Gender-centric charity. Hi-tech seniors. Lovers in rat's clothing. Planète Riopelle. Eco-plastic. E-textiles. According to Baba.
Concordia in the news
Posted on December 4, 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:
- Please note: The work of Roisin O’Connor, associate professor in the Department of Psychology, on alcohol use among young adults, will be featured on the Télé-Québec program Une pilule, une petite granule this evening at 8 p.m.
- First Post picks up an earlier story about research led by associate professor of marketing Michèle Paulin on how male and female millennials respond differently to marketing appeals for charitable donations.
- University Affairs writes about communications professor Kim Sawchuk's participation in a multi-university research project on how older people live with digital technology. Sawchuk is quoted.
- Live Science profiles the research of psychology professor Jim Pfaus, doctoral candidate Gonzalo Quintana Zunino and others into how men become excited by lingerie and other clothing worn by women. Gonzalo Quintana Zunino is quoted.
- Info-Culture writes about the work of François-Marc Gagnon, research fellow at the Institute for Studies in Canadian Art, in an article about the contributions to the art world of Quebec painter and sculptor Jean-Paul Riopelle.
- Bio Based Digest is the latest to mention Concordia's involvement in the Industrial Biocatalysis Network (IBN), a research project to find new ways to produce eco-friendly plastics and chemicals. The Concordia researcher involved is Vincent Martin.
- Denver Westword reports that Studio Arts professor Barbara Layne will discuss her work on electronic textiles at the Art of Fiber exhibition in Boulder, Colorado, which opens today.
- Northern Life publishes a review of assistant history professor Stacey Zembrzycki's book, According to Baba: A Collaborative Oral History of Sudbury's Ukrainian Community.