About the Paris Accord. Tossed books. Feminist men? Ville refuge. Children and heart health.
Concordia in the news
Posted on March 8, 2017
Expert commentators
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:
- Damon Matthews, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Faculty of Arts and Science, is interviewed for the Radio-Canada radio program, 'Phare ouest', about the Paris Accord on Climate Change, one and a half years after its approval.
- Danielle Bobker, associate professor of English in the Faculty of Arts and Science, provides insight for a Global Montreal news report (video and text) about outrage over the discovery of recycling bins full of books, thrown out by a used book dealer who said he believed the books would not sell. The text version of the story is reprised by My Informs.
- Chantal Maillé, professor of feminist studies in the Simone de Beauvoir Institute in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in a piece in Châtelaine about men who espouse feminist ideals. Maillé comments a finding that roughly 15% of students enrolled in feminist studies programs are men.
- Mireille Paquet, assistant professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is interviewed for theCanal Savoir program 'Planète Terre' about Montreal's status as a "sanctuary city" for immigrants and refugees. The Paquet segment begins at the 19:10 mark.
- Andreas Bergdahl, associate professor of exercise science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, talks to The Suburban about cardiovascular health in children.