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Concordia in the news
Posted on November 30, 2015
University affairs
Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution:
- The Montreal Gazette reports on last week's World Aviation Forum, hosted by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal. The article quotes Nadia Bhuiyan, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and associate director of the Concordia Institute for Aerospace and Design Innovation (CIADI). Bhuiyan tells the paper that the aviation industry is likely to figure prominently is deliberations at this week's COP21 Paris Climate Conference. The article also notes the recent establishment of the Chair in Aerospace Design Engineering (NCADE) at Concordia, and quotes its senior chair, Catharine Marsden, an associate professor in the Department of Engineering and Computer Science.
- The Catholic Register publishes an obituary of "Smiling" John (Jack) O'Brien, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and founder of what would become the Department of Communication Studies at Concordia. O'Brien passed away on November 7, 2015 at the age of 91.
- Info-Culture Biz reviews L'Air Adulte (Flammarion), the French translation of the novel Adult Onset, by Concordia's Richler writer-in-residence Ann-Marie MacDonald.
- Quartier Libre, a student publication at Université de Montréal, publishes an interview with Françoise Naudillon, associate professor in the Département d'Études françaises and vice-president of the Concordia University Faculty Association (CUFA). The introduction to the interview says Naudillon is currently conducting a study on behalf of the Fédération québécoise des professeures et professeurs d’université of the challenges facing female academics and researchers seeking grants for their work.
- The McGill Daily publishes an article about an initiative by the Centre for Gender Advocacy (CGA) at Concordia to map locations in Montreal where trans people have reported being denied various services or have felt unsafe. The article quotes CGA Peer Support and Trans Advocacy Coordinator Gabrielle Bouchard.
- The Calgary Herald writes about the BMO Millennial Leaders Advisory Council on Inclusion, made up of 30 female student leaders from across Canada, including representatives from the John Molson School of Business.