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Battle for New York (delegates). Car culture transformation. First Peoples literary prize.

Concordia in the news
Posted on April 20, 2016

Concordia in the news features stories of Concordians who appear in the news. Discover alumni, students, faculty and experts who recently made an impact in the media.

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:

  • Graham Dodds, associate professor in the Department of Political Science, was interviewed on Montreal's Breakfast Television in the lead-up to yesterday's New York presidential nomination primaries, which Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump won.
  • Anjali Awasthi, associate professor at the Concordia Institute for Information Systems Engineering (CIISE), tells theMontreal Gazette that the growth of car-sharing fleets in the city is a sign Montreal is on the verge of a change in car culture as environmentally-friendly modes of transport gain in popularity across North America. Awasthi is quoted throughout the article.
  • Jason Lewis, professor in the Department of Design and Computation Arts and director on Milieux’s Indigenous Futures research cluster, is pictured in The Suburban at a recent event where author Thomas King received First Peoples Literary Prize at Blue Metropolis International Literary Festival. Lewis is a member of the Blue Met First Peoples Prize Committee.