Public Transportation: Reimagined. Community consultation. Online shoppers. HPV awareness. For Whom You Build. Sexual communication.

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• The Montreal Gazette publishes a story that looks at the impact of public transportation on neighbourhood development. The feature is part of the Montreal Reimagined series, produced in partnership with the newspaper. Today’s story highlights the work of Zachary Patterson, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment; Craig Townsend, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment; and Peter Morden, associate professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences.
• A CNW/Telbec release announces "Consultation, concertation et codesign : L'art de planifier avec les communautés locales", a one-day conference organized by the Office de consultation publique de Montréal (OCPM), Tuesday, April 28th. It includes Zachary Patterson, assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, among the scheduled presenters. The release is picked up by Le Lézard.
• Onur Bodur, associate professor of marketing and director of the Centre for Multidisciplinary Behavioural Business Research (CMBBR) is interviewed in studio for CTV Montreal. Bodur discusses his study of how online shopping impacts "brick and mortar" stores.
• Le Devoir writes about the preliminary results of a study led by Genevieve Rail, professor and principal at the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, of the level of knowledge among young Canadian women about the Human papillomavirus and the HPV vaccine. The research observations are drawn mainly from conversations with young women in four Canadian provinces, including Quebec. Rail is quoted.
• Kelowna Now writes about "For Whom You Build", a solo show of the silkscreen work of artist Mitch Mitchell, associate professor in the Department of Studio Arts. The show, at the Kelowna Art Gallery, is on until May 21.
• An article in tuoitre.vn (in Vietnamese) about exercise and sexuality mentions research by Jim  Pfaus, professor in the Department of Psychology, showing that people who exercise regularly report a more satisfying sex life.

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