December 3, 2013
Concordia in the news
Posted on December 4, 2013
Expert commentators
Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:
- Reuters Health features an article about a team of Europrean researchers recently released a study that suggests today’s elderly might be more mentally fit than their counterparts a decade ago. However, Louis Bherer, scientific director of the PERFORM Centre, believes it is too early to generalize the results more broadly. The story is reprised by Reuters UK, Fox News, The Deccan Chronicle, ABS CBN News, The Baltimore Sun, The Chicago Tribune, The Sun Sentinel, The Virginia Gazette, The Orlando Sentinel, Yahoo! Health, Yahoo! News (Maktoob), 99.9 Radio USA, WTAQ 1360 AM, WTBX 93.9 FM, 100.7 MIX-FM, KFGO, WNMT AM 650, KDAL 610, KTCO, Quality Health, Lifescript, Medical Daily, The Daily Press, Free News POS
- Robert Soroka, instructor in the Department of Marketing, appeared on Canada AM (appearance begins at 4 minutes and 25 seconds) this morning to discuss prepaid credit cards.
- Jordan LeBel, professor in the Department of Marketing, was interviewed on Radio-Canada’s Bien dans son assiette about the foodie phenomenon and the role of social media.
- AJIB publishes an article about Norah Jaffary, professor in the Department of History, a non-Muslim who is wearing a hijab in protest against Bill 60.
- Adel Hanna, professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, appeared on City TV’s Breakfast Television yesterday morning to discuss the safety of the Champlain Bridge now that the superbeam is in place.