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Concordia in the news
Posted on September 22, 2015

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

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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:   

  • An article in Broadway World Montreal about the work of playwright Rahul Varma mentions "Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War, Genocide and other Human Rights Violations," a research project at Concordia's Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling.
  • Just Means writes about a presentation by Janis Timm-Bottos, associate professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, at the 46th annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association in Minneapolis, in July. Timm-Bottos talked about her Art Hives project, an international network of community art studios.
  • An article on Radio-Canada.ca focusing on the issue of the wearing of the niqab during citizenship swearing-in ceremonies mentions a study on the Niqab in Canada, led by Lynda Clarke, associate professor in the Department of Religion. The article is reprised by Huffington Post Québec.