April 14, 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:
- Vivek Venkatesh, professor in the Department of Education, appeared on CBC radio’s Cinq à Six (no link yet available) on Saturday to discuss the Grimposium held at Concordia April 11 – 12.
- La Métropole details the work of Radu Grigore Zmeureanu, associate dean and professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, on “smart buildings” that can gather and transmit information about conditions within buildings.
- The National Post quotes Guy Lachapelle, professor in the Department of Political Science, in an article about the future of the Parti Québecois following its recent electoral defeat. Lachapelle is also featured in an article in Le Devoir on the same subject.
- The Star Tribune quotes Aaron Johnson, professor in the Department of Psychology, about new research on how the brain processes visual information.
- Gaïa Presse publishes an open letter, signed by several biologists, including Robert Weladji, professor in the Department of Biology and graduate student David Beauchesne calling for a better understanding of existing policies protecting caribou and their impact on forestry activities.