March 14, 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:

• La Presse publishes a brief article about the disappearance of Malaysia flight MH370 and quotes Luis Rodriques, professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering, who discusses the use of radar in these types of situations.
  
  
• Cirqueon (translated from Czech using google translate) profiles Louis Patrick Leroux, professor in the Department of English and the Département d’études françaises, who is speaking at the Centre for the New Circus at the University of Prague during Cirkopolis Fest April 7.
  
  
• The Ottawa Citizen publishes an article about fighting obesity and quotes Jordan LeBel, professor in the Department of Marketing, who also sits on the Scientific Committee for Obesity Prevention at the Government of Quebec’s Institut national de santé publique to develop solutions to obesity.
  
  
• Harold Simpkins, professor in the Department of Marketing, is quoted in an article in The Gazette looking at election commercials. The story is reprised by The Ottawa Citizen.
  
  
• An op-ed in The Montreal Gazette responds to a Don Macpherson column regarding English-speaking Quebecers and mentions a book published 30 years ago by Ron Rudin, professor in the Department of History, called The Forgotten Quebecers. Rudin’s book chronicled the history of English Quebec.
  
  
• The Huffington Post Canada publishes an article about a commemorative piece of art that was created to honour the survivors of residential schools. The piece was unveiled at Ottawa’s Wabano Centre on Wednesday night. The article mentions that before designing and developing the project, the artists spent a week consulting with residential school survivors, as well as elders, advisers and representatives from Concordia and Carleton universities.

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