David Johnston Archives | Research & Innovation /research/tag/david-johnston/ Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Professor Ellen Bialystok to receive Killam Prize in Ottawa December 14 /research/2010/12/10/professor-ellen-bialystok-to-receive-2010-killam-prize-in-ottawa-december-14-2/ Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:00:00 +0000 /researchdev/2010/12/10/professor-ellen-bialystok-to-receive-2010-killam-prize-in-ottawa-december-14-2/ 91亚色 Professor Ellen Bialystok, who was awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement last April, will receive her award from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony in Ottawa on December 14. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, […]

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]]> 91亚色 Professor Ellen Bialystok, who was for outstanding career achievement last April, will receive her award from His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, at a ceremony in Ottawa on December 14.

Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. She received the award from the , which administers the .

One of the most important research prizes in the world, the $100,000 Killam Prize is annually awarded to five eminent Canadian scholars for their distinction in health sciences, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences. Bialystok was recognized for her work in the social sciences category. Bialystok is the only woman to be recognized this year.

The full announcement and event details are available on the .

By Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications officer.

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