/channels/taxonomy/term/5423/all en /channels/channels/news/expert-how-restore-notre-dame-de-paris-296338 <p>"A fire swept across the top of the Notre Dame Cathedral while the soaring Paris landmark was under renovations Monday, collapsing its spire and threatening one of the world's greatest architectural treasures." (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/everything-is-burning-fire-engulfs-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris-1.4380501">CTV News</a>)</p> Tue, 16 Apr 2019 17:45:49 +0000 webfull 148488 at /channels /channels/news/jewish-emigration-europe-243028 Fri, 20 Feb 2015 19:46:15 +0000 webfull 108281 at /channels /channels/news/french-gay-vatican-ambassador-249081 Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:26:08 +0000 webfull 109816 at /channels /channels/news/expert-burkini-france-262385 <p>“France's highest administrative court has suspended a ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits that was imposed in a town on the Mediterranean coast.” (<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37198479">BBC</a>)</p> <h4><a href="/sociology/faculty/weinfeld">Morton Weinfeld</a>, Department of Sociology, ƻ����Ժ</h4> <blockquote> <p>“<em>I</em><em> agree with the French court decision today, but the burkini issue is really a symptom of a much deeper issue in France and Europe generally.</em>”<br /> —Morton Weinfeld </p></blockquote> Fri, 26 Aug 2016 18:12:14 +0000 webfull 120860 at /channels /channels/channels/news/olfactory-perception-influenced-background-and-semantic-information-264222 <p>When two people smell the same thing, they can have remarkably different reactions, depending on their cultural background. Researchers at the Neuro have found that even when two cultures share the same language and many traditions, their reactions to the same smells can be different.</p> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 14:48:28 +0000 webfull 123132 at /channels /channels/news/eu-elections-and-demography-237150 <p><span>You have heard about the “seismic”, “shocking” and “bombshell” results from last month’s vote in Europe for the EU parliament. Many traditional, centrist parties lost ground and in France and in the UK, anti-EU parties (the Front National and UKIP respectively) received the most votes (around 25% in each case).</span></p> Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:51:35 +0000 webfull 103323 at /channels