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LA&PS celebrates student research excellence

ls1207 — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 16:45:11 +0000

�ճ��Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS)��is celebrating the fourth annual��Dean’s Award for Research Excellence (DARE)��by recognizing 54 students for their research achievements.

This year’s DARE recipients produced meaningful work across all disciplines offered in LA&PS. Over the summer, each student played an integral role in coordinating projects that added valuable scholarly inquiry to the social sciences, humanities, and professional studies.

Each recipient was awarded $5,000 and paired with faculty members to explore urgent research subjects, including health care, work policies during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital data collection practices, issues impacting diaspora communities and more.

To commemorate the experiences from this year’s competition, LA&PS developed a virtual gallery showcasing each student and the DARE Project descriptions of the instructor-led research objectives.

“DARE is a wonderful opportunity to nurture mentorship and collaboration between instructors and students,” says Ravi de Costa, associate dean of Research & Graduate Studies. “This year’s research projects demonstrate the range and quality of the work taking place in LA&PS. Our faculty is dedicated to supporting creative and impactful work across all of our disciplines, and the DARE competition continues to expand on these efforts.”

Kiana Therrien-Tomas

For the award recipients, the projects serve as key stepping stones to future endeavours – whether in their respective fields beyond the university setting or continued academic research. Through their reflections, many of this year’s winners cited the unique hands-on experience as their favourite aspect of the process.

Fourth-year political science student, Kiana Therrien-Tomas, was pleased with the practical skills she acquired.

Looking back on the time spent working with Department of Politics Professor��Simone Bohn��on a project titled, “Collaborating with the state: a double-edged sword? The Brazilian Women’s Movement under the Workers’ Party administrations,” Therrien-Tomas explains, “this experience has��been��a great addition to my learning and professional development. It is an��honour��to receive this award.��I can now��proudly��state that I have taken part in all stages of the research process, and apply��the knowledge gained from��this experience towards the completion of my undergraduate degree and my��endeavours��in law school.”

Fourth-year Disaster and Emergency Management student, Tiana Putric, echoed these positive sentiments when detailing the experience working with Department of Communication & Media Studies Professor Jonathan Obar on the DARE project, “The Future of Big Data: Understanding Digital Service Data Retention Policies and Implications for Online Privacy.”

Tiana Putric

“DARE��was a transformative experience that left me with several new skills and insights,” said Putric.��“I gained experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing��data��retention policies and contracts from global digital service providers, learned how to evaluate policies against privacy laws and normative regulatory philosophies, and contributed to the��data��retention body of knowledge.”

In congratulating this year’s recipients, LA&PS Dean J.J. McMurtry was delighted to see how far the award has come.

“This competition offers an excellent opportunity for students to examine, discover, critique and create with leading researchers in their fields,” he said. “Over the past four years, DARE has exemplified the truly diverse and global scope of the research being done in LA&PS. Once again, our students have exceeded expectations.”

The 2021 DARE gallery can be viewed on the��LA&PS website.

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Call for nominations for the President’s Research Awards

ls1207 — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 23:05:57 +0000

The Senate Committee on Awards invites current or emeritus tenure-stream faculty members to nominate colleagues for the President’s Research Excellence Awards.

As introduced in 2018-19, there are two disciplinary clusters for the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award and the President’s Research Excellence Award: 1) Engineering, Science, Technology, Health and Biomedicine, and 2) Social Sciences, Art & Design, Humanities, Business, Law and Education.

The President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) recognizes full-time faculty members within 10 years of their first academic appointment, who have had a notable impact on their field(s) and made a significant contribution to advancing the University’s international reputation for research excellence while significantly and positively contributing to one or more aspects of the 91��ɫ community’s intellectual life. The PERLA will be conferred to two researchers, one from each disciplinary cluster.

The President’s Research Impact Award recognizes full-time, active faculty members whose body of research or scholarship has translated into a notable impact on communities, individuals, public policies or practice, or translated successfully into impactful commercial or other applications, while significantly and positively contributing to the University’s research culture and reputation.

The President’s Research Excellence Award (PREA) recognizes senior full-time faculty at the rank of professor, with distinguished scholarly achievements who have had a notable impact on their field(s) and made a significant contribution to advancing the University’s international reputation for research excellence while significantly and positively contributing to one or more aspects of the 91��ɫ community’s intellectual life. The PREA will be conferred in alternating years between the two disciplinary clusters. This year, the PREA is open to researchers in Cluster 1, Engineering, Science, Technology, Health and Biomedicine.

The criteria and nominations forms can be found on the��webpage.��The deadline for receipt of nominations is Friday,��Nov. 26, by 4:30 p.m.

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91��ɫ celebrates its researchers

ls1207 — Wed, 19 May 2021 17:19:42 +0000

One of the most anticipated events of the academic year, the 91��ɫ Research Awards Celebration, took place May 11. While the event was held virtually due to ongoing pandemic restrictions, the format still offered a wonderful opportunity for researchers to pay tribute to their colleagues and applaud the recipients of the 2021 President’s Research Awards.

This annual celebration was cancelled in 2020 due to the emerging crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. One year later, mass vaccinations are hinting that there will be an end of the pandemic. Organizers decided to proceed with the celebration, which was offered over Zoom and co-hosted by the Office of the President and the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation.

Welcome remarks were delivered by President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton and Vice-President Research and Innovation . Lenton presented each of the 2020 President's Research Awards. The 2021 award recipients were announced by Asif. The celebration also included a series of videos, which featured all of the 140 recipients from 2019 and 2020. Faculty of Health Professor , associate vice-president research, MCed the celebration.

The recipients of the 2020 President’s Research Awards are:

Christopher Perry

, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health, was selected for the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) in Cluster 1: Engineering, Science, Technology, Health and Biomedicine, as a reflection of his outstanding leadership in and contribution to the fields of exercise physiology, metabolism and skeletal muscle health.

Since 2012, when he came to 91��ɫ, Perry has contributed significantly to the success of the University, both internally and externally. He established the only human muscle biopsy lab at 91��ɫ, where he investigates the basic cellular mechanisms of muscle fitness and applies these discoveries toward developing novel therapies to treat muscle weakness disorders.

In 2016, he was elected to serve as a director, academic, for the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, Canada’s major authority in exercise science and prescription. This society focuses on integrating state-of-the-art research into best practice. It comprises professionals interested and involved in the scientific study of exercise physiology, exercise biochemistry, fitness and health.

Perry was the recipient of the 2017 Faculty of Health Research Award (early career). He has also received multiple internal and external awards, including funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation, the Ontario Research Fund, the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada, the James H. Cummings Foundation, the Rare Disease Foundation and industry funding.

Theodore J. Noseworthy

, Schulich School of Business, was chosen for the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) in Cluster 2: Social Science, Art & Design, Humanities, Business, Law and Education Cluster), for his extraordinary leadership and contribution to the fields of marketing and consumer studies. As the Canada Research Chair in Entrepreneurial Innovation and the Public Good, he develops insights that inform business and policy-makers about the benefits of effectively communicated innovation and the potential costs to susceptible consumers and society. He examines how marketers can better communicate product and service innovations to maximize adoption and awareness. This work focuses on new product design and innovation, as well as product categorization, category ambiguity and visual processing.

In 2012, Noseworthy was appointed scientific director of the NOESIS Innovation, Design & Consumption Laboratory, a world-class behavioural lab at Schulich, to extend his primary research programs. The NOESIS lab is intended to foster innovative research into consumption, consumer behaviour and design. Noseworthy has developed this lab with the specific goal of conducting high-quality research, training skilled personnel and facilitating knowledge mobilization. Broadly speaking, Noseworthy’s research program is designed to help combat Canada’s innovation deficit by helping the private sector transfer knowledge into commercialized products and services to grow the economy.

Debra Pepler

, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, was selected for the President’s Research Impact Award (PRIA) for her innovative contributions to psychology and mental health in the areas of bullying, aggression and violence, especially among marginalized children, youth and families.

In recognition of these contributions, Pepler was named an Officer of the Order of Canada by the Governor General. She is the only psychologist recognized by the Canadian Psychological Association for distinguished contributions to both psychology as a science and public or community service.

Pepler received a Network of Centres of Excellence grant to establish PREVNet – Promoting Relationships & Eliminating Violence Network, funded from 2006-19. She built this interdisciplinary network with her former PhD student Wendy Craig (Queen’s University), with over 120 researchers, 150 graduate students and 62 national organizations. PREVNet’s researchers and partners co-created over 150 resources for bullying prevention and healthy relationships. PREVNet was the culmination of Pepler’s decades of research linking science with practice and public policy for children’s healthy development and healthy relationships.

Pepler’s research embedded in clinical and community settings has real impact on the lives of children, youth and families. She has a strong publication record, having written or co-edited 10 books and more than 200 journal articles, chapters, and reports. In 2007, Pepler was recognized as a Distinguished Research Professor by 91��ɫ for her groundbreaking research.

Eric Hessels (image: Paola Scattolon)

, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Faculty of Science, was chosen to receive the President’s Research Excellence Award (PREA) in the Engineering, Science, Technology, Health and Biomedicine Cluster, for his exceptional contribution to atomic, molecular and optical physics.

Hessels, 91��ɫ Research Chair in Atomic Physics and a 91��ɫ Distinguished Research Professor, has led numerous research projects that have far-reaching consequences for the understanding of the laws of physics. He is leading a collaboration whose goal it is to use ultraprecise measurements of the electron to study one of the fundamental unresolved questions of physics.

In 2019, Hessels led a study published in the esteemed journal Science, which found a new measurement for the size of the proton at just under one trillionth of a millimetre. The study confirmed the 2010 finding that the proton is smaller than previously believed. The year before, Hessels led a team that achieved the most precise measurement of the fine structure of helium ever recorded. His researchers had been working on this for eight years.

Hessels is now leading a collaboration (EDMcubed) that is attempting to measure the shape of the electron – or, more specifically, whether its charge is evenly distributed. This measurement will try to shed light on one of the fundamental mysteries of physics: why the universe is made entirely of matter (electrons, protons etc.) and, unexpectedly, has no antimatter (anti-electrons, antiprotons etc.).

The recipients of the 2021 President’s Research Excellence Awards are:

Pouya Rezai

, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Lassonde School of Engineering, was selected as the recipient of the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) in Cluster 1: Engineering, Science, Technology, Health and Biomedicine.

The award demonstrates the complexity and relevance of Rezai’s research in utilizing science and engineering concepts built on the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, material engineering, electronics and microbiology to tackle pressing global challenges in both the health and safety sector, and in the field of bioengineering. His impact on his discipline is demonstrated by his receipt of funding as a principal investigator that spans Tri-Council, industry and provincial sources.

His research has resulted in 47 journal papers, seven book chapters, two issued and two submitted United States patents and 50 conference papers. His achievements were recognized by the prestigious Early Researcher Award from the Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation & Trade in 2019 as well as the I. W. Smith Award from the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering in 2021.

Rezai joined 91��ɫ in 2013 and initiated a graduate program in Mechanical Engineering at Lassonde in 2015 while serving as the graduate program director since 2015. His work has earned four competitive best paper conference awards, the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada Visiting Fellowship in 2012, and multiple awards obtained by his students in the past five years. His work has also been recognized in 2017 and 2018 by the Early Researcher Lassonde Innovation Award and the Early Researcher Lassonde Innovation Fund. He provides leadership in his innovative research program and his mentorship and supervision. He has built international connections and his engagement has raised 91��ɫ’s research profile.

Rebecca Bassett-Gunter

, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Faculty of Health, is the recipient of the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award (PERLA) in Cluster 2: Social Sciences, Art & Design, Humanities, Business, Law and Education. The award illustrates her leadership in the field of research on the promotion of physical activity among children with disabilities.

Bassett-Gunter has developed an interdisciplinary program of research that has made contributions to the fields of behaviour change psychology, physical activity promotion, health communication and knowledge translation.

Since joining 91��ɫ in 2013, she has published 42 papers in leading journals, and she has shared her research at numerous conferences throughout Canada and internationally. In 2018, she earned the prestigious Early Researcher Award from the Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation.

Bassett-Gunter has secured significant external research funding in competitive, peer-reviewed grants as both a principal investigator and co-investigator from major granting agencies, including the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Her mentorship impact is evidenced by the success of her students, many of whom have had their research published in leading journals and have secured Tri-Council and other funding. Bassett-Gunter provides leadership in her innovative research programs and in her mentorship and supervision. She has built international connections and her engagement has raised the research profile of 91��ɫ.

Carl E. James

, the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora, Faculty of Education, was selected as the recipient of the President’s Research Impact Award (PRIA). James is the senior advisor on equity and representation in the Office of the Vice-President of Equity, People & Culture.

James is a leading Canadian scholar and researcher in the areas of equity and inclusivity in education, community development, immigration policies and settlement, and critical ethnography. In relentlessly documenting and addressing inequities related to Black and other marginalized groups, James has become internationally renowned for tackling and naming issues of racial inequity, and forging evidence-based policies and actions through innovative participatory research.

His track record clearly speaks to his strong success in designing and carrying out funded programs of research, including ministry, Tri-Council, corporate, school board, foundation, and community-based grants and contracts. He successfully engages his graduate students, involving them in writing and presentations, as co-authors of scholarly work and as active partners in knowledge mobilization activities.

In 2008, he founded the 91��ɫ Centre for Education & Communities, which he directed until 2018. James’ impressive scholarly output includes over 20 authored and co-authored, edited and co-edited books; over 130 book chapters and articles in refereed journals; reports, reviews and educational resources; and hundreds of presentations and workshops. With research that reaches a wide range of audiences, from scholars to policy-makers to the public, and that has undoubtedly enhanced 91��ɫ’s research reputation, James is most deserving of the 2021 PRIA.

Jennifer Hyndman

, Faculty of Environmental & Urban Change, was selected as the recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award (PREA). The award is in recognition of her outstanding accomplishments and leadership as an internationally recognized scholar of human displacement, humanitarian response, feminist geopolitics and refugee subjectivity.

In January 2021, she was appointed associate vice-president research in the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. Hyndman has been an exceptional leader in building research programs at 91��ɫ and in training the next generation of scholars. From 2013 to 2019, she served as director of 91��ɫ’s Centre for Refugee Studies, expanding its mandate and strongly supporting faculty to compete successfully for funds to facilitate innovative research and publish in top peer-reviewed journals and books.

Hyndman is a prolific scholar whose list of publications – in peer-reviewed journals and with esteemed book publishers – is extensive. Most recently, she co-authored, with 91��ɫ Professor Emerita Wenona Giles, Refugees in Extended Exile: Living on the Edge (Routledge, 2017). She has two monographs, Managing Displacement: Refugees and the Politics of Humanitarianism (Minnesota University Press, 2000) and Dual Disasters: Humanitarian Aid after the 2004 Tsunami (Kumarian Press, 2011), plus a co-edited volume with Giles, Sites of Violence: Gender and Conflict Zones (University of California Press, 2004). She has conducted community-based research, applied work for the United Nations and governments, and is one of 91��ɫ’s most highly cited scholars in the social sciences and humanities.

To view the program for the 2020 Research Awards Celebration, click here. To view the program for the 2021 Research Awards Celebration, click here.

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Professors Doug Crawford and Sapna Sharma honoured with President’s Research Awards

muellerm — Thu, 17 May 2018 08:00:00 +0000

Faculty of Health Professor Doug Crawford and Faculty of Science Professor have been named recipients of 2018 President’s Research Excellence Awards. Crawford received the 2018 91��ɫ President’s Research Excellence Award and Sharma was the recipient fo the 2018 President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award.

“It is my great pleasure to acknowledge these two truly outstanding researchers—Professor Doug Crawford, recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award, and Professor Sapna Sharma, recipient of the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award,” said 91��ɫ President and Vice-Chancellor Rhonda L. Lenton. “Both Doug and Sapna are extremely committed to the University’s mission and vision to advance academic and research excellence for the benefit of all, and at the same time, they are helping to establish 91��ɫ among the country’s leading research-intensive universities through their visionary research, leadership and mentorship.”

Doug Crawford

Crawford is Distinguished Research Professor in Neuroscience and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Visual-Motor Neuroscience at 91��ɫ. He is being honoured for his career contributions toward understanding the neural mechanisms for visual memory and control of eye, head and hand motion.

Crawford is also recognized for his research leadership contributions, in particular, his continuing work as scientific director of the Program, which was awarded the largest research grant in 91��ɫ’s history. VISTA integrates the biological and computational vision research of five 91��ɫ faculties, seven research centres and more than 50 partners to produce technologies that will help people live healthier, safer and more productive lives.

Sapna Sharma

A Tier 2 91��ɫ Research Chair in Global Change Biology, Sharma is being recognized for her leadership in understanding the impacts of climate change, invasive species and habitat alteration on lakes. Her research focuses on predicting the effects of environmental stressors on lakes at broad spatial and temporal scales, and improving the scientific approaches used to generate these predictions.

Sharma is also committed to science outreach through her work with the Royal Canadian Institute for Science and is the founder of a science outreach program for refugee families called (Science Enrichment and Educational Development for Syrians & Refugees).

“We are deeply committed to supporting and recognizing the success of our researchers and scholars,” said Robert Haché, 91��ɫ’s vice-president research and innovation.��“We wish to extend our warmest congratulations and best wishes to Professors Crawford and Sharma for their continued success.”

The 91��ɫ President’s Research Excellence Award recognizes senior established, full-time, active faculty members at the rank of professor, with distinguished scholarly achievements who have had a notable impact on their field(s) and made a substantial contribution to advancing the University’s international reputation for research excellence while significantly and positively contributing to one or more aspects of the 91��ɫ community’s intellectual life.

The 91��ɫ President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award recognizes full-time faculty members within 10 years of their first academic appointment, who have had a notable impact on their field(s) and made a substantial contribution to advancing the University’s international reputation for research excellence while significantly and positively contributing to one or more aspects of the 91��ɫ community’s intellectual life.

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91��ɫ’s Research Leaders’ Gala recognizes high-calibre, world-leading research

muellerm — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 08:00:00 +0000

The 91��ɫ Research Leaders’ Gala, a star-studded annual event in the research community, showcases 91��ɫ’s talent by acknowledging researchers and academics who have won major awards, received large grants, made scholarly contributions in the form of published books or achieved research breakthroughs in the previous calendar year – 2016, in this case. This year, the event took place on April 4 from 4 to 6:30pm at The Underground in 91��ɫ Lanes.

A capacity crowd attended the 91��ɫ Research Celebration, which took place April 4 at The Underground on the Keele campus

“At 91��ɫ, research and innovation are flourishing. 91��ɫ is undertaking work that has local, national and international significance and impact. We are fulfilling the University’s vision to leverage our research excellence and establish 91��ɫ among the country’s leading research-intensive universities,” said Mamdouh Shoukri, 91��ɫ’s president and vice-chancellor.

The event opened with a new graphic animated video: the 91��ɫ Research Impact Story, featuring Robert Haché, vice-president research & innovation.

“This annual event is, more than anything, a demonstration of 91��ɫ’s commitment to excellence in research, innovation and scholarship. Our researchers − internationally recognized leaders and pioneers in their fields − are deeply committed to advancing innovative research projects across the vast spectrum of disciplines,” said Haché.

Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District

Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District, provided the opening remarks and offered some vital insights on research and innovation.

Joy Kirchner, University librarian, announced the winners from 91��ɫ’s Undergraduate Research Fair.

Barbara Crow, dean and associate vice-president graduate, spoke about the significance of graduate student research, citing the Banting Fellowship, Trudeau Scholars and Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars (2016).

Recognizing 91��ɫ Research Leaders and Book Prize Winners for 2016 was centre stage at this special event. The highlight of this event was the president’s acknowledgment of the 2017 91��ɫ President’s Research Excellence Award and the 2017 91��ɫ President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award.

President’s Research Excellence Award: Anne Russon

The 2017 recipient of the 91��ɫ President’s Research Excellence Award was Anne Russon, Department of Psychology, Glendon College. Russon is a first-rate scholar with a record of research, publication, outreach and leadership sustained over many years. She is internationally recognized for her accomplishments as a behavioural primatologist and leading expert on orangutans. For 30 years, her research has broken new ground on great ape intelligence. Her pioneering work focuses on the way in which great apes use their cognitive abilities to solve problems in their natural habitat, the evolutionary origins of these abilities and their implications for human intelligence, and how they may relate to conservation efforts.

Glendon psychology Professor Anne Russon accepts the President’s Research Leadership Award from 91��ɫ President and Vice -Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri and Vice-President Research and Innovation Robert Hache

President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award: Amro Zayed

The 2017 recipient of the 91��ɫ President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award was Amro Zayed, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science. Zayed has already made a major impact and developed an international reputation in his field. He is a productive scholar whose genomic research on honey bees has important applications in the beekeeping industry. He attracts large amounts of funding and talented graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to 91��ɫ. Zayed is very active in translating and mobilizing his knowledge to improve the health of Canadian honey bees that support a large sector of our Canadian agro-economy.

Above: From left, Vice-President Research and Innovation Robert Haché, Professor Amro Zayed, recipient of the President’s Research Award, 91��ɫ President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri

Complete listing of all award winners

Winners from 91��ɫ’s Undergraduate Research Fair:��Nataly Beribisky, Kunali Gohil, Danika Goshulak, Josette Halpert, Aria Kamal, Marina Kudrow, Recheta Lieu, Marissa Magneson, Sinthi Mahendiran, Kay Angliss McDowell, Nishila Mehta, Khalida Nasiri, Kajanth Palachchandran and Elizabeth Wanstall.

Banting Fellowship:��Alana Gerecke.

Trudeau Scholars:��Aytak Akbari-Dibavar, Gerard Kennedy and Jesse Thistle.

Vanier Canada Graduate Scholars:��Alison Humphrey, Zachary Lomo, Jesse Thistle and Syrus Marcus Ware.

91��ɫ Research Leaders and Book Prize Winners 2016 (by Faculty)

Faculties of Education and Environmental Studies: Deborah Britzman, Connie Mayer and Catriona Sandilands.

Faculty of Health: Ellen Bialystok, David A. Hood, Michaela Hynie, Joel Katz, Jolynn Pek, Shayna Rosenbaum, Harvey Skinner and Jonathan Weiss.

Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies:��Naomi Adelson, Lorraine Code, Julia Creet, Craig Heron, Sara R. Horowitz, Jimmy Huang, Rachel Koopmans, David A. B. Murray, Natasha Myers, Valerie Preston, Gabrielle A. Slowey, Leah F. Vosko and Sandra Whitworth.

Faculty of Science: Nantel Bergeron, Carol Bucking, Ray Jayawardhana, Sergey Krylov, Jean-Paul Paluzzi, Chun Peng, Derek J. Wilson and Amro Zayed.

Lassonde School of Engineering, Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business:��Douglas Hay, Murat Kristal, Sushanta Mitra, John E. Moores, Poonam Puri, Ela Veresiu and Stepan Wood.

School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design: Alana Gerecke,��Philip Hoffman and Janine Marchessault.

Vision Science to Applications (VISTA) Program:��Doug Crawford and Richard Wildes accepted this award on behalf of the VISTA team whose members also include Robert Allison, Michael Brown, Marcus Brubaker, James Elder, Mazyar Fallah, Laurence Harris, Denise Henriques, Kari Hoffman, Michael Jenkin, Matthew Kyan, Shayna Rosenbaum, Lauren Sergio, Jennifer Steeves, Dale Stevens, John Tsotsos, Graham Wakefield, Laurie Wilcox, Thilo Womensdorf and Jianhong Wu.

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Two 91��ɫ U professors named recipients of the President's Research Awards

muellerm — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 10:00:00 +0000

Two 91��ɫ researchers have been named recipients of the 2016 President’s Research Excellence Awards.��Distinguished Research Professor Bridget Stutchbury, Faculty of Science, has been selected as the recipient of the President’s Research Excellence Award. Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, Faculty of Health, and 91��ɫ Research Chair in Pain and Mental Health, has been named recipient of the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award. The awards will be presented at the annual 91��ɫ U Research Leaders recognition event on Feb. 24.

“The President’s Research Awards recognize the outstanding scholarly contributions that researchers make to their fields,” said 91��ɫ President and Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “Not only are Professors Stutchbury and Pillai Riddell exceptional research leaders at 91��ɫ, but their research is making an impact at national and international levels.”

Bridget Stutchbury

As the recipient of the 2016 President’s Research Excellence Award, Stutchbury has made significant contributions to outstanding research on the ecology, behaviour and conservation of birds. She studies the migratory behaviour of birds through the use of miniature tracking devices that are mounted on the backs of birds and then retrieved a year later after migration. Tracking the start-to-finish migration of individual songbirds for the first time has allowed her to map the complex connections between breeding and wintering sites and to link population declines to climate change, tropical deforestation and potential other threats. She has contributed to over 100 peer-reviewed scholarly publications with more than 5000 citations, including her most notable research paper published in 2009 in the prestigious scientific journal, Science.��

Her scientific and scholarly accomplishments have been acknowledged by a Canada Research Chair Tier 2 in Ecology and Conservation Biology (2002 to 2012). In 2007, her book Silence of the Songbirds, was nominated for a Governor General’s Award in non-fiction and inspired the 2015 award-winning documentary The Messenger.

“I’m very proud that my research has been selected to showcase 91��ɫ’s diverse research culture. My colleagues provide an incredibly supportive and exciting environment in which to take chances and be innovative,” said Stutchbury.

As the recipient of the President’s Emerging Research Leadership Award, Pillai Riddell��has established the first norms for the development of acute pain behaviours in healthy infants, within the context of primary caregivers through her (the Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt [OUCH] Lab at 91��ɫ. Internationally, the OUCH cohort is known to be the largest and most in-depth longitudinal study on healthy infants in pain to date.

Her program of research has been built on millions of dollars on funding from federal and provincial granting agencies. She has contributed to more than 60 peer-reviewed publications, 21 chapters/books, 26 invited talks, 38 peer-reviewed national/international symposia and 138 posters. Her research has attracted stellar graduate students from across the country and all six of her students currently hold Canada Graduate Scholarships from either the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) or the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). Among her international accomplishments, she was a clinical research lead on the 2015 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Immunizations published by the Canadian Medical Association Journal with recent endorsements by the World Health Organization. Alongside this research activity, she has also held a number of leadership positions across departmental, faculty, and university committees. This includes her current chairship of 91��ɫ Senate’s Academic Policy, Planning, and Research Committee.

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

“I am extremely grateful to have been enabled to grow my program of research in such a nurturing environment. I look forward to continuing to support 91��ɫ’s research intensification efforts both at home and abroad, ”said Pillai Riddell.

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Eight from 91��ɫ to receive diamond jubilee medals

fmaquito — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:00:00 +0000

Eight members of the 91��ɫ community are among the early recipients of a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in honour of their achievements and significant contributions to Canada.

The medals are in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne as queen of Canada and some 60,000 Canadians are expected to be recognized throughout 2012.

Distinguished Research Professor and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada James Carley of 91��ɫ’s Department of English, a specialist in book history, was nominated for his outstanding contributions to scholarship in Canada and internationally by Senator Nicole Eaton, who is also the chair of the board of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto.

Ronald Pearlman

University Professor Emeritus Ronald Pearlman and Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus Kenneth Davey both of 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Science & Engineering were nominated by the Royal Canadian Institute (RCI) for the Advancement of Science for their outstanding contributions to the institute, as well as their support of a science culture and of science literacy in Canada. In addition, Professor Peter Victor of the Faculty of Environmental Studies (FES) was nominated for his support of the institute’s science outreach activities.

Four members of 91��ɫ’s Learning Technology Services in University Information Technology will also be honoured. They were nominated by the RCI for their work webcasting the institute’s lectures so they could be viewed around the world, increasing the public's awareness and understanding of science. They are Bob McKenzie, assistant manager of media services, Robert Denault (BA Hons. ’05), a digital media support specialist who has worked at the University since 2003, David Gibson, digital media support specialist, and Kelly Parke, program organizer.

Robert Denault

Pearlman, first-vice-president of the RCI and incoming president, is the director of the Core Molecular Biology/DNA Sequencing Facility and former associate dean and dean of 91��ɫ’s Faculty of Graduate Studies. He is also associate scientific director of the Gairdner Foundation and co-ordinates the student outreach program for Gairdner. His research interests include molecular biology and biochemistry, cell biology and genetics utilizing the new genomic and proteomic technologies.

��Kenneth Davey

Davey, vice-chair of the Board of Canadian Science Publishing, is co-author of the first-year university textbook, Biology: Exploring the Diversity of Life (2009), and is the former co-editor of the Canadian Journal of Zoology. On the administrative side, Davey once held the positions of chair of 91��ɫ’s Department of Biology, dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science and vice-president, academic. He previously won the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal. He is also an officer of the Order of Canada, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a past president of the RCI. His research��explores the control of development and physiology in various invertebrates, principally insects and nematodes.

Peter Victor

Victor, past president of the RCI and the founding president of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics, is an economist who has worked on environmental issues for 40 years as an academic, public servant and consultant. He is chair of the Greenbelt Council of Ontario, as well as a member of the Board of the David Suzuki Foundation. From 1996 to 2001, Victor was dean of FES, and before that an assistant deputy minister at the Ontario Ministry of the Environment.

James Carley

Carley is an associate fellow of the and an honorary research fellow of Lady Margaret Hall at the University of Oxford. His latest publication is an edition and translation of the De uiris illustribus by the Tudor antiquary John Leland. Carley’s previous works include King Henry VIII’s Prayer Book: Facsimile and Commentary (2009), (2004) and (2000).

Kelly Parke

Parke, an adjunct faculty member in the Schulich School of Business in the MBA program, has worked in the media industry for more than 30 years. As a technical producer and videographer he has worked with most of the major television networks in North America and with the BBC. In the entertainment sector he has worked on projects with the Rolling Stones, Brad Pitt and Hugh Grant and many other celebrities. In the sports world, he continues to be a videographer for many major league sports, as well as the Olympics.

Bob McKenzie

McKenzie has taught media production, delivered media storytelling seminars and served as producer/director for several broadcast, promotional and informational videos across North America for more than 35 years.�� As director of media for Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, he was instrumental in transitioning their distance and hybrid learning systems from satellite to live and on-demand video streaming utilizing a "flipped" classroom model of blended learning. For the last three decades, he has been a media producer/manager with 91��ɫ’s Instructional Technology & Learning Technology Services, working with faculty, students and staff to share their stories and ideas utilizing various media designs and techniques.

David Gibson

Gibson has travelled the world, 15 countries and counting, lived on three different continents and worked on two of them. In addition to working at 91��ɫ, Gibson is the co-founder and producer of Riverlife Productions, where he produces music videos and short films, one of which was funded by Bravo! and played on MuchMusic.

The medal winners nominated by the RCI will be honoured at the RCI’s Gala dinner Thursday, April 26.

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91��ɫ to celebrate innovative research in the Faculty of Science & Engineering

fmaquito — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000

The Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation��will be hosting a series of research celebrations throughout the year to showcase and recognize innovative research��underway in each of 91��ɫ's Faculties.��

Monday's celebration titled,��"Innovation in Space Science & Engineering", will feature presentations by Professors Mike Daly,��Jim Whiteway and Regina Lee. The event will take place from 1 to 2:30pm in��519 91��ɫ Research��Tower.��

“91��ɫ offers a vibrant and dynamic research community,” said Robert Haché, vice-president research and innovation.��“These research celebrations provide an opportunity to showcase significant research initiatives taking place at the University and share knowledge across our Faculties.”

Daly will talk about 91��ɫ and the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid mission, Lee will discuss nanosatellite development and Whiteway will speak about space mission leadership at 91��ɫ.

To��indicate your interest in attending,��submit your��RSVP .

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Professor Haideh Moghissi wins a prestigious Trudeau Fellowship

fmaquito — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:00:00 +0000

91��ɫ Professor Haideh Moghissi has been awarded the prestigious Trudeau Fellowship prize from the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.

“We were thrilled to learn that Professor Haideh Moghissi��was a recipient of the Trudeau Fellowship prize,” said 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri. “The Trudeau Fellowship is an incredible honour bestowed upon the finest thinkers who have demonstrated outstanding research achievements, creativity and social commitment in all disciplines of the humanities and social sciences. We are proud that one of our own is a member of this esteemed group.”

Right: Haideh Moghissi (left) with 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri at the Trudeau Fellowship ceremony

After a prolific career in Iran as an archivist, Moghissi became an internationally acclaimed analyst of women’s issues in the Muslim world. The Fellowship prize recognizes her work in this area.

“Even though I have had the good fortune of receiving several large research grants in the last decade or so, the Trudeau Fellowship has special significance as it reflects a recognition of my academic and community-related research in the areas that are also the focus of the Trudeau Foundation, including human rights and dignity, and responsible citizenship,” said Moghissi.

Moghissi, a professor in the Department of Equity Studies and the School of Women's Studies,��Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, was one of announced Monday at a ceremony at 91��ɫ, including��91��ɫ alumnus Ronald Rudin (MA ’73, PhD ’77) of Concordia University.

Left: Haideh Moghissi (left) with Martin Singer, dean of 91��ɫ's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies

“My academic work has always had a specific audience and specific purpose in mind, hoping to contribute, in the most modest way, to change in areas that need change, be it in my country of birth, Iran, or in Canada, the country that I now call home,” she said. “The fellowship will help me to continue my work, providing more opportunity to explore the complexities and nuances of such issues as multiculturalism, minority rights and belonging, under the present, rapidly changing political and social circumstance.”

Each prize is worth $225,000. Trudeau Fellowships are awarded to individuals who set themselves apart through research achievements, creativity and commitment to critical social issues of importance to Canada.

“The fellowship will provide more opportunity for organizing and attending academic gatherings to learn from and exchange ideas with others who work in these and similar areas, to provide support to a few more graduate students as future scholars,” Moghissi said.

Right: Guests watch as each of the Trudeau Fellowship recipients��are honoured at��a ceremony held��in the Shulich private��dining room at 91��ɫ

A Canadian institution with a national purpose, the is an independent and non-partisan charity. It was established in 2001 as a living memorial to the former prime minister by his family, friends and colleagues. In 2002, the Government of Canada endowed the foundation with a donation of $125 million following a unanimous vote in the House of Commons. In addition, the foundation benefits from private sector donations in support of specific initiatives. Through its scholarship, fellowship, mentorship and public interaction programs, the foundation supports outstanding individuals who make meaningful contributions to critical public issues.��

More about Haideh Moghissi

A professor of sociology and women's studies at 91��ɫ,��Moghissi��was a founder of the Iranian National Union of Women and member of its first executive and editorial boards, before leaving Iran in 1984.
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At 91��ɫ she has served as associate dean external relations in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies; coordinator��of the��Certificate for Anti-Racist Research and Practice; chair of the executive committee of the Centre for Feminist Research; and as a member of the executive committee of the Centre for Refugee Studies.��

Over the course of her career Moghissi��has served as a commentator on Iran and women in the Middle East on CBC, TVO, the BBC World Service, Radio France and Voice of America, and on the editorial and advisory boards of The Journal of Comparative Public Policy, the Rutledge Women and Politics Series, Resources for Feminist Research and Feminist Forum.

Her publications in English includes seven monographs and edited volumes and 35 articles in books��and journals such as Feminist Theory, Signs, Monthly Review, Humanity and Sociology, Third World Quarterly, Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Socialist Register, Global Dialogue, Comparative Family Studies and International Review of Comparative Public Policy.

Her book��Feminism and Islamic Fundamentalism: The Limits of Postmodern Analysis (Oxford University Press, 2000 and Zed Press, 1999), winner of Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award, has been translated into Korean and Indonesian.

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President's video highlights best of 2010, including Sherman Centre opening

fmaquito — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:00:00 +0000

A new video from 91��ɫ President & Vice-Chancellor Mamdouh Shoukri offers a welcome back message to students returning for the winter term.��Building on the success of his fall welcome message, the president��offers a recap of��the major milestones and news events of the past term.

In the high-definition video filmed in the Learning Commons at the Scott Library, available on the Office of the President website and��, Shoukri��congratulates some 2,000 students who graduated during Fall Convocation ceremonies. He also commends the Sherman Health Science Research Centre's opening and the induction of four 91��ɫ professors into the Royal Society of Canada, among other student and campus achievements.

You can watch all official videos on the .

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