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• Scientific American writes about a new climate change study led by MSc student Tanya Graham, who works in the Concordia Climate Science, Impacts and Mitigation Studies (C2SIMS) lab. The study, published in the International Journal of Primatology, shows how the world's primate populations are particularly affected by climate change.
• There is continuing coverage of a Concordia study of the effectiveness of iPads and other tablet computers as adaptive devices for people with vision loss. The study's lead authors, psychology professor Aaron Johnson and MA student Elliott Morrice, conclude that such devices may also reduce the stigma that some older visually-impaired adults feel when using more traditional reading rehabilitation tools: CTVNews.ca, Canoe, Yahoo! News, 24News.ca, Times LIVE (South Africa), Le Populaire (France),Doctissimo, Tablette-Tactile.net, Zee News India, DNA India,The Hans India, IBN Live, Bulletin India, Astro Awani, Malaysian Digest, Malay Mail Online, Free Malaysia Today, Borneo Post Online, Lab Manager, The Star Online, FBTrendingNow.com.
• Reports continue to circulate about the Concordia study, led by PERFORM Centre researcher Jason Steffener, describing how continuing education and simple exercise like climbing stairs can significantly slow ageing of the brain: Italy Journal, Eco Seven (both in Italian) and Brit+Co.
• Project Muse publishes an excerpt from a review of Oral History at the Crossroads: Sharing Life Stories of Survival and Displacement (UBC, 2015), by Steven High, professor in the Department of History and co-director of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling (COHDS). The reviewer mentions that the book is part of the Montreal Life Stories project hosted by the COHDS and notes that it was awarded the Clio-Québec Prize by the Canadian Historical Association.
• The Montreal Gazette writes about the Leonard and Bina Ellen gallery exhibition, 'Putting Life to Work', a show of performance-based works of Richard Ibghy and Marilou Lemmens, on now through April 16. The piece is reprised by 24news.ca.

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