Fellowship jury. La Presse paper edition. Fall munchies. Authenticity online.

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• Randian, writing about the Chronus Art Center's Research/Creation Fellowship, posts biographical notes for jury members, including Christopher Salter, associate professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts and Concordia Research Chair in New Media, Technology and the Senses. It announces that the $30-thousand fellowship has been awarded to artist and researcher Daniel Franke.
• Journalism professor Mike Gasher, commenting on the announcement that La Presse is ceasing publication of its weekday paper edition in the new year, tells Net News Check of his surprise at the rapidity with which the newspaper is ending the bulk of its heritage business.
• Vice Munchies talks to  Camille Bégin, postdoctoral fellow in the Centre for Sensory Studies, about why people crave comfort food, particularly in the fall.
• The Hurriyet Daily News talks to Zeynep Arsel, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing, about the quest for authenticity through online communities.

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