As a new year emerges,聽驰贵颈濒别听takes a look back on 2020 to share with readers a snapshot of the year鈥檚 highlights. 鈥淵ear in Review鈥 will run as a three-part series and will feature a selection of top news stories published in YFile. Here are the stories and highlights for May to August, as chosen by 驰贵颈濒别听editors.
May
Small carpenter bee
Researchers at 91亚色's Rehan Lab took a unique look at motherhood. They studied genetic traits in small carpenter bees in order to better understand the effects of maternal care on offspring. These solitary, typically not aggressive bees couldn't hurt you with a sting even if they tried to, but maybe that's just the way their mothers raised them.
The Students Consulting on Teaching at 91亚色 (SCOTAY) program offers education students the opportunity to work closely with Teaching Commons staff to prepare and serve as consultants to faculty members who are interested in gaining insights into their teaching practice through the eyes of a student.
News from 91亚色 related to COVID-19 continued to make headlines through May. Some of the highlights included: ; a look at ; ; ; and, how .
June
The Cross-Campus Capstone Classroom (C4) Project, a 91亚色 project that brings a diversity of students from different disciplines together to work on real-life problems, received an international award from Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council (GEDC).
Dezs枚 J. Horv谩th
Dezs枚 J. Horv谩th stepped down after 32 years as dean of 91亚色's business school. He left a lasting legacy in management education, and his tenure made him the longest-serving dean of any major business school in the world.
In COVID-19-related news, 91亚色 examined聽the , and what it means to be a 91亚色 Professor Irfan Aslam led an exciting project on the聽, and new . The 91亚色 community continued to support students with .
July
91亚色 students took the spotlight in July, with several announcements of awards and accolades, including: the , given to three students at 91亚色; the , presented to one student; the , awarded to four 91亚色 students; and the , which recognized 10 students.
Research at 91亚色 also made headlines, with: the ; a ; and .
The Markham Centre Campus
Friday, July 24 was a very good day for 91亚色, the City of Markham, 91亚色 Region and the Province of Ontario. It brought news that 91亚色 will be moving forward with a bold plan to build the $275.5-million Markham Centre Campus (MCC) that will help drive economic growth and social development in 91亚色 Region and Ontario.
August
Efforts to support students through the global pandemic continued through August, with a focus on: ; ; and, a .
The new stadium dome pictured from above and at ground level
91亚色鈥檚 Keele campus will look a bit different come the spring of 2021. A major renovation to the 91亚色 Lions Stadium will transform the stadium into the cornerstone of a new vision for athletic and recreation facilities on campus. The dome will be installed over a converted former 2015 Pan American Games stadium playing surface, and is part of an $8.2-million upgrade.
Anna St.Onge, director of Digital Scholarship Infrastructure with 91亚色 Libraries, has been recognized by the Archives Association of Ontario with the James J. Talman award for challenging conventional thinking about archival work.
Check back in the next edition of 驰贵颈濒别听for Year in Review 2020: Top headlines at 91亚色, September to December. For part one, covering January to April, go .