Saint Patty no-no's. Irish culture. Number cruncher seminar. Guitar master. Therapeutic coloring books. Richard Pankhurst, in memoriam.

Concordia faculty and researchers are regularly asked to offer expert, informed opinions on many of today's most pressing problems. Read some of the latest news items about Concordians:

• Gearóid Ó hAllmhuráin, Concordia Johnson Chair in Quebec/Canadian Irish Studies, is quoted in the text accompanying a Global Montreal video montage that lists several St. Patrick's Day "faux pas." He cautions that Irish Canadians and Americans don't appreciate the persistent stereotype of the drunk Irishman. The text is reprised by NewsCaf.
• Michael Kenneally, principal and chair of the School of Irish Studies, appeared on CBC Montreal's 'Radio Noon' last Friday to mark St. Patrick's Day with a discussion of Irish culture (no link available).
• The University of Waterloo announces a seminar by Klaus Herrmann, Concordia post-doctoral fellow of mathematics and statistics in the Faculty of Arts and Science, this Thursday, March 23, in Waterloo. 
• Vindy.com announces that classical guitarist Patrick Kearny, part-time instructor in the Department of Music and founding director of the Montreal International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, will give a free concert at Youngstown State University, next Friday at 7:30 p.m., and a master class at the same location the following day at 9 a.m.
• Janis Timm-Bottos, associate professor of art therapy in the Faculty of Fine Arts, is quoted in an article inMetro (UK) about the therapeutic value of colouring books for adults who are experiencing anxiety. The piece links to an earlier interview with Timm-Bottos in Best Health Magazine.
• Paulos Milkias, political science instructor in the Faculty of Arts and Science, writes an obituary of British historian and economist Richard Pankhurst: Project Muse.

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