Green chemistry. Possible Worlds. Arabic for Beginners.
Concordia in the news
Posted on May 12, 2017
Researchers in the news
The scholarly work of Concordia faculty and researchers informs and improves society on many issues that affect our daily lives. Visit the Research section to read news stories involving research at Concordia, or read the most recent items here:
- Quartier Innovation Montréal publishes an interview with Vincent Martin, biology professor and Concordia University Research Chair in Microbial Engineering and Synthetic Biology, in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Martin talks about microbiology and the emergence of green, plant-based chemistry.
- CBC.ca posts an article about the 'Possible Worlds' bioart exhibition, on now at Toronto's InterAccess gallery. Among the artists on show is WhiteFeather Hunter (MFA, fibres and material practices), coordinator for the Textiles and Materiality Research Cluster in the Milieux Institute for Arts, Culture and Technology.
- The Toronto Star puts out a reading list that opens with the novel, Arabic for Beginners (Linda Leith Publishing, 2017), written by Ariela Freedman, associate professor in the Liberal Arts College of the Faculty of Arts and Science. In the book, Freedman explores the complexities of politics and life in Israel.