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Concordia in the news
Posted on April 7, 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:
- Numerous media are featuring new Concordia research that describes how better social support for families with a child living on the autism spectrum will yield better health results for parents by reducing the stress related to constant caregiving. The study, led by Jean-Philippe Gouin, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, and Erin T. Barker, assistant professor in the same department, is published in Family Relations: TVANouvelles.ca,Canoe, AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Science Daily, Science Codex, Psych Central, Science Newsline, Medical Xpress, NewsWise, 50 Healthy, allceus.com, SciFeeds, Ooyuz.com, News BreaK, No Hold Backs, BioPortfolio, Tech News Now, One News Page and In USA News.
- International Innovation writes about 'Citizens of Tomorrow', a four-year study being conducted jointly by Concordia and University of British Columbia examining digital media and marginalised youth in Montreal and Vancouver. Researchers are examining how arts programs impact youth engagement. The Concordia researchers named in the article are Juan Carlos Castro, associate professor in the Department of Art Education, and PhD student Martin Lalonde.
- Biotechin.asia joins the list of media that have reported on a Concordia study, led by PERFORM Centre researcher Jason Steffener, describing how ageing of the brain can be significantly slowed through continued education and simple exercise, such as climbing stairs.
- Arduino links to an April, 2013 Concordia article about the work of Joanna Berzowska, associate professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts and research director of Concordia's design and research studio, XS Labs, on development of electronic textiles and reactive garments.