Cold conversion. Peddling away stress.

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• Enerzine picks up coverage of new research on bacteria that thrive in colder temperatures and that can be used to convert solid food waste into renewable energy and organic fertilizer. The study, published in Process Safety and Environmental Protection, was led by Mohammad Saifur Rahaman, associate professor in Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering (BCEE), and researchers at Bio-Terre Systems Inc.
• HR News reprises an earlier article (Business Link) referencing a recent study from the John Molson School of Business in an article about employers taking note of the increased productivity that could come from reduced stress among workers. The study in question, led 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,) examines the benefits of cycling and describes how employees report lower stress levels when they ride a bike to work. The research was published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management.

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