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Concordia in the news
Posted on October 14, 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:
- Smithsonian Magazine, looking at recent research into exercise, includes a link to an earlier Medical News Today article about Concordia-led research that shows how asthma symptoms can be relieved through regular exercise. The study is also reported in Santé Log. Simon Bacon, a professor in the Department of Exercise Science and lead author of the study, is quoted.
- Spinal Column writes about the dietary choices of North Americans, and mentions Concordia research finding that Canadian adults ages 30 to 60 don’t consume the daily recommended levels of fruits and vegetables. The researchers involved are Mesbah Sharaf and Sunday Azagba, both doctoral candidates in the Department of Economics at the time the study was originally reported.
- Gad Saad, professor in the Department of Marketing is interviewed on Prison Planet about his work on political correctness and the desire to conform. The interview focuses on what are termed "social warriors" and "social media outrage mobs."
- Art History News confers its unofficial "Hero of Art History" award to Robert Tittler, professor emeritus in the Department of History, for his database of artists working in Britain in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
- An article in Connections Mic about women who feel sadness after sex mentions a study led by psychology professor Jim Pfaus that challenged the notion that women are more predisposed than men to becoming emotionally attached to their sex partners, and links to a related article in Huffington Post.