The secret life of Max Stern, gambling in trouble and more

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:

• The Walrus published an article about the life of Max Stern and the Concordia led Max Stern restitution project. The story includes quotes from Clarence Epstein, senior director of urban and cultural affairs.
  
  
• Sylvia Kairouz, professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, will appear on CBC Montreal to discuss the closing of various casinos, south of the border, shut its doors (segments begins at 3 minutes and 50 seconds and Kairouz appears at 5 minutes and 5 seconds).
  
  
• Metro Toronto reprised an article that was originally published in The Toronto Star about the faux-vintage Kent State sweatshirt sold by Urban Outfitters and quotes Zeynep Arsel, professor in the Department of Marketing.
  
  
• The Huffington Post Canada (Politics) reprises an article written by Kathleen O’Grady, research associate in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, in collaboration with University of Manitoba professor, Noralou Roos, who teaches in its Faculty of Medicine, which originally appeared in The Globe and Mail. The article discusses the five things Canadians get wrong about the health system.
  
  
• The Montreal Gazette publishes a letter-to-the-editor written by Robert Tittler, distinguished professor emeritus in the Department of History, that argues that the Scottish separatist movement is not all about oil.
  
  
• Canada’s Clean50 announced its Sustainability Champions, which includes Damon Matthews, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment: Nation Talk.

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