Species survival. Rehabilitation for challenged kids.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 19, 2016
Researchers in the news
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- Nature World News joins coverage of new research by biologists at Concordia who have shown how small populations of endangered animal and plant species can fight back from the brink of extinction through natural selection. The study, published in Evolutionary Applications, was co-written by Dylan Fraser, associate professor in the Department of Biology, recent Concordia biology PhD graduate Jacquelyn Wood and current PhD candidate Matthew Yates.
- Journal Métro reports on a project, spearheaded by CHU Sainte-Justine, to establish a multi-disciplinary rehabilitation centre for physically and intellectually challenged children. The stated goal is to spur research by striking partnerships between the private sector and researchers at Concordia, Polytechnique and ÉTS.