Emboldened right? Doomsday. Robot fest.
Concordia in the news
Posted on August 30, 2017
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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:
- Scroll.in picks up a think piece from The Conversation (August 23, 2017) by André Gagné, associate professor in the Department of Theological Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Gagné writes about the impact of the Donald Trump presidency on the apparent rise of right-wing extremism and whether Trump's election has emboldened the far-right here in Canada.
- Svenska Yle (in Swedish) quotes Lorenzo DiTomasso , professor of religions and cultures in the Faculty of Arts and Science, from a 2011 article in New Scientist about why people throughout history have been enthralled by doomsday predictions.
- Pisa Informa Flash reprises an article from Lucca in Diretta (both in Italian) reporting that Bill Vorn, intermedia professor in the Faculty of Fine Arts, will participate in the first International Robotics Festival, September 7 to 13, in Pisa, Italy.