Eight members of the 91ÑÇÉ« 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 […]
For two 91ÑÇÉ« professors, receiving an award for Lifetime Achievement in African Studies from the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS) represents a major acknowledgement of decades of work in African liberation, research and teaching. 91ÑÇÉ« Professor Emeritus John S. Saul and 91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor in African history and Canada Research Chair Paul Lovejoy […]
A new video from 91ÑÇÉ« 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 […]
Is snacking on morsels of human flesh wrong? Apparently it is, if it involves murdering the person first – even if you’re stranded at sea without food or water. According to common law, necessity is no defence to murder. Such a 19th-century case of murder and cannibalism is highlighted in Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Allan Hutchinson's […]
91ÑÇÉ« Professor Ellen Bialystok accepted the $100,000 Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement at a formal ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa December 14, 2010. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Department of Psychology in the Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. The award was […]
91ÑÇÉ« Professor Ellen Bialystok has been awarded the prestigious Killam Prize for outstanding career achievement. Bialystok, a Distinguished Research Professor in 91ÑÇɫ’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health, is known internationally for her research on language, bilingualism and cognitive development. She received the award this morning from the Canada Council for the Arts, which […]
91ÑÇÉ« Distinguished Research Professor in African history Paul Lovejoy, director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples, was chosen over 10 other nominees to receive this year's Distinguished Africanist Research Excellence Award from the University of Texas at Austin for his dedication, lifetime of service and contributions to the […]
91ÑÇÉ« Professor K.W. Michael Siu has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the highest honour a Canadian scholar can achieve in the arts, humanities and sciences. This year’s new Fellows will be inducted at a ceremony to be held Nov. 28 in Gatineau, Que. A specialist in mass spectrometry whose work […]