Youths and alcohol. The oldest game. Green shades. Lingerie turn-on. Eco-friendly plastic.

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:   

• Press-News reports on a study conducted at Concordia, in collaboration with Université de Montréal and University of Massachusetts, according to which teenagers who regularly consume alcohol are likelier to be binge drinkers in later life. The Concordia researcher mentioned is Erin O'Loughlin, a doctoral candidate in exercise science. The study is published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. Reports on the research also appear in Canoe and vancouverdesi.com. Health News Network picks up the original Concordia release on the study.
• The Winnipeg Free Press profiles the work of a team led by Sandra Gabriele, professor and interim chair of Communications Studies, and Lisa Lynch, associate professor of journalism, on the web-based game The Oldest Game, which seeks to de-stigmatize sex work.
• Gaia Presse picks up a release that mentions Aéroports de Montréal collaborated with Concordia to develop an automated window-shade system for the Trudeau airport terminal that keeps natural light at optimum levels. The release does not mention the names of the researchers connected to the project.
• Huffington Post joins the media that have reported research of psychology professor Jim Pfaus, doctoral candidate Gonzalo Quintana Zunino and others into why men become excited by women in lingerie.
• Yonge Street Media is the latest to mention Concordia's involvement in the Industrial Biocatalysis Network research project on eco-friendly plastics and chemicals. The Concordia researcher involved is Vincent Martin.

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