The post-9/11 world. Turtle Island reads. Free play. iNuit Blanche. Bed bugs on ice.

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:

• Chedly Belkhodja, principal of and professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs, writes an opinion piece in La Presse + in which he ponders the changes in Islamic and Western geopolitical and human relations in the 15 years since the 9/11 attacks.
• CBC.ca writes about the Turtle Island Reads public event, taking place on Wednesday, September 21, in Kahnawake. The participants include storytellers Elma Moses, a faculty member who teaches in the First Peoples Studies program, Heather White, a Concordia alumna, and Gage Karahkwi:io Diabo, who is beginning work on a Master's degree in First Peoples' literature at Concordia.
• GlobalNews.ca, reporting on the value of play in a child's development, talks to Psychology professor William Bukowski about the importance of striking a balance between adult-organized activities and undirected free play.
• The Truro Daily News previews the 'iNuit blanche' multimedia arts event taking place in St. John's, Newfoundland, October 8. The celebration of Inuit art and culture is co-curated by Heather Igloliorte, assistant professor in the Department of Art History.
• La Presse Canadienne re-posts a story quoting Leanne Ashworth, coordinator of the Off Campus Housing & Job Bank at Concordia, about the city's bed bug problem, noted in some apartments rented by students. 

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