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April 16, 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:

  • Le Monde publishes an article about the Battle of Vimy Ridge in light of the WWI centenary. The article quotes Jean-Philippe Warren, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, who discusses the many French Canadians who fought at Vimy Ridge and in WWI in general.

  • Le Quotidien publishes an op-ed co-signed by various Quebec academics, including two professors in the Department of Biology, David Beauchesne and Robert Weladji, about deforestation and how it is affecting the caribou population in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.

  • Louis Bherer, Scientific Director of the PERFORM Centre and professor in the Department of Psychology, will be speaking at the 8th Journée scientifique du Département de psychologie at the Université de Montréal.