May 23, 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:

• CBC Ideas features a segment about the anthropology of sensory perception, which featured David Howes, professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Chris Salter, Director of Hexagram and professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts, and Constance Classen, a member of Concordia's Centre for Sensory Studies.
  
  
• Canada’s History interviews Steven High, professor in the Department of History and Canada Research Chair in Oral History, about his research and work with the Montreal Life Stories Project.
  
  
• On Sunday, May 18 Graham Carr, vice-president of Research and Graduate Studies, and Mourad Debbabi, professor in Concordia’s Institute for Information Systems Engineering, were on Les années lumière which was taped live at Concordia during Acfas.
  
  
• The Hindustan Times publishes an article about the fifth Kashish International Queer Film Festival will start in Mumbai on May 21 and quotes Thomas Waugh, professor in the Department of Film Studies and Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality Director, Concordia HIV/AIDS Project.  This year’s focus is on Canada, with documentaries, short films and features that include Winter Kept us Warm, a 1965 film that was Canada’s first entry in the Cannes Festival. Concordia and the Canadian Consulate in Mumbai are partnering the event
  
  
• Canoë features a story about Quebecers gambling more than their French counterparts. The article mentions Concordia’s Lifestyle and Addiction Research Lab, which is led by Sylvia Kairouz. The story is also carried by Le Populaire (France).

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