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• Worldwide coverage continues of a new Concordia study that shows how aging of the brain can be significantly slowed by education and simple physical activity, such as taking the stairs. The study, published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, was led by Jason Steffener, researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre: Huffington Post, Men's Fitness, Ouest-France, La Dépêche, Luxemburger Wort, The Sun Daily and Pamper (Malaysia), MSN United Arab Emirates, Daily Nation (Kenya), All Africa, New Delhi Times, Millenium Post, Medical Daily, Shape, Mynah Care, Newsmax. 
• The Montreal Gazette and its e-edition publish an interview with forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs in a piece previewing Connect the Dots — The Science of Crime, taking place this evening at 6:30 at the D.B. Clarke Theatre, in the Hall Building. The talk, featuring Reichs and Cameron Skinner, professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is part of Concordia's Thinking out Loud ideas festival, co-sponsored by The Globe and Mail. The Gazette article, reprised by World News Report (behind a paywall)  includes a file photo of Reichs receiving an honorary degree at Concordia in 2011. 

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