Jewish studies collaboration. Homa Hoodfar. District 3. Concordia University First Book Prize.

Various issues concerning Concordia University are often reported on by news outlets. Here is the most recent coverage pertaining to the institution: 

• The Canadian Jewish News writes about the launch of a joint Jewish studies project by Concordia, Université de Montréal and the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Ira Robinson, professor of Judaic studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science and Chair of the Concordia Institute for Canadian Jewish Studies, appears in a group photo from the launch. The article references last month's lecture at Concordia by University of Michigan Judaic studies professor Deborah Dash Moore.
• Iran News Update summarizes an article published last week in The Guardian that mentions the Homa Hoodfar detention and subsequent release by Iran. The piece centres on efforts to secure the release of Iranian-British humanitarian worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who was recently sentenced to a five-year prison term in Iran. Hoodfar is mentioned also in other news about Iran: a brief in Critical Threats reports that  the vice-chairman of the Iranian parliament’s foreign policy commission has denied that Hoodfar and Iranian-American journalist Jason Rezaian were subject to “torture” in Iranian prisons and says the two experienced “nothing but peace” while detained; The McGill International Review writes that the Hoodfar release, following high-level diplomatic contact between Canada and Iran, is indicative of a recent shift by Canada to "soft power" in its international dealings; the Times of Oman publishes a piece in which it says Hoodfar was released by Iran thanks to Oman's intervention; Iran Times, quoting Hoodfar from an earlier article in The Guardian, writes that the professor emerita viewed her detention as an opportunity to conduct anthropological research field-work. 
• Concordia Disrict 3 startup Ananda Devices, specialized in medical tools, is referenced in an article in The Globe and Mail about new tech companies to watch. 
• Betakit reports that the prizes at the Montreal Aquahacking competition, aimed at finding the best technological solutions to cities' water problems, include startup incubation support at District 3.
• The Montreal Gazette (reprised by the Windsor Star) reports that Montreal poet Kelly Norah Drukker is short-listed for the Concordia University First Book Prize for her debut collection, Small Fires.

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