Geologic Time, Changes in Alcohol Sales and Examination of Systemic Abuse in Sports – The Brock News

In recent media appearances, Brock experts discussed geological time, changes in alcohol sales in Ontario, systemic abuse in sports, food sovereignty, baseball and the need for transparency in Ontario's legal cannabis profits.

Levels of meaning: Earth science professor Francine McCarthy and her research at Crawford Lake, which suggests the beginning of a new era in geologic time, was featured in a Canadian Geographic article.

Rural “beer deserts” with the end of the beer trade monopoly predicted: Dan Malleck, professor and chair of the Brock Department of Health Sciences and director of the Center for Canadian Studies, spoke to the London Free Press, the Inside the Village podcast and CBC radio stations across Ontario to announce changes in the way and Discuss the way beer is brewed. Wine and spirits are sold in the province.

Investigating systemic abuse in sport: Taylor McKee, an assistant professor of sport management at Brock University, spoke on the Dec. 11 episode of CBC's Canada Tonight about the federal government's creation of a commission to investigate systemic abuse in sports.

Food sovereignty could transform many people's food insecurity, advocates say: Liette Vasseur, Professor of Biological Sciences; UNESCO Chair in Community Sustainability: from local to global; and member of the Brock Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, spoke to the St. Catharines Standard about the factors affecting food security and food sovereignty in Canada.

Missed opportunity or dodged bullet? What Ohtani's LA choice means for Rogers: Michael Naraine, associate professor of sports management, spoke about the Toronto Blue Jays' failure to sign baseball player Shohei Ohtani in a Canadian Press article that appeared on the CBC and various other media outlets.

Why was the Ontario Cannabis Store sitting on a C$500 million cash stash?: Michael Armstrong, associate professor of operations research, spoke to MJ Biz Daily about the need for transparency in the profits generated by the Ontario Cannabis Store.