Marching Forward

This year’s fall convocation was held on Remembrance Day and featured three shorter ceremonies at Place des Arts.

It was a new way to present fall convocation, and it worked. Three relatively short fall convocation ceremonies were held on Sunday, Nov. 11, at Place des Arts, instead of two longer ones. “The shorter ceremonies were well received by graduates, their families and staff,” said organizer William Raso. He... - Read more

Donors recognized at awards for undergrads

Concordia's philanthropists and award-winning students were recognized Monday evening at the Undergraduate Awards Ceremony, held at the Centre Mont Royal. More than 250 people celebrated academic achievement and posthumous dedications that underlined a real sense of community. Aurèle Cardinal is the president of Groupe Cardinal Hardy architects, which has been involved in many recent Concordia building projects an sponsors a... - Read more

Simplicity in complexity

By Dawn Wiseman

Guillaume Lamoureux is studying enzymes at the micro level to gain understanding of cancer’s spread.

Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” Guillaume Lamoureux (Chemistry and Biochemistry) is using that advice in his research. “When you’re working with proteins made of tens of thousands of atoms, it certainly... - Read more

Taking a healthy look at communication

By Karen Herland

This is one of several examples of material produced by Projet Polyvalence for an STD prevention campaign.

Access to health care is the subject of an ongoing debate in this country. The latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Communication (CJC), titled Communicating Health, examines the issue from multiple perspectives. Communications professor Kim Sawchuk has been the... - Read more

Monitoring activism in the academy

By Karen Herland

Anna Kruzynski is settling in.

The old adage suggests that those who do are not those who teach. Anna Kruzynski is committed to connecting action and the academy. “The SCPA [School of Community and Public Affairs] brings together activism and scholarly work. That is quite... - Read more