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Concordia in the news
Posted on March 14, 2016
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:
- Two Concordians appeared on last Thursday's edition of City Life, on Videotron's MaTV: Faisal Shennib, Environmental Coordinator, Environmental Health and Safety, participated in a round table on Montrealers' perception of themselves as environmentally conscious, starting at the 11:40 mark; Liz Miller, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies, appears at the 26:25 mark to talk about her documentary film, Hands-on: Women, Climate, Change, an excerpt of which can be seen at the 25:40 mark.
- CTV.ca quotes Lorne Switzer, finance professor in the John Molson School of Business, in a story first reported last week on CTV's Montreal station and website relating to a Canadian Automobile Association study of fluctuations in gasoline prices in Montreal. The article is reprised by 24news.ca.
- Patrick Marier, professor in the Department of Political Science and Concordia Research Chair in Aging and Public Policy, is quoted in an article in L'Actualité that asks whether seniors' discounts should be deemed discriminatory and be done away with.
- Lawrence Nyveen, lecturer in the Department of Journalism, is quoted in a piece in The Toronto Star and the paper's e-edition profiling the late Jim Kimsey, former CEO of America Online.
- Concordia's women's hockey team coach Julie Chu is quoted in a piece in the Saturday edition of The Toronto Star and the paper's e-edition about Sunday's Canadian Women’s Hockey League Clarkson Cup championship match between the Montreal Canadiennes, on which Chu is a player, and the Calgary Inferno. Calgary upset Montreal 8-3 in yesterday's game.
- Music professor Kevin Austin was featured in last Saturday's edition of Arts Notebook on Radio Centre-Ville.