Predrinking. Personality exercise. Research: year in review.

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• Science Direct posts an abstract describing a study on predrinking, where a person gets drunk before going out to socialize. The study, titled 'Getting the party started — Alone: Solitary predrinking mediates the effect of social anxiety on alcohol-related problems', was co-authored by five researchers, including Matthew Keough, a psychology doctoral candidate, and Roisin O'Connor, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology.
• Care2 writes about a 2004 study by James Gavin, a professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, in which he determined seven different aspects of personality that can influence a person's choice of physical exercise routines.
• Le Devoir produces a year-end review of scientific research and discovery. It includes a Concordia/Berkeley study co-authored by Vincent Martin, professor in the Department of Biology, on the creation of genetically modified yeast that can be used to make opiate drugs. The story, which evolved through the spring and summer, generated much international media interest for its scientific and medical value as well as for its social and legal implications.

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