Bad air. Stair masters. Pilis on show.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 17, 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:
- Media coverage continues of a Concordia study that revealed undesirable side-effects from the use of a particular type of air filter in buildings. The research was led by recent doctoral graduate Lexuan Zhong and her supervisor Fariborz Haghighat, a professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. Zhong and Haghighat described how an air filter that uses photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) releases formaldehyde, a known carcinogen in humans: Toronto Telegraph, The Financial Express, the e-edition of Hindustan Times and Journal de Montréal-édition électronique.
- The Canadian Press reposts the French version of its news release on a Concordia and Peking University study that shows people can be encouraged to make a healthy choice between taking the stairs and riding an escalator, notably by increasing the distance between escalators and flights of stairs. The research was led by John Zacharias while he was a faculty member in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, and psychology alumnus Richard Ling.
- Le Métropolitain writes about a Toronto show of the works of Alexander Pilis, part-time instructor in the Department of Studio Arts.