Cycling, Cabinet shuffle and Dance and music training
Concordia in the news
Posted on October 12, 2016
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- High Beam Research (behind a paywall) writes about a study co-authored by Zachary Patterson, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and the Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, of the link between neighbourhood typologies, bicycle infrastructure and commuting cycling. The study was published in the Journal of Transportation.
- AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall) and Public Now pick up news of a new card game developed by Concordia researchers, called 'Cabinet Shuffle'. The educational game, created by humanities PhD candidate William Robinson in collaboration with David Waddington, associate professor of education in the Faculty of Arts and Science, lets players create and shuffle their own federal cabinets. The exercise is aimed at encouraging discussion about identity and politics.
- Sindo News (in Indonesian) joins coverage of a new study from the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research of the different ways in which dance and music training affect brain development.The senior and lead authors are Virginia Penhune, chair of psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and PhD candidate Chiara Giacosa.
- NewsWise reports on a study co-authored by Caroline Fitzpatrick, a researcher at Concordia's PERFORM Centre, and Linda Pagani of Université de Montréal, of the potential impact of television on small children. The study describes how younger children who watch too much television are at risk of victimization and social isolation and of adopting antisocial behaviour toward others in their teen years.
- The Canadian Press re-posts its interview with Rosemary Collard, assistant professor of geography in the Faculty of Arts and Science, who discusses the trade in exotic animals, which she has researched over a number of years.