Expert commentators

Adrian Tsang, professor in the Department of Biology, will be presenting at the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s (BIO) 10th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology that will take place in Montreal June 16 – 19: Stockhouse, Yahoo! Canada Finance, Business Wire and Pulp and Paper Canada.

The website for the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering in China features the research of Joseph Capobianco, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. 

Amy Swiffen, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will be giving a lecture at the University of Lethbridge about the evolution of hate crimes on April 19.

The Montreal Gazette features an article about the growing fast food industry in Quebec and quotes Thea Demmers, a dietician at the PERFORM Centre.

Maurice Charland, professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is quoted in an article about whether Justin Trudeau’s “star power” will be enough to help the Liberal Party: The Montreal Gazette and The Province.

CBC News Montreal features a story about the Grey Nuns leaving the mother house and includes an interview with Hilary Kaell, professor in the Department of Religion, and Chris Mota, Director of Media Relations and university spokesperson. CBC National news also aired the segment on Saturday. The video’s accompanying article is reprised by Yahoo! Canada News.

CA Magazine features a story about the leading Canadian accounting academics. Michel Magnan, professor and Lawrence Bloomberg Chair in Accountancy, is among the professors who are interviewed. 

Patrik Marier, professor in the Department of Political Science, is interviewed by Job Boom about the impact of increasing the age of retirement from 65 to 67.

Le Soleil published an op-ed signed by Margie Mendell, professor and vice-principal of the School of Community and Public Affairs as well as the director of the Karl Polanyi Institute, along with academics and environmental activists from across Quebec about the environmental impact of fossil fuels.

Le Devoir published an op-ed signed by Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science, along with academics from other Quebec post-secondary institutions about the importance of social science research.