Quoi de neuf, chercheurs? Le rêve totalitaire de dieu l’amibe. Circadian switch.

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:   

• Two Concordia professors appear in the Canal Savoir series 'Quoi de neuf chercheurs?'. The series comprises five television programs profiling University researchers who have received support from various Quebec research funds. Episode 3 in the series includes a look at the work being done at the Hexagram-Concordia Centre for Research-Creation in Media Arts and Technologies, and its partner, Hexagram-UQAM. The episode features Christopher Salter, Associate Professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts. Episode 4 of the series includes a report on the work of the Réseau de recherche et de connaissances relatives aux peuples autochtones (DIALOG), with the participation of Natasha Blanchet-Cohen, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences. Both centres mentioned above receive funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC).  Please note: Episode 3 can be seen on Canal Savoir, this evening at 10:30pm. Episode 4 will air Monday, May 4th, at 9pm.
• L'Express Ottawa writes that the play Le rêve totalitaire de dieu l’amibe, written by Louis Patrick Leroux, associate professor in the Department of English and the Département d'études françaises, is being presented at Ottawa/Vanier's Théâtre Tremplin, until Saturday, May 9th. 
• Shimon Amir, professor in the Department of Psychology, was interviewed yesterday on the CBC radio program Homerun about joint research from Concordia and McGill into the body's circadian rhythm and how our internal clock can be adjusted. (No link available). Amir and McGill biochemistry professor Nahum Sonenberg are lead co-authors of the study, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

 More Researchers in the news