Student success marker. Grannies on the net.
Concordia in the news
Posted on January 13, 2016
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:
- Numerous media report on a study led by Caroline Fitzpatrick, a researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre, and Linda Pagani of Université de Montréal, showing that preschoolers who score lower on a working memory task are likely to score higher on a dropout risk scale when they reach the age of 12: Le Journal de Montréal, Le Journal de Québec, TVAnouvelles.ca, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Science Codex, Business Standard,Science 2.0, Medical Xpress, Big News Network, News United, Psych Central, News Medical Net, The Free Press Journal, Science Newsline, Sci24H, Medical News Today,Topix, Neuroscience, News Wise, Sify News, Web India 123, New Kerala, One India, The Hans India, Odisha Sun Times, Jersey Tribune.
- ACTproject.ca posts a release announcing that Shannon Hebblethwaite, an associate professor in the Department of Applied Human Sciences, will present "Grannie's on the net", her comparative case study on how families use Facebook and other social media for communication, Tuesday, January 19, at McGill University's Wilson Hall.