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Concordia in the news
Posted on January 5, 2015
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:
- Lisa Serbin, psychology professor and director of clinical training at the Centre for Research in Human Development, is quoted in an article in La Presse about how the toy industry tailors different toys to girls and to boys. (2015-01-01)
- Le Devoir interviews Norma Rantisi, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, about what Montreal should consider doing as it competes with other urban centres to attract talent and investment. (see pdf)
- The Globe and Mail 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.
- Renew Everyday, reprising an article it posted last November 24th, quotes from a 1989 study on the biological bases for drug addiction. The research was led by Université de Montréal professor Pierre-Paul Rompré, a member of the Centre for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology at Concordia.