London terror. Rohingya threatened. Meech. Flood preparadness. Caisse governance. Pool dangers. Sexual violence report. Constitutional family.

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:

• Kyle Matthews, executive director of the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia, is interviewed for City Montreal's Breakfast Television about "low tech" terrorist attacks, such as the one in London over the weekend. 
• Kyle Matthews tells RadioCanadaInternational.ca that when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung Sun Suu Kyi in Ottawa this Wednesday, he must press Suu Kyi on the threat to Myanmar's Rohingya Muslim minority, which Matthews says is facing genocide.
• Mireille Paquet, assistant professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is quoted in a piece in Le Devoir marking the 30th anniversary of the failed Meech Lake constitutional accord. Paquet's book, La fédéralisation de l'immigration au Canada (Les Presses de L'Université de Montréal, 2016), is referenced.
• The Montreal Gazette spoke with Pascale Biron, professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, about what Quebec needs to do to prepare for a future round of flooding in the province.
• Lawrence Kryzanowski, finance professor and senior Concordia University research chair in finance, is quoted in an article in Les affaires exploring governance issues at Quebec's Caisse de dépôt et placement.
• Simone de Beauvoir Institute research associate Kathleen O'Grady writes in The Globe and Mail about the elevated risk of drowning among people on the autism spectrum. She relates some of her own autistic child's experiences in the pool. A French version of the piece ran last week in Le Soleil.
• Jennifer Drummond, coordinator of Concordia's Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) was interviewed for CJAD last Friday for the station's newscasts (no links available). Drummond talked about a recent Conseil des Montréalaises study, commissioned by the City of Montreal, of sexual violence at outdoor festivals. Drummond is quoted in a text story about the study on the CJAD website.
• NewsCaf picks up an earlier GlobalNews.ca story quoting Daniel Salée, professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts and Science. The article examines Premier Philip Couillard's call for a new attempt to bring Quebec into the Canadian constitution.
• Concordia international student recruitment officer Fan Zang was interviewed on the Radio Canada International program 'The Link' about services available for foreign students and the advantages of study in Montreal. Zang'ssegment begins at the 16-minute mark.

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