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News releases (2011 archives)

December 2011

Dec 21 - It's the most wonderful night of the year
Dec 20 - Breastfeeding saved babies in 19th- Century Montreal
Dec 19 - Concordia University community mourns the passing of its first rector
Dec 15 - New racism in "reasonable accommodation"
Dec 15 - Concordia University launches the Solar Simulator-Environmental Chamber and NSERC Smart Net-Zero Energy Buildings Strategic Network
Dec 9 - Oxytocin helps people feel more extraverted
Dec 6 - Baby see, baby do?

November 2011

Nov 29 - Concordia student awarded 2012 Rhodes Scholarship
Nov 28 - Depression can lead to heart disease
Nov 22 - Hefty impact of poor eating habits
Nov 17 - Presenteeism: A new word for working when sick
Nov 17 - Forensic anthropologist and writer, aeronautical pioneer, business leader to be honoured
Nov 16 - Canada Border Services Agency President named Deputy Minister Champion for Concordia University
Nov 9 - Tiny new device will make milk safer
Nov 4 - New genomics and health research centres opened at Concordia

October 2011

Oct 24 - German Casino Returns Nazi-looted Painting to University Heirs of Stern Estate
Oct 17 - Loyola Medal to be presented to founder of Canada's first university Communication Studies program
Oct 17 - Meet Concordia's first Trudeau Fellow
Oct 14 - MBA program moves upwards in international ranking
Oct 12 - Recognition for seven Concordia professors
Oct 3 - From compost to sustainable fuels: Heat-loving fungi sequenced

September 2011

Sep 30 - Diane Bastien awarded prestigious Prix Acfas in natural resources 2011
Sep 28 - Concordia shares its expertise on digital games, sustainability and cybercrime
Sep 26 - Boys and their bodies
Sep 21 - MBA program tops in Quebec
Sep 19 - A play for tolerance
Sep 13 - Researchers crack genetic codes for medicinal plant species
Sep 12 - Concordia University Hosts Homecoming 2011
Sep 8 - Structured homeschooling gets an A+

August 2011

Aug 30 - Hands-on dads give kids an edge
Aug 25 - Workplace stress a growing health hazard
Aug 25 - One decade after 9/11
Aug 9 - Can blaming others make people sick?
Aug 8 - Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) welcomes U.S. Government's plan to form Atrocities Prevention Board

July 2011

Jul 13 - Higher cigarette taxes don't deter all smokers
Jul 7 - Forget U2: Concordia symposium celebrates Irish culture, July 6 to 9

June 2011

Jun 29 - Natural-born consumers
Jun 28 - To walk or not to walk? That is the question
Jun 22 - Azrieli Foundation donates $5 million to Concordia University
Jun 21 - Do kids prefer playmates of same ethnicity?
Jun 16 - Six distinguished individuals to receive honorary doctorates from Concordia University
Jun 15 - Concordia University releases report by External Governance Review Committee
Jun 13 - Preteens surrounded by smokers get hooked on nicotine
Jun 7 - Dangerous and under the radar
Jun 1 - Survey shows young adults ready to change their behavior based on sustainable values

May 2011

May 30 - Sympathy for the devil?
May 24 - Mating rivalry among furred and feathered: Variety is spice of life
May 19 - Bearing through it: How caregivers of mentally ill kin can cope
May 17 - Of Moose and Men
May 10 - A comforting swan song
May 5 - Mom or dad has bipolar disorder? Keep stress in check
May 4 - Six distinguished individuals to receive honorary doctorates from Concordia University
May 3 - Teen consumer patterns in China and Canada

April 2011

Apr 27 - Living Your Legacy: Stephen Lewis, Craig Kielberger, join David Suzuki
Apr 20 - Concordia University a cornerstone in the Quartier des grands jardins
Apr 19 - Spring-cleaning the mind?
Apr 14 - Concordia renaissance draws new students
Apr 6 - What the world needs now? More wisdom
Apr 5 - Science 101: Different teaching fosters better comprehension

March 2011

Mar 31 - Good vibrations?
Mar 23 - New way to detect epileptic seizures
Mar 18 - Concordia University names members of External Governance Review Committee
Mar 15 - Will sculpture mystery be solved with public display?
Mar 9 - Myth of the Egyptian girly man / Questions on recent Egyptian revolt
Mar 8 - Identifying 'anonymous' email authors
Mar 4 - Sanjay Sharma recruited by University of Vermont
Mar 1 - Regrets? Study examines how people can cope

February 2011

Feb 24 - Together for art and culture: Concordia partners with the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA)
Feb 22 - Geneviève Cadieux receives Governor General's Award
Feb 22 - Shopping with the Grim Reaper in mind
Feb 14 - How do women fend off domestic violence?
Feb 14 - Playtime helps bind generations
Feb 9 - German Auction House rejects key evidence from Max Stern Art Restitution Project
Feb 9 - Behavioral problems linked to cortisol levels
Feb 3 - Good sports: Coaches help athletes do right
Feb 2 - Physiological impacts of homophobia
Feb 1 - Apocalypse then and now: Centuries of doomsday scenarios

January 2011

Jan 26 - Fishy consequences of transplanting trout, salmon, whitefishes
Jan 24 - Freedom's just another word for employee satisfaction
Jan 21 - Concordia University appoints Dr. Frederick H. Lowy President for an interim period
Jan 19 - A second language gives toddlers an edge
Jan 18 - L. Jacques Ménard named Concordia University's new Chancellor
Jan 18 - Youth adapt faster than seniors to unexpected events
Jan 10 - Message to the Concordia Community from Peter Kruyt, Chair of the Board of Governors
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