'Mind-reading' children. Art hives. Digital ageism. Carbon debt.
Concordia in the news
Posted on September 23, 2015
Researchers in the news
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- Numerous media outlets report on research from Concordia and the University of Ottawa according to which children who have a good understanding of others’ thoughts are more discriminating learners. The research was led by Diane Poulin-Dubois, professor in the Department of Psychology and researcher with the Centre for Research in Human Development: UPI Science News, Medical News Today, Medical Xpress, Psych Central, The Health Site, Business Standard, Financial Express, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Big News Network, IBC World News, New Kerala, Web India 123, The Siasat Daily, Ani News, Times of India, Daiji World and Can-India News. The study was published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
- 3BL Media writes that Janis Timm-Bottos, associate professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, was a keynote speaker at the 46th annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association in Minneapolis, in July. Timm-Bottos talked about art hives — an international network of community art studios — which she initiated.
- Rabble.ca links to a podcast interview of Kim Sawchuck, professor in the Department of Communication Studies and associate dean of Research and Graduate Studies for the Faculty of Arts and Science. Sawchuck talks about her work on digital ageism.
- Enerzine reports on a study by Damon Matthews, associate professor in the Department of Geography Planning and Environment, of carbon and financial debts associated with climate change. The study was recently published in Nature Climate Change.