Saint-Lawrence estuary study. Better drama therapy. Cold conversion. Benefits of bilingualism.
Concordia in the news
Posted on June 15, 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:
- Yves Gélinas, professor and Concordia University Research Chair in Environmental Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the Faculty of Arts and Science, was interviewed on Radio-Canada radio in Rimouski, North-Shore and Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine (no links available) from the Université du Québec à Rimouski research vessel, 'Le Coriolis II'. Gélinas is on board to study acidity levels in surface waters of the Saint-Lawrence estuary.
- AMEQ en ligne (behind a paywall), Wire Service and Public pick up a release presenting a study by alumnus Jason Butler (PhD 14, creative arts therapies). Butler found that the conflicting demands of education and therapy within the classroom can cause emotional stress and confusion among students in drama therapy and offers recommendations to create better pedagogical approaches.
- Les Smarts Grids picks up news of new research by Mohammad Saifur Rahaman, associate professor in Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE), and researchers at Bio-Terre Systems Inc., into cold-temperature conversion of solid food waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer. The study was published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection.
- ARA.cat (in Catalan) references a 2016 study led by Diane Poulin-Dubois, professor of psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and Cristina Crivello, a graduate student with Concordia’s Centre for Research in Human Development (CRDH). The research examined the cognitive benefits to children of being bilingual and describes how bilingual toddlers have an advantage over their monolingual peers in performing certain problem-solving tasks.