As a new year emerges, YFile takes a look back on 2019 to share with readers a snapshot of the year鈥檚 highlights. 鈥淵ear in Review鈥 will run as a four-part series and will feature a random selection of top news stories published in YFile. Here are the stories and highlights for April to June 2019, as chosen by YFile editors.
April
Governor General Julie Payette presented the Order of Canada to H茅di Bouraoui
Professor H茅di Bouraoui, 91亚色鈥檚 writer in residence, was formally invested as a member of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on March 14. Bouraoui was recognized for his tremendous body of work and tireless advocacy for French-language literature.
91亚色 psychology Professor聽Robert T. Muller聽and three students in the Trauma & Attachment Lab聽were recognized at the 36th annual meeting of the International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation (ISSTD) with two distinct awards for their work in trauma research.
91亚色 chemists have invented a new fluorescence-based method for accurately determining the strength of a range of Lewis acids, which could one day be used to help purify pharmaceutical drugs, improve industrial processes and explore next-generation technologies, according to a new study.
Nine emerging and established researchers across the University joined the 91亚色 Research Chairs (YRC) program, 91亚色鈥檚 internal counterpart to the national Canada Research Chairs (CRC) program, which recognizes outstanding researchers. The appointed YRCs belong to the sixth cohort of researchers to be appointed since the establishment of the program in 2015.
May
A team of 91亚色 researchers led by psychology Professor Rebecca Pillai Riddell, associate vice-president research and the director of the Opportunities to Understand Childhood Hurt (O.U.C.H.) Lab, was awarded a $1.5-million grant to study preterm infants鈥 subjective experiences of pain, despite their inability to speak.
Professor Sara Flicker, Faculty of Environmental Studies, and Professor Jen Gilbert, Faculty of Education, received $954,220 over five years to support a project aimed at preventing teen dating violence by teaching new skills with a focus on increasing awareness and understanding of healthy relationships.
Five PhD students from 91亚色 have been named Vanier Scholars and will receive support from the Government of Canada to pursue their cutting-edge research. Valued at $50,000 per year for three years during doctoral studies, the 2019 Vanier Graduate Scholarship is awarded to graduate students who demonstrate leadership skills and a high standard of scholarly achievement in the social sciences and/or humanities, natural sciences and/or engineering, and health.
A male hooded warbler in the Boyer Woodlot at 91亚色's Keele Campus (image: Raffaele Camasta)
Billions of tiny songbirds, some weighing as little as two loonies, undertook an arduous journey this past spring. These birds left their wintering grounds in the tropics and raced thousands of kilometres to their Canadian breeding grounds. Some, including rare species, stopped at 91亚色鈥檚 woodlots.
June
Merv Mosher was inducted into the Ontario Volleyball Hall of Fame on June 1. A long-serving faculty member in 91亚色's Faculty of Health, School of Kinesiology & Health Science, Mosher received recognition as one of the leading volleyball coaches in Canadian history.
Changing lives for the better is a core focus for Jacqueline Kathnelson, a fourth-year PhD student in Kinesiology and Health Sciences. Kathnelson is researching the psychosocial needs associated with men鈥檚 sexuality following spinal cord injury.
The recipients of the 2018 President's Staff Recognition Awards
More than 150 members of the 91亚色 community gathered on June 5 to celebrate some of the University鈥檚 most dedicated, hard-working and enthusiastic staff members during the annual President鈥檚 Staff Recognition Awards.
Four 91亚色 faculty members who have significantly enhanced the quality of learning and have demonstrated innovation in teaching were聽 recognized during the 2019 Spring Convocation ceremonies with a President鈥檚 University-Wide Teaching Award: Professors Russ Patrick Alcedo, Nicolette Richardson, Alistair Mapp and teaching assistant Mohamed Abdelhamid.
Check back in the next edition of YFile for Year in Review 2019: Top headlines at 91亚色, July to September.