March 19, 2014
Concordia in the news
Posted on December 9, 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:
- Researchers from the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science appeared on Le Code Chastenay last night to discuss the impact of urban winds on pedestrians and pollution within a city.
- Frank Chalk, professor in the Department of History and Chair of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, appeared on a BBC 4 Radio (appears at 29 minutes) broadcast discussing what motivates people to commit acts of political violence.
- Métro publishes an article about the increase of multi-family homes in the Petite-Patrie neighbourhood. The article quotes a study by Ted Rutland, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, which showed that, between 1991 and 2013, 20% of buildings that were once single-family homes were converted into a multi-family dwellings in La Petite-Patrie.
- 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 combat obesity. The article was reprised by The Calgary Herald, The Vancouver Sun and Canada.com.