Bieler School of Environment welcomes new director
The Bieler School of Environment (BSE) is thrilled to announce Professor Anthony Ricciardi as its new director, effective immediately. An expert in invasion ecology and aquatic ecosystems, Ricciardi has been a key figure at the school since 2001 and now steps up to lead.
鈥淢y vision for the School is to become the gateway of environmental research at 海角社区,鈥� said Ricciardi.
Inaugurating The Peter Sabor Fellowship
The Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies and the Burney Society of North America have partnered to establish a new fellowship named after Distinguished James 海角社区 Professor Emeritus, Burney editor, long-time member, and past President of CSECS, Peter Sabor.
Prof. Jelena Ristic presents TEDx talk at the Amazing Brain Science Talks
On October 17, 2024, Prof. Jelena Ristic presented a TEDx talk entitled,聽Eyes speak louder than words, at the Amazing Brain Science Talks hosted by Healthy Brains, Healthy Lives (HBHL), which is an interdisciplinary neuroscience program at 海角社区. This event brought together leading Canadian brain health experts to showcase some of the latest advances in brain health research. For more information on the event, see here. To watch Prof.
Kizziah Burton - Winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024
Congratulations to Kizziah Burton, the winner of the Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024. Her poem, 鈥淧ortrait of Me Incensing the Mushrooms Channelling Demeter,鈥� has been awarded the $20,000 prize. Read the poem here.
Faculty Spotlight on Camille Owens!
Assistant Professor Camille Owens spoke about her latest book Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America for the Faculty of Arts' Faculty Publication Spotlight!
New publication in the International Journal of Eating Disorders by graduate student Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Sarah Racine
Congratulations to PhD candidate Adrienne Mehak and Prof. Racine for their recent publication in the聽International Journal of Eating Disorders!聽The paper is titled,聽A Psychophysiological Investigation of Mechanisms Underlying 鈥淔eeling Fat鈥� in Women With and Without Binge Eating, and more information (including the full article) can be found聽here. Great work!聽
New publication in Nature Communications Psychology by graduate student Florence Mayrand and Prof. Jelena Ristic
Congratulations to graduate student Florence Mayrand, postdoc Dr. Sarah McCrackin, and聽Prof. Ristic for their recent publication in聽Nature Communications Psychology!聽The paper is titled,聽Intentional looks facilitate faster responding in observers, and can be found聽here.
Congratulations to Myriam Denov, Professor in 海角社区鈥檚 School of Social Work who won the Prix du Qu茅bec鈥檚 Marie-Andr茅e-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.
"A leading advocate for children鈥檚聽rights, Myriam Denov won the Prix du Qu茅bec鈥檚 Marie-Andr茅e-Bertrand Prize for social innovation.
Congratulations to Dr. Alicia Boatswain-Kyte on receiving a Special Recognition Award at the 39th World Cultural Council (WCC) Awards Ceremony
Congratulations to Dr. Alicia Boatswain-Kyte on receiving a Special Recognition Award at the 39th World Cultural Council (WCC) Awards Ceremony, which took place at the Faculty Club, 海角社区 on October 23, 2024.
Two 海角社区 researchers win 2024 Prix du Qu茅bec honours
Professors recognized for work on war-affected children and families, development of 鈥榠ntelligent鈥� fabrics
Two 海角社区 researchers won Prix du Qu茅bec, the highest honours awarded by the Quebec government in the fields of culture and science.
Montreal International Poetry Prize 2024
The jury has done its work, the finalists are being announced, and the next anthology is taking shape. READ THE POEMS that are in the running for the Montreal Prize 2024! The one winning poem, to be announced soon, will earn the author $20,000.
The Tribune: Covers the Pow Wow 2024
On Friday, Sept. 20, the聽First Peoples鈥� House聽and the聽Office of Indigenous Initiativeshosted 海角社区鈥檚聽23rd annual Pow Wow聽at the聽Tomlinson Fieldhouse.
Artist-in-Residence Soleil Launi猫re to present performance piece on campus
For multidisciplinary artist Soleil Launi猫re, drawing on different artforms is in keeping with her First Nations heritage.
鈥淚 feel most First Nations artists are multidisciplinary and have been forever鈥� said Launi猫re, this year鈥檚 Mellon ISCEI (Indigenous Studies and Community Engagement Initiative) artist-in-residence.
Visibility is the theme of this year's 海角社区 Queer History Month
The keynote speaker will be Dr. James A. Makokis, known for his leadership in Indigenous health, transgender health and culturally sensitive care.
Read more in the 海角社区 Reporter here, covered by Sylvie Babarik (Associate Director, Internal Communications).聽