Interdisciplinary Concordia research. Foltz and Iran in the world. Pfaus on sex. Benefits of bilingualism. Autism and art. Young men on high RPMs.

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• Le Devoir publishes a piece featuring Concordia's interdisciplinary research activities, with particular emphasis on the work done at the Centre for Applied Synthetic Biology (CASB) and the Concordia Institute of Aerospace Design & Innovation (CIADI). Graham Carr, Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies, is quoted throughout. 
• Richard Foltz, professor in the Department of Religion and founding director of Concordia's Centre for Iranian Studies, was interviewed on CBC Montreal's All in a Weekend, where he discussed his new book, Iran in World History (Oxford University Press, 2015). Foltz is also interviewed (first heard at the 2:20 mark) on CBC Radio's Day 6 about Canada's decision to back Kurdish fighters against ISIS. Again, his latest book is mentioned.
• Jim Pfaus, professor in the Department of Psychology and researcher at the Centre for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology at Concordia, was featured in a recent episode of the Discovery Channel's 'Daily Planet'. Pfaus discussed his lab's research on sexual behaviour.
• The Morrow County Sentinel and WTVB News pick up coverage of a new Concordia study of the cognitive benefits to children of being bilingual as toddlers, led by Diane Poulin-Dubois, a professor in the Department of Psychology, and Cristina Crivello, a graduate student with Concordia’s Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH).
• La Presse +, writing about the 'Atelier international d’éducation et d’art-thérapie' at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, states that researchers at Concordia and Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières are preparing a study of the impact of art on people living on the autism spectrum. 
• An article in Men's Health (UK) references a Concordia study that monitored changes in measurable testosterone levels among men who were asked to drive a Porsche 911 Carrera around a racetrack. The study was led by Gad Saad, marketing professor in the John Molson School of Business.

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