Concordia University Magazine 2010

Winter 2010-11

Painting Broadway a new shade of punk: Christine Jones, BFA 89, looks and acts more like a punk rocker than a Broadway mainstay—and maybe that's the secret to her Tony Award-winning set designs.
La chasse aux trésors à Concordia: La collection d'oeuvres d'art public de l'Université s'enrichit grâce à la construction
Sex on the Brain: Concordia Psychology Professor James Pfaus stimulates lab rats' sexuality—to learn more about what excites human libido.
Faculty Spotlight: Engineering and Computer Science

It takes a community: A girl is murdered in the woods. Her family is devastated. But, as Concordia researchers show, so is her community, which is often overlooked in the aftermath of tragedy.
Pedagogical hangover in Sin City: Concordia students and their professor head to Vegas to hit the hottest casinos off the strip. But instead of spending time at the gambling tables, they study the city's architecture and history.
All in the family: Members of four Concordia alumni families share their experiences studying at the university and update us on their current lives, which include wedding bells, baby bumps and a career in broadcasting.
Faculty Spotlight: Fine Arts

Sharpening the focus on the art and study of filmmaking: After 35 years, Concordia's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema sticks to the basics by teaching filmmaking the way it began: with 16 millimetre cameras in hand.
Watching the watchers: Hillel Neuer, BA 93, executive director of UN Watch, keeps a close eye on the United Nations and its Human Rights Council.
Sustaining momentum for environmental research: Predicting the future of greenhouse gases and climate change is no small feat, and Damon Matthews, assistant professor in Concordia's Geography, Planning and Environment Department, says the current prognosis is grim.
Faculty spotlight: Arts and Science

Capturing the face of rebellion: Aydin Matlabi, BFA 01, provides a first-hand account—through images and words—of Iran's June 2009 "green revolution"
Engineering better engineers: Thanks to the General Studies Unit, Concordia's Engineering and Computer Science students learn how to become more socially responsible as they enter the workforce
Journeying through the twilight: Twilight—the book and the film series—is an international phenomenon. Vampire and Film scholar Stacey Abott, BA 91, examines the history of our fascination with horror and vampire films
Faculty spotlight: John Molson School of Business