Better drama therapy. Cheaper zinc oxide. Countering extremism. Benefits of bilingualism. The importance of friends.

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• Science Daily reprises a release presenting a study by alumnus, Jason Butler (PhD 14). 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.
• Nexus Media picks up coverage of a Concordia study, published in Materials and Design, of a new, cost-effective method for growing zinc oxide which could result in significant reductions in the cost of producing such items as solar cells and gas sensors. The research was led by Pablo Bianucci, assistant professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Science, and doctoral candidate in physics, Amir Hassanpour.
• André Gagné, associate professor of theological studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science, talks about his research in a Global Montreal News website text story (reprised by NewsCaf) about countering extremism. Gagné, who is quoted throughout, tells Global that his studies have revealed how former members of extremist groups can be the best teachers of de-radicalization. 
• Arabalears.cat (in Catalan) picks up an article referencing 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.
• Pan Armenian reports on a 2014 study of the importance of social relationships, led by Jean-Philippe Gouin, psychology professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science.

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