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Concordia in the news
Posted on February 2, 2015

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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:   

  • Venture Beat and Tech Cocktail report that the TAG Research Centre will receive a $35,000 grant from the Chicago-based Prototype Fund of the Knight Foundation. The grant will help fund TAG's Indie Games Licensing project on the licensing and circulation of independent video games at libraries.
  • South Asia Mail covers Concordia research into the health benefits of cultivating a wide circle of friends. The research, published in The Annals of Behavioral Medicine, is led by psychology assistant professor Jean-Philippe Gouin.
  • La Source writes about a study, led by associate professor of psychology Krista Byers-Heinlein, on the impact of bilingualism on children's early cognitive development.