91亚色 graduate student Tanya Elchuk has a story to tell about theatre and cognitive neuroscience.
Elchuk, who has just completed a master's degree in theatre in the Faculty of Graduate Studies, is among the five best 鈥渟torytellers鈥 chosen from among a field of 25聽finalists in a national competition held by the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The annual Storytellers contest seeks new ways to better communicate the impact of social sciences and humanities research.
As a final five winner, Elchuk will be invited, expenses paid, to give her presentation as part of SSHRC's ceremony in November.
鈥淚t has never been more important to communicate the value of social sciences and humanities research, and its contribution to Canadians鈥 well-being,鈥 said Ted聽Hewitt, president of the SSHRC. 鈥淭hese five talented winners clearly have the skills, knowledge and creativity needed to be successful in their fields. I congratulate all of them.鈥
The five聽winning students in the 2015聽Storytellers competition are:
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- Tanya Elchuk
- Bryan Gallagher
- Simon Lisaingo
- Heather Prime
This year鈥檚 final round of competition took place in front of a live audience at the , hosted by the University of Ottawa.
Judging the competitors were Shari聽Graydon, author, journalist and founder of Informed Opinions; Paul聽Kennedy, broadcast journalist and host of CBC鈥檚 "Ideas"; Kirk聽Luther, former Final Five Storyteller and winner of SSHRC鈥檚 2014 Talent Award; V茅ronique聽Morin, documentarist, science journalist and contributor to T茅le-Qu茅bec鈥檚 "Le Code Chastenay"; and Stephen聽Toope, director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and president of the Federation for the Humanities & Social Sciences.
The annual challenges postsecondary students to demonstrate 鈥 in three聽minutes or 300聽words 鈥 how聽SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians. The 25聽finalists this year addressed a range of issues 鈥 from water security and immigration to social justice, education and food security 鈥 and highlighted how knowledge from the social sciences and humanities helps Canadians understand and improve the world around us.