Climate change map. Asthma exercise. Memory workout.
Concordia in the news
Posted on January 25, 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:
- Lab Manager, Dispatch Tribunal, Eurasia Review and Yahoo! News Maktoob (U.A.E.) join continuing coverage of new Concordia research on global warming, led by Damon Matthews, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment, and post-doctoral researcher Martin Leduc. Matthews and Leduc have created a world map of temperature changes caused by CO2 emissions. The research is published in Nature Climate Change.
- Bel Marra Health runs a brief and links to an earlier story about a study by researchers, including Simon Bacon, professor in the Department of Exercise Science, of how regular, moderate exercise can significantly reduce asthma symptoms.
- Media continue to report on a study led by Caroline Fitzpatrick, a researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre, and Linda Pagani of Université de Montréal, describing how exercising their memory when they are toddlers can help keep students in school at a later age: Pourquoi Docteur?, Top Santé and Santé log.