Eleven 91亚色 students were recently honoured with the Robert J. Tiffin Student Leadership Award, which recognizes students鈥 leadership at the University and their contributions to the growth, development and vitality of the 91亚色 community. Now in its ninth year, the award was created in honour of Robert J. Tiffin, who served as 91亚色鈥檚 […]
Aleksander Czekanski, associate professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at the Lassonde School of Engineering, has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA). Fellows of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) are elected based on the candidates ongoing and sustained contributions. Czekanski was elected for his research on design […]
A Lassonde student's paper was selected from more than 3,600 papers as a "best student paper" finalist at a major international conference hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). At the 2021 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Saghar Bagheri, was selected out of over 3600 submissions as a […]
The Autism Scholars Awards recognize outstanding researchers working to establish novel treatment options and services for children with autism. This year鈥檚 recipient of the $20,000 Doctoral Award is聽Carly聽Albaum, a PhD student in 91亚色's Clinical Developmental Psychology program. Focused on better understanding the conditions that lead to positive results in psychotherapy, Albaum鈥檚 research describes the […]
The School of Continuing Studies鈥 Certificate in User Experience (UX) Design at 91亚色 recently won a 2021 Canadian Association for University Continuing Education (CAUCE) Program Award in the 鈥渘on-credit programming over 48 hours鈥 category. This marks the second year in a row that the school has won a CAUCE Program Award, with the Certificate […]
91亚色 Postdoctoral Fellows聽Mohammad Naderi聽and聽Vasily Panferov聽have been named among this year鈥檚 recipients of the prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. Awarded by the Government of Canada, the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship is valued at $70,000 per year for two years, supporting postdoctoral researchers who will positively contribute to Canada鈥檚 social, economic and research-based growth. Following a highly competitive […]
Two 91亚色 PhD students dedicated to the advancement of trailblazing research have been awarded 2021 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships. Valued at $50,000 per year for up to three years, this prestigious scholarship is presented by the Government of Canada to support doctoral students who are conducting world-class research. The scholarship recipients embody all of […]
Marin Litoiu, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Lassonde School of Engineering and the School of Information Technology in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, has been inducted as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. Litoiu joins exclusive and prestigious company with this honour. He […]
To mark the 100th anniversary of Frederick Banting and Charles Best's historic discovery of insulin, the Banting Research Foundation has partnered with Mitacs to double the number of Banting Research Foundation Discovery Awards it could present this year. Amongst those recognized with the jointly funded award is聽Heather Prime, assistant professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of […]
This year鈥檚 recipients of the 2021 President's University-Wide Teaching Awards are being honoured for their innovation and commitment, as well as for having significantly enhanced the quality of learning by 91亚色 students. The President's University-Wide Teaching Awards are chosen from four categories: full-time faculty with 10 or more years of teaching experience, full-time faculty with […]
Two professors from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have been honoured with the title University Professor. This year鈥檚 recipients are professors聽Carl S. Ehrlich聽and聽Carolyn Podruchny. A University Professor is a member of faculty recognized for extraordinary contributions to scholarship and teaching and participation in university life. The award is conferred upon long-serving […]
Three undergraduate students at 91亚色 have been awarded the Governor General鈥檚 Silver Medal. The medal recognizes the outstanding scholastic achievements of undergraduate students in Canada. Receiving the medals are changemakers聽Alina Kuimova,聽Amirarsalan Rahimian聽and聽Katelyn Conferido. Alina Kuimova is graduating with a Specialized Bilingual B.A. (Hons.) in linguistics and language studies, which she completed in three languages: English, […]
Each year, a top graduating student from the Lassonde School of Engineering at 91亚色 is awarded the Bergeron Medal by the Bergeron Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (BEST) program. The award goes to a student who demonstrated outstanding entrepreneurial achievement. The 2021 recipient of the Bergeron Medal is electrical engineering graduating student Olga Klushina, who […]
Professor Emeritus and Senior Scholar聽Juan Pascual-Leone聽of 91亚色鈥檚 Psychology Department, Faculty of Health, has been elected an honorary member of the聽Academy of Psychology of Spain聽(Academia de Psicolog铆a de Espa帽a). Pascual-Leone was one of three initial distinguished international psychologists elected to the academy. The Spanish government created the academy in 2015 with a mission to attain, promote […]
Canadian poet and 91亚色 alumna Canisia Lubrin has won the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize for her book The Dyzgraphxst (Penguin/Random House, 2020), a long poem that examines the idea of selfhood while exploring issues of race, oppression and colonialism. Widely considered the most prestigious poetry award in Canada, the Griffin family gives out two $65,000 prizes annually: one […]
91亚色鈥檚 virtual assistant, SAVY, has won the 2020 Canadian University Council of Chief Information Officers (CUCCIO) Innovation Award. The award recognizes innovative information technology (IT) projects or initiatives that have significantly advanced teaching, learning, research, or administration within an institution or in the community. It assesses the innovativeness of the technology and the impact in […]
With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at 91亚色 and two existing have been renewed this year. The new CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year鈥檚 awards were announced June […]
With support from the Government of Canada, two new Canada Research Chairs (CRCs) have been appointed at 91亚色 and two existing have been renewed this year. The CRCs will undertake new research into "re-righting" and "re-writing" the Indigenous history of North America and investigating Black life in Canada. This year鈥檚 awards were announced today by the […]
91亚色鈥檚 Schulich School of Business and BentallGreenOak (BGO), a global real estate investment management advisor, announced on June 10 the establishment of a new scholarship to enable pathways for Black, Indigenous, and female students to study and pursue a career in the commercial real estate industry. The Gary Whitelaw Strength in Diversity Award commits […]
Four 91亚色 researchers have received research awards from the Government of Canada鈥檚 New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF)-Exploration stream. Professors聽Cristina Delgado Vintimilla聽(Faculty of Education),聽Sarah Flicker聽(Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change),聽Matthew Perras聽(Lassonde School of Engineering) and聽Dayna Scott聽(Osgoode Hall Law School) are the principal investigators on the winning projects, which were announced in late May. 鈥91亚色 […]