Crisis in Syria, Champlain bridge and more

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:

• Kyle Matthews, senior deputy director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, appears in studio on Montreal Breakfast Television to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Syria, with particular attention on Aleppo.
• Matthews is quoted at length in an article in The Suburban about the professional training program on CVE – Countering Violent Extremism – being hosted by MIGS at the SGW campus, November 16 and 17. The CVE training is aimed at  police and others who work to prevent online radicalization and violent extremism. 
• Adel Hanna, professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, was interviewed for the CTV News Channel (no link available) about the permanent ban on heavy transport trucks on the Champlain Bridge. 
• Erin Barker, assistant professor in the Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, appeared on CBC Radio Noon to talk about youth and mental health (no link available).
• Gaya Arasaratnam, director of Campus Wellness and Support Services, appeared on CBC Radio Noon (no link available) to talk about the challenges and stresses faced by university students.
• Guylaine Vaillancout, associate professor in the Department of Creative Arts Therapies, is quoted in an article in Bel Âge about the physical, psychological, cognitive and social benefits of singing. 
• Coast Weekend lists professor emerita of film studies Carole Zucker among the judges at a one-act play writing competition being hosted by the Hoffman Center for the Arts, in Manzanita, Oregon.

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