April 29, 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:

• Le Devoir publishes an interview with Yves Gélinas, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, about the impact that fracking has on the environment.
  
  
• The Sault Star publishes an op-ed written by Karl Hele, director of First Peoples Studies in the School of Community and Public Affairs, about how Canadian political parties have failed First Peoples.
  
  
• Apt 613 features a story about Concordia partnering with The Walrus magazine for The Walrus Talks Climate, an event that took place last night in Ottawa. On May 7, in Toronto, Concordia will partner again with The Walrus for The Walrus Talks Human Rights. The event participants for the Toronto event will be Frank Chalk, Director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) and professor in the Department of History, and Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of MIGS. The event can be live-streamed.
  
  
• MindShare Learning features a podcast interview with Claude Martel, professor in the Department of Education, about educational technology. 
  

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