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Concordia in the news
Posted on December 31, 2015

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

Expert commentators

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

  • CTV News Montreal turns to Wayne Larsen, a lecturer in the Department of Journalism, for perspective on the final paper edition of the weekday La Presse newspaper, new year's eve, Thursday, December 31: Larsen appears at the 1:35 mark of CTV's news report; Larsen is also interviewed in CTV's Montreal studio about the likelihood that other newspapers will take their cue from La Presse and turn away from print.
  • Jim Pfaus, a professor in the Department of Psychology, is quoted in a piece in Canadian Living about Addyi, the "little pink pill" designed to increase sexual desire in women. 
  • Accountancy professor Michel Magnan talks to the Montreal Gazette about consumers' response to the Société des alcools du Québec's 'Inspire' card, at the heart of the government-operated monopoly's new loyalty program.