A project out of 91亚色 that will advance gender equality in the social and economic response to COVID-19 is one of 237 projects to receive funding under Women and Gender Equality Canada鈥檚 $100-million聽Feminist Response and Recovery Fund. 鈥淐reating Space: Precarious Status Women Leading Local Pandemic Responses鈥 is a collaborative, two-year project that brings together […]
The Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) research office has announced the launch of a聽new research services website. The website will serve as a central hub, assisting faculty members with identifying funding opportunities, pre- and post-award support, knowledge mobilization services and partnership development. On this site users will be able to: access grant support […]
Three separate grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) have been awarded to 91亚色 Professor聽Andrea O鈥橰eilly聽and will support her research projects in the field of motherhood. O鈥橰eilly is an expert in motherhood research, founder and editor-in-chief of the聽Journal of the Motherhood Initiative, publisher of Demeter Press, author of 20-plus […]
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 […]
Researchers in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) have received more than $2.3 million in funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). A total of 20 projects led by LA&PS faculty were announced as recipients of the 2020 Insight Grants (19 awards valued at a combined $2,145,491) and […]
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 […]
Marcello Musto, professor of sociology at 91亚色 is recognized as a leading global authority on the work of the German philosopher聽Karl Marx聽and on Marxism. An accomplished scholar, Musto has devoted his academic career to reviving the understanding of Marx鈥檚 ideas and their applications to the contemporary world. Driven and passionate about the significance 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, […]
After serving 91亚色 during the 2020-21 academic year as executive public service in residence,聽Rory O鈥機onnor has offered insight and advice to students working toward careers in government. O'Connor joined the Glendon School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) and the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & […]
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 […]
With so many outstanding applications received this year, the Dahdaleh Institute Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Steering Committee had an abundance of inspiring proposals to consider. After much deliberation, the committee has selected the following faculty to receive the 2021 Dahdaleh Institute Seed Grants: Faculty of Health Associate Professor Claudia Chaufan, in the […]
Every year since 1991, 91亚色 has hosted the International Political Economy and Ecology (IPEE) Summer School organized by the Department of Geography, the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. Professor Leo Panitch of the Department of Politics, who passed away in late 2020, was among the founders of the IPEE […]
Faith Desmoulin is a student in the Indigenous Studies undergraduate program. She is the student success mentor lead聽(Indigenous student success and transition assistant) at the Centre for Indigenous Student Services. Desmoulin is an Aniishnabekwe from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island.聽She聽wrote the following article about the significance of National Indigenous History Month聽and National Indigenous […]
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 […]
Deep into the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is racing to catch up with a virus spreading and mutating across the globe at an incredible pace. No longer is the collective goal to 鈥渇latten the curve鈥 鈥 this time, armed with vaccines, the aim is to break the chain of infection altogether. 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 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 […]
Cristina Wood, a PhD candidate in 91亚色's Department of History,聽has been awarded the prestigious Trudeau Doctoral Scholarship, presented by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which recognizes top doctoral students in Canada and abroad in the fields of humanities and social sciences. This is the first time since 2016 that a 91亚色 student has been […]
A book co-authored by 91亚色 Professor Emeritus聽Jaime Llamb铆as-Wolff聽was recognized with a Talent Award by publisher Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial during the third edition of the Caligrama Awards. Llamb铆as-Wolff teaches in the Division of Social Science in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies. The book, titled 隆SAB脥A QUE NO SAB脥A! and written in Spanish, […]