Itinerum. Lost Stories. Pink Viagra. Peddling against stress.
Concordia in the news
Posted on July 4, 2017
Researchers in the news
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- Several media reprise or link a Journal de Montréal story about a new mobile application called 'Itinerum', developed by Zachary Patterson, associate professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment in the Faculty of Arts and Science, at Concordia's Transportation Research for Integrated Planning (TRIP) Lab. The TRIP Lab, working with the Société de Transport de Montréal (STM) and BIXI, launched Itinerum for a study of integrated mobility and of Montrealers' commuting habits: Journal de Québec, TVAnouvelles.ca, HelloCoton.fr, Niooz.fr, Titres Presse, Nouvelles.fr The launch of the mobility study is also reported by Journal Métro.
- Ronald Rudin, history professor in the Faculty of Arts and Science and co-director of the Centre for Oral History and Digital Storytelling, was on CBC Radio One in Toronto to talk about the Lost Stories project, where little-known stories about Canadian people, places and events are uncovered and artists are asked to use the lost stories as the basis for works of public art.
- Jim Pfaus, professor of psychology in the Faculty of Arts and Science, is interviewed on CKTB Radio in St-Catharines, Ontario about the early work he did on flibanserin, marketed as 'Addyi', also known as "pink Viagra".
- Québec Science and MSN.com/it (in Italian) pick up news of a study from Concordia 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).