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December 2012

Dec 21 - City of Montreal inspector charged with perjury
Dec 21 - Who believes in the apocalypse?
Dec 19 - Does a lockout spell the end for the NHL?
Dec 18 - It's the end of the world as we know it...or not
Dec 17 - Frank Chalk awarded Diamond Jubilee Medal
Dec 17 - CFO of SNC-Lavalin resigns
Dec 17 - Tragedy in Small Towns
Dec 14 - Geography Prof wins SSHRC
Dec 14 - Where will you be at the end of the world?
Dec 13 - Crossing the border is like dealing with a 4-yr old
Dec 13 - Public humiliation and the media
Dec 12 - Hungary's PM antisemitic outburst
Dec 12 - A hard road ahead for Marois
Dec 11 - Book release: Naftali S. Cohn
Dec 11 - Capping executive pensions
Dec 11 - Healing through Music
Dec 11 - Staying fit during the holidays
Dec 10 - Mistakes of the commission
Dec 10 - Developing international perspectives
Dec 10 - Four holiday retail myths
Dec 7 - Honouring excellence in corporate governance
Dec 6 - Edurance of The Beatles
Dec 5 - CIBL 101.5 BoG
Dec 5 - Trudeau on long gun registry
Dec 5 - Video study guides
Dec 5 - Parents who kill
Dec 5 - The royal baby
Dec 4 - International Conference on Trust and Trustworthy Computing
Dec 4 - Urban or Suburban?
Dec 4 - McGill's Higher Education Summit
Dec 4 - Vanguard of the New Age: Book Review
Dec 4 - Profs comment on fraud charges against CEO SNC-Lavalin
Dec 4 - Battle against HIV/AIDS
Dec 4 - Student Protests: Looking back

November 2012

Nov 29 - Continuing education
Nov 29 - Janet Werner on RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Nov 29 - End of days
Nov 29 - Thinking about beliefs
Nov 29 - What is cyberpunk?
Nov 29 - Fast food to fine dining
Nov 28 - Can the arts save the world?
Nov 27 - International MBA
Nov 27 - Climate change
Nov 27 - Shelter Dogs
Nov 26 - Technology and Productivity
Nov 26 - Rockin' to the oldies
Nov 26 - Text message alert
Nov 26 - Violence in Gaza
Nov 23 - Your inbox is full
Nov 22 - From fighter pilots to hockey players
Nov 22 - New plug-in automates SIRU reports
Nov 22 - 20th Anniversary of HIV/AIDS Lecture Series
Nov 21 - Apocalypse...when?
Nov 20 - Turcot 2.0
Nov 19 - U.S. Businesses suing Government of Quebec
Nov 16 - A dialogue...of sorts
Nov 16 - It's the end of the world as we know it...
Nov 16 - When rap finds religion
Nov 16 - Mob wars
Nov 14 - The BBC and World War II
Nov 14 - The Israeli Cinematheque Series
Nov 14 - A history of Montreal
Nov 14 - Montreal and its split linguistic personality
Nov 13 - Prof judges Montreal book prize
Nov 13 - Customer relation in the digital age
Nov 13 - Best practices for postdoctoral scholarship
Nov 13 - Is Elmo forever sullied?
Nov 13 - How do we prevent homophobia in schools?
Nov 12 - Prof reads from latest book
Nov 12 - Open Access
Nov 12 - Troubles for second-term U.S. presidents
Nov 12 - Impact of the Charbonneau commission on the PQ
Nov 9 - Romeo Dallaire for MIGS
Nov 9 - Brooks's compensation package
Nov 9 - Climate of outrage in the city of Montreal
Nov 9 - Chinese food in Montreal
Nov 8 - Prof weighs in on 2012 US election results
Nov 8 - Visiting scholar gives lecture on Maureen O'Hara
Nov 7 - Was it really a Frankenstorm?
Nov 7 - Prof's drawings on dislpay
Nov 7 - Resignation of Montreal Mayor
Nov 6 - Montreal Mayor resigns
Nov 5 - Should arenas and stadiums be publicly funded?
Nov 2 - How did Rene Levesque change Quebec?

October 2012

Oct 31 - Responsible Investing
Oct 31 - Concordia Prof wins Curatorial Award
Oct 29 - Aboriginally-determined territories online and in the media
Oct 29 - Clothing meets technology
Oct 29 - For the hell of it!
Oct 29 - Graduate students need prep for real life
Oct 26 - What's up cupcake?
Oct 25 - Ambiguous OPC exams
Oct 23 - What do Quebecers really think of Justin Trudeau?
Oct 22 - Studying the literary canon
Oct 22 - The controversial mayor of Osaka
Oct 22 - The disappearance of indigenous languages
Oct 22 - Fire bombs a sign of new turf wars
Oct 22 - Former city engineer admits to taking kickbacks
Oct 19 - Why did Nike stop sponsoring Lance Armstrong?
Oct 19 - New Ville Marie ramp a safety risk
Oct 18 - Public or criminal inquiry?
Oct 18 - Diaoyu Islands Conflict: Is it a way to build Japan's Military?
Oct 18 - What does the Golden Dawn mean for Quebec?
Oct 18 - Should Quebec cut back on English classes?
Oct 17 - Two professors named Canadian Research Chairs
Oct 17 - The importance of preserving religious heritage
Oct 15 - Concordia Prof speaks about the Stop Motion film festival
Oct 15 - Dangers of the internet
Oct 15 - Controversial Greek nationalist part comes to Montreal
Oct 12 - Dean of the John Molson School of Business presenting
Oct 12 - Cooling roofs aren't so cool
Oct 12 - Cooperation is important
Oct 11 - Art outreach
Oct 10 - How to keep history fresh?
Oct 9 - 2 Concordia professors to speak at the Pre-Sefarad 2012 international conference
Oct 9 - A shift in the political landscape
Oct 9 - Marguerite Mendell wins the Pierre-Dansereau prize
Oct 9 - Aesthetics or intellectual content?
Oct 9 - Alternative Plans for the Turcot Interchange
Oct 4 - NHL Lockout: Do fans hold the key?
Oct 3 - Graphite: Black Gold
Oct 2 - Corporate Governance: Smoke and mirrors?
Oct 1 - Religious Harmony
Oct 1 - Is the revamp to the Turcot money well spent?
Oct 1 - Did Mitt Romney make a mistake?
Oct 1 - Concordia's leading the way in urban gardens

September 2012

Sep 28 - Are certain Montreal landlords mistreating international students?
Sep 27 - Herouxville: 5 years later and the debate continues
Sep 26 - Should Canada share embassies with the UK?
Sep 25 - Poetry and Human rights
Sep 25 - Are you influences by product placement?
Sep 24 - Concordia instructor active in the community
Sep 24 - Leading the way in sustainable engineering
Sep 21 - Judging the 10th annual BMO 1st Art!
Sep 21 - Professors helping students to cheat
Sep 21 - Pro-life or pro-choice? The debate continues
Sep 21 - Who was affected by 2011 wildfires in Slave Lake?
Sep 20 - Concordia prof to speak at Toronto Freedom Day
Sep 20 - The Charbonneau Comission: Corruption in Quebec
Sep 19 - Administration drops the code violation charges
Sep 17 - Concordia experts shine during the Quebec election campaign
Sep 14 - Egypt's tenuous relationship with the U.S.
Sep 14 - Impact of Canadian-Israeli relationship
Sep 14 - English professor presents at Mount Allison
Sep 14 - What makes the city of Montreal so unique?
Sep 11 - Excericse improves asthma symptoms
Sep 11 - Taliban's death threats on Prince Harry
Sep 11 - Researchers should use media to their advantage
Sep 10 - Political Conventions: Free Publicity or Platform Promotion?
Sep 7 - A Piano with History
Sep 6 - An ethical dilemma for writers
Sep 6 - Marois's challenges in leading a minority government
Sep 4 - Changes to the federal electoral map
Sep 4 - L. Jacques Ménard to be honoured

August 2012

Aug 31 - Quebec election commentary - August 31, 2012
Aug 31 - City of Montreal unveils spending plan
Aug 31 - Concordia professor takes part in colloquium on Halal food
Aug 30 - Quebec election commentary - August 30, 2012
Aug 29 - Coffee production and consumption influenced by the economic crisis
Aug 28 - Quebec election commentary - August 28, 2012
Aug 28 - Lloyd Barker's weekly blog for The Gazette
Aug 27 - Quebec election commentary - August 27, 2012
Aug 27 - Literal interpretation of religious message lead to vandalism
Aug 27 - The place of art on university campuses
Aug 23 - Quebec election commentary - August 23, 2012
Aug 21 - Quebec election commentary - August 21, 2012
Aug 20 - Quebec election commentary - August 20, 2012
Aug 20 - Yoga as a form of protest
Aug 20 - Quebec election commentary - August 17, 2012
Aug 20 - Montreal Impact still in the race for the playoffs
Aug 16 - Why isn't the world watching the Paralympics?
Aug 14 - Planning for retirement
Aug 14 - The legacy of filmmaker Magnus Isacsson
Aug 13 - Quebec election commentary - August 13, 2012
Aug 10 - Quebec election commentary - August 10, 2012
Aug 10 - Concordia's new president Alan Shepard speaks to the media
Aug 9 - United Church boycotts products made in the West Bank settlement
Aug 9 - Quebec election commentary - August 9, 2012
Aug 8 - Quebec election commentary - August 8
Aug 8 - Westmount residents oppose name change to federal riding name
Aug 6 - Quebec election commentary - August 6, 2012
Aug 6 - Quebec election commentary- August 3, 2012
Aug 6 - Political discourse in Canada
Aug 6 - A good game for the Montreal Impact
Aug 2 - Concordia experts speak out on the provincial election
Aug 1 - Lowe's making a bid to takeover Rona
Aug 1 - The crisis in Mali

July 2012

Jul 30 - Aboriginal communities hope for agreement with government
Jul 30 - Canadian Association of Universities Business Officers' conference
Jul 30 - Skipping the opening ceremonies
Jul 26 - Eight Guido Molinari paintings stolen
Jul 26 - Pointe-aux-Trembles neighborhood struggles with sewage problems
Jul 24 - Asking the right questions
Jul 24 - Social isolation and violence
Jul 24 - Natural causes of sink holes
Jul 23 - Politicians and their friends
Jul 19 - Pollution causes higher fish mortality rate
Jul 19 - STM's reputation on the line
Jul 17 - Dissidents of Poutine's regime face jail time
Jul 17 - Attracting Woody Allen to Montreal
Jul 12 - Chocolate is Quebec's number one food export
Jul 11 - Using Facebook to vent during a custody battle
Jul 10 - Stricter regulations of Canadian mortgages
Jul 10 - Sarah Garton Stanley gets a gig at the National Arts Centre
Jul 9 - Political will needed to foster use of solar energy
Jul 6 - Celebrating a century of Jewish presence in a Quebec farming community
Jul 6 - The work of hypnotist Messmer
Jul 5 - Current political climate in the U.S
Jul 5 - IKEA's flawless moving day marketing campaign
Jul 3 - No more foie gras in California
Jul 3 - U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Obama's health care reform

June 2012

Jun 28 - Ad sets the tone for upcoming provincial election
Jun 26 - New York bus drivers more civil than Montreal counterparts
Jun 26 - Sharing expertise with Jamaican students
Jun 26 - What's next for author Josip Novakovich?
Jun 26 - Montreal's crumbling roads
Jun 26 - Stolen art and the Max Stern Art Restitution Project
Jun 22 - Keeping kids engaged throughout the summer
Jun 22 - Omar Khadr awaits transfer to a Canadian prison
Jun 21 - Boycott of the 2014 Sochi Olympic Games
Jun 18 - Making noise about Syria
Jun 13 - Cost cutting solutions
Jun 12 - Helping young painters to get started
Jun 12 - Dialogue on the status of religious heritage
Jun 11 - The Musée régional de Rimouski features the art of David Elliott
Jun 8 - Why do some react more to hypnosis?
Jun 8 - The right urban planning model for Montreal
Jun 6 - California legislation bans production and sale of foie gras
Jun 6 - Self-roasted coffee beans
Jun 5 - The Snowflake program
Jun 5 - Demand rising for sustainable engineering
Jun 4 - Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee
Jun 1 - Effects of smog in Montreal

May 2012

May 29 - Will the media pay attention to the Charbonneau commission?
May 29 - National Archival Development Program terminated
May 28 - Queen Victoria's reign
May 28 - Matthew Hays reviews Intolerable
May 28 - The music of Buddy Holly
May 28 - Egyptian democracy in the making
May 23 - Body and art
May 23 - Staff cuts at Library and Archives Canada
May 23 - An analysis of protests
May 18 - Symposium on Criminality in the Art and Cultural Property World
May 18 - Featuring the work of local artists
May 18 - Obama takes position on gay marriage
May 18 - Net-zero energy buildings
May 17 - Simultaneous cardio workout and social networking
May 14 - Montrealer murdered in Sri Lanka
May 14 - Indigenous language radio programs
May 14 - Canada in state of constant campaigning
May 9 - New cool-colored building material
May 9 - Complexe Rive-Sud
May 8 - Quebec Muslim women feel free to choose
May 2 - Cyclists and motorists faceoff
May 1 - Conservative Party of Canada outreach tactics
May 1 - What is body intelligence?
May 1 - Art selloff by Canadian department of Foreign Affairs

April 2012

Apr 30 - Canadian Institute for Jewish Research launches Toronto chapter
Apr 30 - Policy framework to prevent genocides and attrocities
Apr 30 - People and their city
Apr 27 - Cuts in federal funding
Apr 24 - Graphic images in ads necessary
Apr 23 - Corporate sponsors on hockey jerseys
Apr 23 - Canada's environmental track record
Apr 23 - Political climate makes citizens feel marginalized
Apr 18 - Schoolyard fight shows youth desensitized to violence
Apr 17 - Free-trade negotiations
Apr 13 - Partriation of the Canadian constitution and women's rights
Apr 12 - Was SNC-Lavalin's CFO aware of financial wrongdoings?
Apr 12 - Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art exhibits works of Canadian artists
Apr 10 - Quebecers don't see themselves as bullies
Apr 10 - Obituary for Robert K Martin
Apr 10 - Tenth anniversary of 2B magazine
Apr 10 - CLOrk, the Concordia Laptop Orchestra
Apr 10 - Micro-health insurance in Bangladesh
Apr 10 - Could major-league baseball return to Montreal?
Apr 4 - Three cheers for Canada
Apr 3 - Concordia lecturer to run in next provincial election
Apr 3 - Most popular class schedules
Apr 3 - Technology, stress and the work place
Apr 2 - Manon De Pauw exhibition
Apr 2 - Feminist attitudes towards prostitution
Apr 2 - Debate surrounding the legalization of euthanasia
Apr 2 - Pride powered by Hydro Québec
Apr 2 - Geoff Molson's next big decision

March 2012

Mar 30 - Habs clean house
Mar 30 - Ontario Court of Appeal rules on prostitution
Mar 27 - The Quebec Community Group Network
Mar 26 - Changes to the Canadian Fisheries Act
Mar 23 - Montreal real estate market
Mar 22 - Aveos layoffs: what will the Quebec government do?
Mar 22 - Stress and health
Mar 22 - Changing cultural landscape
Mar 21 - Canada's three elected senators
Mar 21 - The trees are in bloom so are seasonal allergies
Mar 19 - A profile of author Connie Barnes Rose
Mar 19 - Gay film history
Mar 16 - Journalist's house raided by the Sûreté du Québec
Mar 15 - Speaking a language students understand
Mar 14 - Criteria to assess building design
Mar 14 - Canada's aging population
Mar 14 - Are business students good writers?
Mar 14 - University courses on pop stars
Mar 14 - A new challenge for Guy Lachapelle
Mar 14 - Republican Party remains divided
Mar 14 - The 2009 Great Male Survey
Mar 8 - A rapping academic
Mar 8 - Depiction of Mussolini in a Montreal church
Mar 8 - Traffic jams transform habits
Mar 8 - New rules improve cheque cashing process for Canadians
Mar 8 - Fear of retaliation and whistle-blowing
Mar 6 - Building domestic political will
Mar 6 - Concrete collapses in Olympic Stadium parking lot
Mar 5 - Accuracy of degree completion rate statistics

February 2012

Feb 29 - SNC-Lavalin investigates unexplained payments
Feb 28 - Acquisition of Natcan by Fiera Sceptre
Feb 27 - Commenting on the Oscars
Feb 27 - Finkola High/The Cantankerous Krank by Adrian Norvid
Feb 27 - The emergence of numerical chemistry
Feb 27 - Wind of change
Feb 22 - Bad reputation by association
Feb 22 - Rapid corrosion leads to silo collapse in India
Feb 22 - Quebec's ethics and religion class
Feb 20 - Lottery numbers and computer programs
Feb 17 - Preventing a work absenteeism epidemic
Feb 17 - Respect for the remains of Holocaust victims
Feb 16 - Evolving relationship between humans and machines
Feb 16 - Stolen works of art
Feb 15 - English immersion for Quebec grade six students
Feb 15 - Consumerism and evolutionary psychology: a talk by Gad Saad
Feb 15 - Cellphones in the class room
Feb 15 - Palestinian unity government
Feb 13 - Children and bilingualism
Feb 13 - Is it rude to stare?
Feb 10 - Book review: The Executive Unbound: After the Madisonian Republic
Feb 10 - The value of an opinion
Feb 10 - Marketing, anticipation and desire
Feb 9 - Remote physical contact
Feb 8 - The Canadian Power Boat Co. building
Feb 8 - Schwartz's deli, coming soon to a location near you?
Feb 7 - Billboards: pollution or effective advertising?
Feb 7 - Apocalyptic fears are cyclical
Feb 7 - Canada-China: need for academic co-operation
Feb 7 - Queen Elizabeth's diamond jubilee
Feb 6 - The power of hair
Feb 6 - Saving for retirement
Feb 6 - Consumer instincts evolving with time
Feb 1 - A da Vinci original?

January 2012

Jan 31 - Roundabouts in Montreal
Jan 30 - Quartier Concordia gives give a second life forgotten area
Jan 30 - Self-perception and consumerism
Jan 30 - It's a man's world
Jan 30 - The Shafia case: honour killing or femicide?
Jan 27 - To cheat or not to cheat?
Jan 27 - How to choose a graduate school?
Jan 27 - Men's instincts and sexuality
Jan 26 - Mugesera back in Rwanda
Jan 25 - Quebec's culinary patrimony
Jan 25 - Queer Film Classics
Jan 25 - 3D numeration devices
Jan 23 - Educational value of board games
Jan 23 - Big risks, big results?
Jan 23 - ADQ merges with CAQ
Jan 23 - Made for girls
Jan 20 - Canadian First Nations chiefs to attend summit
Jan 20 - Iran's nuclear program
Jan 19 - David McGimpsey's confessions
Jan 18 - Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program
Jan 18 - 3D in everyday life
Jan 16 - Exhibition Tom Thomson Art Gallery
Jan 16 - Keeping it cool
Jan 16 - MPs and MNAs defect to other parties
Jan 12 - Dishonest online, dishonest in real life
Jan 12 - German and Swiss financial institutions
Jan 12 - Sex trade in Canada
Jan 12 - The Léon Mugesera case and the Nigerian crisis
Jan 12 - Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches getting more expensive
Jan 9 - The sound of music
Jan 9 - Canadian Senate reform
Jan 9 - Advantages of local production
Jan 6 - Syrian crisis potentially explosive
Jan 6 - Mobsters beware: police intercepting Blackberry messages
Jan 6 - Profs take position on contreversial Volkswagen ad
Jan 6 - Keeping financial resolutions
Jan 6 - The need for self-awareness
Jan 4 - Canadian NHL teams generate high revenues
Jan 3 - Writing about word processing
Jan 3 - Canada's role in Congo
Jan 3 - Money and American politics
Jan 3 - Liberals needed to hit rock bottom
Jan 3 - Gentrification of St-Laurent street
Jan 3 - More complacency about HIV/AIDS
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