Ebola, Aging, Chocolate
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 21, 2014
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:
- The Toronto Star publishes an op-ed by Peter Stoett, professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, that establishes a link between environmental decline in West Africa and the spread of Ebola.
- An article (see attached pdf) in a special ageing-focused edition of Québec Science describes the research findings of Louis Bherer, scientific director of the PERFORM Centre, as well as those of Patrik Marier, professor in the Department of Political Science and director of the Centre for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology.
- The Huffington Post Business reprises a story questioning a Montreal company's tactics in using adolescents to sell chocolate bars. The story quotes Robert Soroka, a lecturer in the Department of Marketing.