Child obesity. Circadian reset. Healthy civility.

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:   

• The U de M news service reports on Université de Montréal research led by Tracie Barnett, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science, and Concordia alumna Caroline Fitzpatrick into a link between lack of safety at school and child obesity. The article is reprised by AMEQ en ligne. Note that both Barnett and Fitzpatrick are with Concordia's PERFORM Centre.
• The Daily Mail and the university publication McGill Reporter  are the latest to write about joint research from Concordia and McGill into the body's circadian rhythm and how our internal clock can be adjusted. The lead authors are Shimon Amir, professor in the Department of Psychology, and McGill biochemistry professor Nahum Sonenberg. The study is published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
• An article in the Portland Press Herald about civil and healthy interchange among political and other opponents mentions a study co-authored by Carsten Wrosch, psychology professor and member of the Centre for Research on Human Development, of how resentment and bitterness impact a person's physical health.

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