White rooftops. Vocal sound healing. Always ready. Evolutionary psychology.
Concordia in the news
Posted on February 17, 2017
Researchers in the news
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- We Demain, writing about the use of reflective roofs to improve building energy efficiency, references a 2012 Concordia study that described how white rooftops and light-coloured pavements could help decrease atmospheric temperature in urban areas. The study was led by Hashem Akbari, professor in the Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Damon Matthews, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Faculty of Arts and Science.
- Treehugger references a 2011 doctoral thesis by Shelley Snow (Special Individualized Program) that delved into a method of vocal sound healing.
- A brief in Le Devoir announces tonight's broadcast of an episode of the Sexplora series on Radio Canada's ICI Explora channel featuring Jim Pfaus, psychology professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science. In tonight's episode about sexual performance, Pfaus discusses the pressure on men to always be ready for sex.
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas announces that marketing professor Gad Saad will be the featured speaker at a University of Nevada seminar, today at 1 p.m., with a talk titled, On the Method of Evolutionary Psychology and Its Applicability to Consumer Research.