Uninterrupted exercise. Celebrating Assia Djebar. The Indian Disapora in Canada. Concern for democracy in Brazil.
Concordia in the news
Posted on June 23, 2016
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:
- Gizmodo quotes Andreas Bergdahl, assistant professor in the Department of Exercise Science, in an article about what happens to a someone's body when they suddenly stop exercising.
- Courrier des Afriques reprises an earlier article on a recent event in Montreal that celebrated the work of Algerian author, the late Assia Djebar. Maïr Verthuy, co-founder and first director of the Simone de Beauvoir Institute, was the guest of honour at the event.
- Harjit Bhabra, finance professor at the John Molson School of Business, is quoted in a piece in The Indian Diaspora about a recent reception hosted by the Indo-Canadian community of Greater Montreal in honor of Indo-canadian MPs and Ministers. Bhabra delivered welcoming remarks at the event.
- Blogoosfero (in Portugese) reprises an open letter denouncing the recent removal from office of Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff. Pablo Gilabert, associate professor in the Department of Philosophy, is listed among the signatories.