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• Numerous media report on new research into early brain development that shows how the in utero environment, including fetus placement in the womb, can play a role in the development of brain processes. The study, published in Human Brain Mapping, was carried out by Linda Booij, associate professor of psychology in Concordia’s Faculty of Arts and Science, and researchers from various Quebec institutions, including Sainte-Justine: Science Daily, (e) Science News, Medical XPress, World News Network, HiTech Days, Today News Headlines, Longevity News,News-Medical, Parallel State.
• There is continuing coverage of research led by Georgios Vatistas, professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, into the phenomenon of rapid temperature change inside tornadoes. Recent Concordia master’s students Badwal Gurpreet Singh (MASc 14) and Rahul Rampal (MASc 14) collaborated on the study, published in the Journal of Aircraft of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics: How Stuff Works, Tiempo (in Spanish).
• The Suburban looks at a study led by recent Concordia graduate Marina Doucerain (PhD 15) examining the importance for newly-arrived immigrants of forming friendships with people within their new mainstream cultural group. Doucerain's research, carried out as part of her PhD dissertation, was published in Personal and Social Psychology Bulletin. 

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