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Aug
07

Brock University’s Students Effort To Advance Indigenous Housing Challenges

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Guided by community insight, Brock University students have been working to help address a range of urban housing challenges faced by Indigenous communities in Niagara. Through the “Indigenous Housing Re-storying in Niagara” experiential education project in two Political Science courses — “Indigenous Politics in Canada” and “Issues in Local Government” — students heard from several […]

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Aug
05

University Of South Africa Aims To Encourage Academic Integrity

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According to Erica Flinspach-Van der Walt, a Research Information and Training Coordinator for master’s and doctoral students, the Turnitin programme supports the CGS strategic focus area on promoting enabling support systems that foster the capacity building of academics. “This is to enhance students’ academic integrity,” she says. Furthermore, Flinspach-Van der Walt says that the university’s […]

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Aug
05

Expert’s Book Analyses Higher Education In The Face Of A Pandemic

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The Covid-19 pandemic left nothing but devastation in its wake, and the higher-education sector was not spared. This is the conclusion drawn in a new book titled Higher Education in the Face of a Global Pandemic, co-edited by Prof Petronella Jonck from the North-West University (NWU) and Prof Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis from the University of […]

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Aug
05

Brock University Grad Students Complete In Biomechanics Challenge

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A group of Brock University graduate students took top spot for the first time in a biomechanics challenge hosted by 3D motion capture equipment provider Movella. This year, 81 teams from 28 countries were asked to create a coaching model for cross-country skiers by analyzing data collected from eight athletes who completed laps at varying […]

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Aug
04

University Of Massachusetts Amherst Prof Receives $643k To Research Genes Limiting Grain Production

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Madelaine Bartlett, associate professor of biology and director of natural history collections, has received a $643,496 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to study genes that limit grain production in maize and related crops. Maize, sorghum and many millets belong to a subfamily of grasses that share […]

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Aug
04

Brock University Expert Acknowledged For Continuing Education Leadership

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It’s difficult to imagine Brock’s Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute (CCOVI) without Barb Tatarnic. Now CCOVI’s Manager of Professional Studies and Outreach, she joined the University in 1983 and was part of the original team to bring Brock’s flagship research institute to fruition in 1996. Since then, Tatarnic has worked tirelessly to grow the […]

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Aug
04

San Diego State University Hosts Second A.C.E. Awards Banquet

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The second annual Aztecs Celebrating Excellence (A.C.E) Awards were held last week hosted by athletics staff and coaches. The event honored student-athletes for excellence in their sport and holistic development in the classroom. Throughout the night multiple student-athletes were honored for their various academic achievements, as well as teams were rewarded for their outstanding academic […]

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