February 6, 2014

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:

• The New Scientist features a story about Bitcoin and quotes Jeremy Clark, professor in Concordia’s Institute for Information Systems Engineering.
  
  
• Emer O’Toole, professor in the School of Canadian Irish Studies, appeared on CBC Radio’s Q (podcast) with Jian Ghomeshi to discuss women and body hair.
  
  
• Canadian Grocer quotes Lea Katsanis, professor in the Department of Marketing, in an article about the effects of food retailers demanding their suppliers lower their prices.
  
  
• The Montreal Gazette reports on the 17^th annual Roots and Roll Concerts performed by Craig Morrison, instructor in the Department of Music, and his musical ensemble the Momentz. This year, in celebration of the 50^th anniversary of the Beatles’ appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, they have decided to dedicate the performance to the British Invasion. The article is reprised by The Edmonton Journal and the StarPhoenix.
  
  
• Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, published a blog post on Global Montreal’s website. The post discusses how the world is letting down Syria’s children.

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