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Concordia in the news
Posted on June 1, 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 provide coverage of the publication of new Concordia research that demonstrates how energy costs in cities can be cut by roofing buildings with white reflective surfaces. The senior author of the study, Hashem Akbari, professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and the study's co-author, Concordia PhD candidate Mirata Hosseini, have shown how a "white roof" can reduce energy consumption and heating costs in urban "heat islands", including those in northern climates: Science Codex, Science Daily,Phys.org (linked by Interceder.net), (e)Science News, Business Standard, Newswise, India Today, New Kerala, Jagran Post, Can-India and Andhravilas. The study was published in Energy and Buildings.
- Psychology Today joins coverage of Concordia research into alcohol abuse and how conditioned responses to alcohol may encourage addiction. The study was led by Nadia Chaudhri, professor in the Department of Psychology, and co-authored by former Concordia student Chandra Srey and postdoctoral researcher Jean-Marie Maddux. It was published in Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience.
- Yahoo! News picks up an earlier piece from CBC.ca quoting Amy Twigge-Molecey, lecturer in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment. The article examines tensions arising from what is termed the 'gentrification' of certain working-class neighbourhoods and focuses on a recent vandalism and looting attack on a high-end grocery store in Montreal's St-Henri area. Twigge-Molecey's PhD research work on St-Henri gentrification is noted.
- Bill Vorn, professor in the Department of Studio Arts, is quoted in a piece in LaPresse.ca on his collaboration on'Inferno' — a robotic performance piece being presented at the Elektra festival, on now through June 5th, and the Biennale internationale d'art numérique, June 3rd to July 3rd. Both events are in Montreal.
- An article in Glamour (in Italian) about brain health and exercise references the recent work of Jason Steffener, affiliate assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre. Steffener's study of the value of exercise for brain health, published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, described how education, combined with simple physical activity, such as taking the stairs, can significantly slow ageing of the brain.
- Kill Screen, writing about video games among indigenous peoples, references Concordia's Skins Workshops on Aboriginal Storytelling and Digital Media, led by computation arts professor Jason Lewis.