Women and map-reading. Slowing ageing. Smartclass. Sharing life stories.

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• Several media cover new research from Concordia that finds the menstrual cycle affects memory and influences a woman's spatial navigation and problem-solving abilities. The study, led by psychology professor Wayne Brake, was published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology: Psych Central, Science Daily, Medical Xpress,GlobalNews.ca, Med India, NewsWise, IGIHE.com.
• High Beam Research (behind a registration wall) reports on a new study led by associate professor of biology Vladimir Titorenko and Idunn Technologies founder Éric Simard, identifying molecules found in certain plants that could slow the ageing process. The study was published in Oncotarget.
• Nancy Acemian, senior lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering, is interviewed for Agence Science-Presse (ASP) about her study of the impact of technology, including smartphones and tablets, in the classroom. Acemian is pictured in studio in the accompanying ASP text story. The interviewer mentions Acemian's recent opinion piece in the Montreal Gazette and Le Devoir in which she explained how digital tools in the classroom can greatly enhance the learning experience.
• Project Muse publishes an excerpt from a review of Oral History at the Crossroads: Sharing Life Stories of Survival and Displacement (University of British Columbia Press, 2014), by Steven High, professor in the Department of History.

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