugs or the design of new techniques and inventions for efficiencies in industry and business, follow a circuitous route before we find them on the pharmacy shelf or in workplace activities.  That long road will be explored at Brock University next Wednesday, March 3 at the research café “Curing What Ails Us — from Discovery to Market.” Read full story

Brock to announce first Marilyn I. Walker Chair 

Feb. 8th, 2010

Brock University will officially establish and award the first Marilyn I. Walker Chair in Creativity, Imagination and Innovation this Wednesday.   

Date: Wednesday, Feb. 10   Time: 10:30 a.m.  Location: Pond Inlet, Brock University  

In November 2008, renowned Canadian fibre artist Marilyn I. Walker donated $15 million to Brock University’s School of Fine and Performing Arts — the largest donation the University has ever received. In tribute to the artist, Brock re-named its Arts School the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.  

The $15 million gift was endowed in perpetuity to support building the school’s programs, enhancing its facilities and positioning it to be one of the best in North America, if not the world. The school is committed to top-quality learning and research — and toward continuing to build a world-class arts facility.   This Chair represents the first tangible outcome of this vision.

Help Brock secure provincial funding for the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts campus

Ian Brindle named as Brock’s new Vice-President, Research

Feb 9,

Dr. Ian Brindle, a renowned Brock University scientist and scholar whose academic writing has appeared in more than 80 publications, was today named as Brock’s new Vice-President of Research.

Brindle, for years a driving force behind the increasing scope and stature of research at Brock, fills the vacancy left by Dr. Liette Vasseur, who is stepping down from the position to concentrate on her research work. She has an appointment as Professor of Biological Sciences, and will teach and continue to do research. Read full story

Brock scientist wins coveted national award

Feb 3,

A leading scientist recruited from the United States to do his research at Brock University has won one of Canada’s most prestigious awards in organic chemistry.

Professor Tomas Hudlicky has won the 2010 Alfred Bader Award, given by the Canadian Society of Chemistry for excellence in organic chemistry research. Read full story

Jan. 29, 2010

Brock University and the City of St. Catharines are partnering to build a vibrant and creative cultural centre right in the heart of downtown St. Catharines. Right now Brock University is working hard to confirm provincial funding for its part of the project, the relocation of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts.

You can help Brock University secure provincial funding for this transformative project by sending your own message of support. Please read the following information, including a letter describing this request from Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, points on how your letter can help, and where to send it. Thank you for your support.

Chemistry professor to research green energy in Japan 

Jan. 27, 2010

A Brock chemistry professor is headed overseas to study green energy alternatives after receiving a prestigious fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.  Art van der Est, professor of Chemistry, will study artificial photosynthesis with researcher Motoko Asano at the Tokyo Metropolitan University for four months. Read full story

Ribbon Cut on Welch Hall expansion

Jan. 21, 2010

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Brock opens Faculty of Education Welch Hall extension

Jan. 21, 2010

Today Brock University officially opened the 20,000-sq.-ft. extension of Robert S. K. Welch Hall — home to the Faculty of Education for the past 40 years.    The $8.5-million addition to the building originally constructed in 1970 is the first “Student Learning Environment” project completed as part of The Campaign for a Bold New Brock.  Read full story

Human element prevails at Brock University expansion

Jan. 21, 2010

Education is more than just learning.   At its highest level, it happens through intensive personal interaction.   And that's exactly what's achieved by a new Brock University expansion, said Danielle Beckett, a PhD candidate in Brock's faculty of education.   "This is going to be a fantastic space for coming up with great ideas," said the 27-year-old St. Catharines resident.   "It's really exciting for us."   On Thursday, the university officially opened the 20,000-sq.-ft. extension of Robert S. K. Welch Hall, home to the faculty of education for the past four decades.   read full story