Richler Writer-in-Residence. Canderel philanthropy. UVolt. Israel trade mission. Gabriel Bran Lopez.

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

• The Montreal Gazette, reprised by the Regina Leader-Post and EIN News, reports Concordia's announcement of its 2017 Richler writer-in-residence, award-winning author and illustrator Matthew Forsythe, who succeeds novelist, playwright and actor Ann-Marie MacDonald. Forsythe will teach visual storytelling. News of Forsythe's appointment is also picked up by AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall).
• Concordia Chancellor and alumnus Jonathan Wener (Commerce, 1971) is named in a piece inLaPresse.ca reporting that Wener's real estate development firm, Canderel, has been honoured by the CIBC bank for its philanthropic community engagement through its annual Défi Canderel.
• Betakit writes about Montreal startup, UVolt, associated with Concordia's District 3 Innovation Centre.
• A CNW Telbec release reports that Concordia, represented in a Montreal trade mission to Israel and the West Bank, has signed exchange agreements with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel Aviv University. It reports also a research exchange program between Concordia's Azrieli Institute of Israel Studies and the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism.
• Concordia Board of Governors member and alumnus Gabriel Bran Lopez (BA, Communication Studies '08) is featured in a cover piece in Destination Centre-Ville. Link to the complete publication here, and read the Lopez article, starting on page 20. Note that Marguerite Mendell, vice-principal of and professor in the School of Community and Public Affairs, is mentioned and pictured among participants of the recent Global Social Economy Forum, on page 80 of the publication.

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