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January 10, 2014

Concordia in the news
Posted on December 9, 2013

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

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:

  • James Gavin, professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, is mentioned in Vogue India in an article about how to keep fitness goals in 2014. Gavin believes picking an activity you like is the best incentive to ensuring you stick with a fitness plan.

  • CBC News Aboriginal interviews several individuals who work at Concordia’s Skins program, a video-game design workshop that is an initiative of Aboriginal-Territories in Cyberspace (AbTeC) – a research network that aims to expand an indigenous presence online.

  • The Montreal Gazette publishes a story about Rational Youth, Canada’s first major electro-pop band. The story mentions Bill Vorn, a professor in the Department of Studio Arts, who cofounded Rational Youth with Tracy Howe and Kevin Komoda in 1981. The story is carried by post-media and appears in The Windsor Star, The Edmonton Journal and The Star Phoenix.