Buying into sustainability. Internet speed.
Concordia in the news
Posted on May 2, 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:
- Retail Wire joins media coverage of new Concordia research led by Onur Bodur and co-authored by marketing professor and Concordia Research Chair in Marketing Bianca Grohmann and graduate student Maryam Tofighi. The study, published in the Journal of Retailing, examines how consumers may be encouraged to buy more environmentally and socially sustainable grocery store products.
- Fenwick McKelvey, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies, is quoted in an article in Metro News about a study by the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) that puts Toronto at the top of a ranking of Canadian cities for internet speed. Montreal is ranked third. McKelvey worked with CIRA to develop the Canadian Internet Performance Test, which has helped make the ranking possible.