Conservative agenda. Circadian rhythm. Child obesity.Honoré Beaugrand. Shirley Cards.
Concordia in the news
Posted on April 29, 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:
- Brooke Jeffrey, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, is interviewed by Mutsumi Takahashi in the CTV Montreal studio. Jeffrey talks about her book Dismantling Canada - Stephen Harper's New Conservative Agenda.
- News media continue to report on joint research from Concordia and McGill into the body's circadian rhythm and the molecular mechanism involved in adjusting the body's internal clock. The lead authors are Shimon Amir, professor in the Department of Psychology, and McGill biochemistry professor Nahum Sonenberg. The research is reported by c2w.nl (in Dutch), IFL Science!, New Indian Express, Genetic Engineering News, Tech Times and Medical News Today. The study is published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
- Newswise writes about research led by Tracie Barnett, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science, and Concordia alumna Caroline Fitzpatrick. The Université de Montréal/CHU Ste-Justine study examines the link between lack of safety at school and child obesity. The article mentions that Barnett and Fitzpatrick are affiliated with Concordia's PERFORM Centre.
- LaPresse.ca publishes a review of the book Honoré Beaugrand - La plume et l'épée (1848-1906), by Jean-Philippe Warren, associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Chair for the Study of Québec. Warren is quoted from an interview conducted at the launch of the book, about the life of soldier, journalist and former mayor of Montreal, Honoré Beaugrand.
- Communication studies professor Lorna Roth is quoted in an article in Priceonomics about how modern photography evolved to reproduce white skin colour. The article includes a link to an abstract of Roth's study of Kodak's "Shirley Cards," color-reference cards used to perform skin-colour balance in still-photography printing.