Seniors in the burbs, Genomics and animal feed, Savvy kindergarteners
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 15, 2014
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- La Presse, Radio-Canada International, Medical Xpress, Argent, AMEQ en ligne, Press-News and ICI Radio-Canada’s C'est pas trop tôt report on the latest research by Zachary Patterson, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment and Canada Research Chair in Transportation and Land Use Linkages for Regional Sustainability. Patterson found that increasing numbers of Canadian seniors are moving to the suburbs. His study outlines the implications of this trend on their quality of life as they risk losing mobility. The research is also covered by Science Daily, PsyPost, Science Newsline, The Jersey Tribune, WN, HeeMD, and News.nom.
- The Globe and Mail and La Presse+ report on a collaboration between Elanco Animal Health and Concordia's Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics that aims to create enzymes to aid in the digestion of feed by poultry and swine.
- Further coverage of research from a team including Patricia Brosseau-Liard, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Psychology, that found children as of the age of five can evaluate the credibility of adults is carried in The Vancouver Sun.