Aeronautics innovation. The CIADI. Overweight children.
Concordia in the news
Posted on November 17, 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:
- Nadia Bhuiyan, a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Sylvain Cofsky, executive director of the Green Aviation Research and Development Network (GARDN), co-author a piece in the Montreal Gazette about greener air travel. The piece focuses on Concordia's Institute of Aerospace Design and Innovation (CIADI) and its participation in the world aeronautics forum of the International Civil Aviation Organization, November 23 to 25, in Montreal. The opinion piece also appeared inLa Presse +.
- Global Montreal presents a video montaqe of Concordia professors talking about the work currently being done at the CIADI, mentioned above: engineering professors Christian Moreau, Van Suong Hoa and Ali Dolatabadi in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and Luis Rodrigues, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Electrical engineering masters student Michael Di Perna also appears.
- Coverage continues of new research led by Lisa Kakinami, a researcher with the PERFORM Centre and an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, suggesting that parenting style is an important predictor of childhood health. The study, published in Preventive Medicine, finds that the children of authoritarian parents tend toward obesity: The Toronto Star, The Hamilton Spectator, Brampton Guardian, Our Windsor, Tech Times, Babble, The Health Manual, Smart Parenting, Social Work Today, The Sachem and Glanbrook Gazette, Her Family, Newsroom America, News Media Live, Mamas Latinas (in Spanish), Yahoo! Vidas y Estilo (in Spanish), Yangilar (in Uzbek) and the following in Russian: p1ai/news, Nur, Pavon,Ria Science, Astanareflex, EverythingIsForYou.com and Russciencenews.