'Mind-reading' children. The Study. Ex-Yu. Young voter apathy. Too close to call.

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• Reports continue to circulate about research from Concordia and the University of Ottawa that shows children who have a good understanding of others’ thoughts are more discriminating in selecting who they learn from. The research was led by Diane Poulin-Dubois, professor in the Department of Psychology and researcher with the Centre for Research in Human Development: The Free Press Journal, Oman Daily Observer, 5 Dariya News and Bright Surf. The study was published in the British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
• The Westmount Examiner carries a review of No Ordinary School, by Colleen Gray, a part-time instructor in the Department of History. The book examines the one-hundred year history of The Study, a private school for girls.
• Metro News Ottawa publishes a review of Ex-Yu, a collection of short stories by Josip Novakovich, professor in the Department of English. The review mentions that Novakovich was a finalist for the 2013 Man Booker International Prize for fiction.
• University Affairs, writing about a pilot project being launched by Elections Canada to open offices on university campuses, mentions a recent study that indicates younger Canadians are less likely to feel close to a political party. The study was co-authored  by Antoine Bilodeau, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, and Luc Turgeon of the University of Ottawa.
• In a sidebar to its daily election coverage, the Winnipeg Free Press mentions unidentified researchers at Concordia who say the federal election is too close to call.

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