Children's challenges. Benefits of cycling. Anonymous parcels. Cluttered brain.

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• A CNW/Telbec news release describing an initiative by the Fondation du Grand Montréal to address concerns raised by a recent UNICEF report (UNICEF REPORT CARD 14: Child Well-being in a Sustainable World) includes Concordia in a list of Montreal organizations and institutions examining issues relating to child welfare. It references a project conducted jointly by Concordia and Université de Montréal involving groups of children who share with each other the various social and physical challenges they face.
• L'Express picks up news of a study from the John Molson School of Business of the benefits of cycling, particularly among employees, who report lower stress levels when they ride a bike to work. The research, published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management, was conducted by Stéphane Brutus, professor of management and RBC Professor of Motivation and Employee Performance, associate professor of management Alexandra Panaccio and JMSB research assistant Roshan Javadian (MSc 14,). 
• Silicon (UK) describes an initiative credited to researchers at Concordia and University of Waterloo involving a blockchain-based parcel delivery system that would ensure customers' anonymity.The proposed system is referred to as the 'Lelantos' scheme. 
• Mic references a 2011 study by then-PhD student Mervin Blair (Department of Psychology) of the detrimental effects on cognitive abilities of keeping information "clutter" in the brain

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