Benefits of bilingualism. Infrastructure watch.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 15, 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:
- Coverage continues of a study led by psychology professor Diane Poulin-Dubois and Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH) graduate student Cristina Crivello of the cognitive benefits to children of being bilingual: Femme Actuelle (France), Sunday Times (South Africa), Egypt Independent, Edmonton Sun e-edition, Calgary Sun e-edition, Deccan Chronicle.
- Terra Daily picks up coverage of the work of Concordia researchers who have developed software to track the state of road, water and sewer infrastructure. The collected data helps determine where, when and how to intervene with repairs and replacement. The paper was written by Khaled Shahata, a former graduate student, and Tarek Zayed, professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering. It was recently published in the Journal of Construction Engineering Management.