SSHRC / en 3 缅北强奸 scholars named finalists for 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards /celebrates/3-u-t-scholars-named-finalists-2024-sshrc-impact-awards <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">3 缅北强奸 scholars named finalists for 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-09-12T12:01:54-04:00" title="Thursday, September 12, 2024 - 12:01" class="datetime">Thu, 09/12/2024 - 12:01</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/factor-inwentash-faculty-social-work" hreflang="en">Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-09/ong-newman-busch.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>(L-R) Lynette Ong, Peter Newman and Louis Busch (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Two faculty members and a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto have been shortlisted for the <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx">2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact Awards</a>.</p> <p>The annual awards recognize achievements by outstanding scholars and students in research, research training, knowledge mobilization and outreach activities funded by SSHRC, and are considered Canada's highest honours in social sciences and humanities research.</p> <p>The finalists for the 2024 SSHRC Impact Awards from 缅北强奸 are:</p> <ul> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Lynette Ong&nbsp;</strong>(department of political science, Faculty of Arts &amp; Science and Munk School of Global Affairs &amp; Public Policy)&nbsp;鈥 <a href="http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#insight-savoir">Insight Award</a></li> <li>Professor&nbsp;<strong>Peter Newman&nbsp;</strong>(Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work)&nbsp;鈥 <a href="http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#partnership-partenariat">Partnership Award</a></li> <li><strong>Louis Busch&nbsp;</strong>(PhD candidate, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) 鈥 <a href="http://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#talent">Talent Award</a></li> </ul> <p>The winners in each of the award categories will be announced on Nov. 25, 2024.&nbsp;<span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"> </span></span></span></p> <h3><a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#insight-savoir">Read more about the SSHRC Impact Awards</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:01:54 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 309399 at Harmata Aboubakar, Julia Jeonghyun Parke among winners of SSHRC's 2024 Storytellers Challenge /celebrates/harmata-aboubakar-julia-jeonghyun-parke-among-winners-sshrc-s-2024-storytellers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Harmata Aboubakar, Julia Jeonghyun Parke among winners of SSHRC's 2024 Storytellers Challenge</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-06-05T15:38:58-04:00" title="Wednesday, June 5, 2024 - 15:38" class="datetime">Wed, 06/05/2024 - 15:38</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-information" hreflang="en">Faculty of Information</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-05/Harmata-Aboubaka-Julia-Jeonghun-Parke.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Harmata Aboubakar (L) and Julia Jeonghyun Parke (supplied images)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>University of Toronto PhD students <strong>Harmata Aboubakar</strong> and <strong>Julia Jeonghyun Parke</strong> have been named among five winners of the<a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/storytellers-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter/index-eng.aspx"> 2024 Storytellers Challenge</a> by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).</p> <p>The annual challenge asks post-secondary students across the country to inspire audiences with a compelling research story 鈥 in up to 300&nbsp;words or three minutes 鈥 demonstrating how SSHRC-funded research is making a difference in the lives of Canadians.</p> <p>Aboubakar, a PhD student in the department of sociology in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, crafted a video story,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMFMMCvtM0&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=2">鈥淐ontested Memories and Revised Myths,鈥</a> that examines how collective memory shapes identity and belonging.&nbsp;Drawing on archival analysis and interviews with former members of the Mau Mau movement that originated in Kenya in the 1950s,&nbsp;Aboubakar argues that memories shift in response to transnational politics, and explores implications of the research for&nbsp;reconciliation, justice and addressing historical grievances.</p> <p>Parke, a PhD student in the Faculty of Information, also submitted a video story, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJK4k5qQAc&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=13">鈥淪peculating Race: Creator Motivations for Designing Virtual Influencers of Colour,鈥</a> that discusses the juxtaposition between market research that asserts that white and female influencers are disproportionately favoured by both audiences and brands and the virtual influencer world, where a majority of CGI- and AI-rendered characters present themselves as ethnic minorities. The project addresses critical questions about who creates virtual social media influencers and what drives their choice of race and ethnic identity in the design of these non-human agents.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/society-societe/storytellers-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter/index-eng.aspx">Read about the 2024 Storytellers Challenge</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hMFMMCvtM0&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=2">Watch Harmata Aboubakar鈥檚 winning entry</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJK4k5qQAc&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4MtTyFG5SbAcWf9m9vPDFKn&amp;index=13">Watch Julia Jeonghyun Parke鈥檚 winning entry</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Wed, 05 Jun 2024 19:38:58 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 307949 at Kang Lee receives Insight Award from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council /celebrates/kang-lee-receives-insight-award-social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Kang Lee receives Insight Award from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-24T07:31:45-05:00" title="Friday, November 24, 2023 - 07:31" class="datetime">Fri, 11/24/2023 - 07:31</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/oise" hreflang="en">OISE</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/Uo-11181-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Kang Lee (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Kang Lee</strong>, a professor in the department of applied psychology and human development at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), has received the 2023&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/programs-programmes/impact_awards-prix_impacts-eng.aspx#insight-savoir">Insight Award</a>&nbsp;from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).</p> <p>The award recognizes scholars whose work arising from SSHRC-funded initiatives has contributed to knowledge and understanding about people,&nbsp;societies and the world.</p> <p>Lee was honoured for his research on child moral development: specifically, how children learn to tell lies.</p> <p>鈥淚 am deeply grateful for SSHRC鈥檚 strong commitment to supporting social science research like that of mine,鈥 said Lee, a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair. 鈥淏ecause of this commitment, our lab was able to make practical contributions far beyond those we could have ever foreseen."</p> <p>A world-renowned expert on childhood dishonesty, Lee's work has had far-reaching impacts on real-world practices. His work&nbsp;led to Canadian law reforms in 2005 concerning obtaining evidence from children. Since 2006, a legal procedure based on his research must be employed to admit children as witnesses in Canadian criminal courts.</p> <p>鈥淧rofessor Lee鈥檚 research has made a broad impact across critical areas in education, and his exceptional scholarship, teaching, and mentoring of educational researchers are remarkable contributions to the field, to OISE, and to 缅北强奸,鈥 said Professor&nbsp;<strong>Erica Walker</strong>, dean of OISE.</p> <p>鈥淗e is highly deserving of this Insight Award, a prestigious honour for an outstanding professor. On behalf of the OISE community, I wholeheartedly congratulate Professor Lee for this significant recognition from SSHRC.鈥</p> <h3><a href="https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/home/about/news/11-23-23-professor-kang-lee-receives-2023-sshrc-insight-award">Read the OISE story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">OISE</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:31:45 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 304623 at David Dyzenhaus recognized with Gold Medal from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council /celebrates/david-dyzenhaus-recognized-gold-medal-social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">David Dyzenhaus recognized with Gold Medal from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-11-24T07:24:14-05:00" title="Friday, November 24, 2023 - 07:24" class="datetime">Fri, 11/24/2023 - 07:24</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-philosophy" hreflang="en">Department of Philosophy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-law" hreflang="en">Faculty of Law</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-11/David-Dyzenhaus-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>David Dyzenhaus (supplied image)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>David Dyzenhaus</strong>, a <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/complete-list-university-professors/">University Professor</a> in 缅北强奸's&nbsp;Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science鈥檚 department of philosophy, has been honoured with a Gold Medal from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).</p> <p>The highest research honour awarded by SSHRC, the Gold Medal recognizes individuals whose leadership, dedication and originality of thought have inspired students and colleagues alike.&nbsp;Dyzenhaus was recognized for his impact on legal philosophy and on defending the rule of law globally.</p> <p>Dyzenhaus researches the idea of legality in philosophy of law and political thought, constitutionalism, and the modern legal state. His political philosophy expertise includes the works of 17th-century English philosopher Thomas Hobbes.</p> <p>&nbsp;鈥淢y unusual take on Hobbes is that one finds in him the first sophisticated theory of the modern legal state and the rule of law,鈥 says Dyzenhaus.</p> <p>Dyzenhaus, who holds 缅北强奸鈥檚 Albert Abel Chair of Law, is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a corresponding fellow of the British Academy. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours including a fellowship from the Royal Society of Canada and&nbsp;a 2020 Guggenheim Fellowship.</p> <p>鈥淒avid is a renowned scholar and teacher, celebrated by peers and students alike,鈥 said University Professor&nbsp;<strong>Jutta Brunn茅e</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Law and James Marshall Tory Dean鈥檚 Chair. 鈥淚t signals a lifetime of academic achievement and extraordinary expertise to receive this very special prize from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.鈥</p> <p>鈥淭hroughout his career, David has produced a body of work of unusual depth and importance,鈥 said Professor <strong>Martin Pickav茅</strong>, chair of the department of philosophy.</p> <p>鈥淚t is wonderful to see his rich research now recognized with one of the country鈥檚 most important national awards.鈥</p> <h3><a href="/news/u-t-legal-scholar-honoured-contributions-legal-philosophy-defending-rule-law">Read the Faculty of Law story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Faculty of Law</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:24:14 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 304622 at Semra Sevi honoured with SSHRC Talent Award /celebrates/semra-sevi-honoured-sshrc-talent-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Semra Sevi honoured with SSHRC Talent Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-08-04T12:35:37-04:00" title="Friday, August 4, 2023 - 12:35" class="datetime">Fri, 08/04/2023 - 12:35</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/talent-award" hreflang="en">Talent Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-07/semra-sevi-social%20%281%29.jpg" width="750" height="512" alt="Semra Sevi"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Semra Sevi (supplied photo)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="https://politics.utoronto.ca/faculty/profile/518/"><strong>Semra Sevi</strong></a>, an assistant professor in the department of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has received the Talent Award from the <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/awards-prix/index-eng.aspx">Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada</a> (SSHRC).</p> <p>Awarded annually among the council鈥檚 annual Impact Awards, the prize recognizes the highest achievements in SSHRC-funded research, knowledge mobilization and scholarship, as well as the highest achievements resulting from a SSHRC fellowship. In particular, the Talent Award recognizes outstanding research achievement and career potential from a SSHRC doctoral or postdoctoral fellowship or scholarship holder.</p> <p>鈥淒espite having only just received her doctorate in political science (with distinction) from Universit茅 de Montr茅al in 2021, Semra Sevi has already demonstrated she is an outstanding and prolific researcher with impact as a public scholar,鈥 noted SSHRC in its award citation.</p> <p>鈥淚 am committed to open science and developing research-driven responses to political inequality,鈥 says Sevi, who was most recently a Banting postdoctoral researcher in the department of political science at Columbia University and received the award prior to joining 缅北强奸.</p> <p>鈥淪SHRC support gives my research credibility and has encouraged me to keep going.鈥</p> <p>Sevi has earned global recognition for creating and making public datasets of all candidates for office in Canadian federal elections since 1867. This achievement was central to her doctoral dissertation, titled <em>What Voters Want: Identifying Voter Preferences for Candidates</em>. The datasets were first published on the Harvard University Dataverse in 2019 and have since been downloaded thousands of times. They have also formed the basis of eight of nearly 20 peer-reviewed articles that Sevi has written.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/semra-sevi-honoured-sshrc-talent-award">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a><br> <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2022/talent_sevi-eng.aspx">Read the SSHRC citation</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 04 Aug 2023 16:35:37 +0000 siddiq22 302521 at Lynne Viola recognized with Gold Medal from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council /celebrates/lynne-viola-recognized-gold-medal-social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Lynne Viola recognized with Gold Medal from Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-11-30T16:50:07-05:00" title="Tuesday, November 30, 2021 - 16:50" class="datetime">Tue, 11/30/2021 - 16:50</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-history" hreflang="en">Department of History</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2023-04/Lynne-Viola-celebrates02.jpeg" width="750" height="500" alt="Lynne Viola"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto's&nbsp;<strong>Lynne Viola&nbsp;</strong>has been honoured with&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2021/gold_viola-eng.aspx">the Gold Medal from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</a>&nbsp;(SSHRC).</p> <p>Viola, a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor&nbsp;</a>in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science's history department,&nbsp;is a leading scholar of Soviet history and recognized around the world for her archival research into the Stalinist era, focusing on the Soviet dictator鈥檚 mass repression of its people in the 1930s.</p> <p>鈥淚 was very surprised and humbled,鈥 says Viola of winning SSHRC鈥檚 highest research honour among its annual Impact Awards.</p> <p>With this most recent achievement, Viola has completed a rare hat trick&nbsp;in Canada鈥檚 highest academic honours.</p> <p>鈥淭his is a remarkable accomplishment,鈥 says&nbsp;<strong>Melanie Woodin</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. 鈥淟ynne is only the fifth scholar to win the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/university-professor-lynne-viola-named-winner-prestigious-molson-prize">Molson Prize</a>, the&nbsp;<a href="/news/u-t-researchers-awarded-killam-prizes-contributions-humanities-health-sciences">Killam Prize</a>, and now the SSHRC Gold Medal 鈥 our three top national humanities and social sciences awards. These honours are a tribute to her passion and fearlessness in sharing knowledge about Stalinist Russia that continues to benefit students and scholars at 缅北强奸, as well as around the world.鈥</p> <p><strong>Leah Cowen</strong>, 缅北强奸鈥檚 associate vice-president, research, hailed Viola for enriching the landscape of Russian history and providing a springboard for younger researchers.</p> <p>鈥淧rofessor Viola鈥檚 tireless work over the decades has helped ensure that the real-life impacts of atrocities are not buried away, and that the truths and nuances of these tragic chapters are preserved in the pages of history,鈥 Cowen&nbsp;said. 鈥淎 passionate teacher and mentor, she has generously passed on her specialized knowledge to countless students and graduate researchers, and given the next generation of historians the foundations upon which to flourish.鈥</p> <h3><a href="https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/news/russian-historian-lynne-viola-honoured-gold-medal-sshrcs-highest-research-honour">Read the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science story</a></h3> <h3><a href="/news/historian-s-hat-trick-u-t-s-lynne-viola-receives-sshrc-gold-medal-her-work-stalinist-russia">Read the 缅北强奸 News story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Arts &amp; Science</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 30 Nov 2021 21:50:07 +0000 lanthierj 301081 at Robyn Maynard receives Talent Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council /celebrates/robyn-maynard-receives-talent-award-social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Robyn Maynard receives Talent Award from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-12-07T15:26:16-05:00" title="Monday, December 7, 2020 - 15:26" class="datetime">Mon, 12/07/2020 - 15:26</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-and-gender-studies" hreflang="en">Women and Gender Studies</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/talent-award" hreflang="en">Talent Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/142A3668-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(Photo by Stacy Lee)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>The University of Toronto鈥檚 <strong>Robyn Maynard</strong> is this year鈥檚 winner of the Talent Award, one of <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/funding-financement/awards-prix/index-eng.aspx">the&nbsp;Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Impact awards</a>.</p> <p>鈥淚 am thrilled to learn that Robyn has been recognized for her academic excellence and research talent,鈥 said <strong>Melanie Woodin</strong>, dean of the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science. 鈥淗er work on race, gender and discrimination has had measurable and material impact on the lives of Black and Indigenous people in Canada and beyond. This distinction is a testament to the high regard in which she is held by her peers, colleagues and partners.鈥&nbsp;</p> <p>A doctoral student at the Women and Gender Studies Institute at 缅北强奸, studying under the supervision of Associate Professor&nbsp;<strong>Eve Tuck</strong>, Maynard is an award-winning author, Vanier scholar and community organizer whose work focuses on racist and gender-based violence and discrimination. Her SSHRC-funded dissertation project explores the recent political contributions of Black social movements in support of the human rights of Black migrants.</p> <p>鈥淭he University of Toronto congratulates Robyn Maynard on this important recognition,鈥 said University Professor <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, 缅北强奸鈥檚 vice-president, research and innovation and strategic initiatives. 鈥淗er research has already made a significant impact&nbsp;鈥 and her expertise and leadership are also helping audiences beyond academia better understand the social, gendered and economic marginalization experienced by Black migrants in the U.K., Canada and the United States.鈥</p> <p>Maynard鈥檚 2017 book <a href="https://fernwoodpublishing.ca/book/policing-black-lives"><em>Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present</em></a>, won the 2018 Errol Sharpe Book Prize and was shortlisted for an Atlantic Book Award, the Concordia University First Book Prize and the Mavis Gallant Prize for Non-Fiction.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/social-sciences-humanities-research/news/2020/12/government-of-canada-honours-canadas-top-social-sciences-and-humanities-researchers.html">Read more about the Impact awards</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 07 Dec 2020 20:26:16 +0000 lanthierj 167727 at Taylor Price places among top 25 in SSHRC 2020 Storytellers competition聽 /celebrates/taylor-price-places-among-top-25-sshrc-2020-storytellers-competition <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Taylor Price places among top 25 in SSHRC 2020 Storytellers competition&nbsp;</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-05-25T14:37:24-04:00" title="Monday, May 25, 2020 - 14:37" class="datetime">Mon, 05/25/2020 - 14:37</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sshrc" hreflang="en">SSHRC</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-sociology" hreflang="en">Department of Sociology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/graduate-students" hreflang="en">Graduate Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Annotation%202020-05-25%20091136.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Taylor Price"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For his research on how songwriters are affected by the digital economy, <strong>Taylor Price</strong> is a finalist in <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/news_room-salle_de_presse/latest_news-nouvelles_recentes/2020/2020_storytellers_top_25-jai_une_histoire_a_raconter_25_finalistes_2020-eng.aspx">the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)鈥檚 2020 Storytellers challenge</a>.</p> <p>The annual competition challenges students to explain鈥 in up to three minutes or 300 words 鈥 how SSHRC- funded research is making a difference.&nbsp;</p> <p>鈥淭his year鈥檚 finalists show exceptional creativity in communicating the relevance of social sciences and humanities research to the daily lives of Canadians,鈥 said SSHRC President Ted Hewitt. 鈥淚 commend each of them for their outstanding talent and ability to convey concisely and with great impact, why such research matters.鈥</p> <p>Price, a PhD candidate in sociology, in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, hopes to help creative people thrive in the internet age. 鈥淏y exploring and analyzing how songwriters make and release music today, my research can help point to a way forward for creative people and cultural industries in uncertain times,鈥 says Price.&nbsp;</p> <p>Price, who will compete in the Storytellers Showcase at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2021, is recruiting Canadian songwriters to participate in his research and can be reached <a href="https://twitter.com/trpdrpr">via Twitter</a>.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE6Pcyp0YeM&amp;list=PLww1dvjSoO4NE9Z0qYYNYMliaQOjNNwsJ&amp;index=8">Watch Price's SSHRC video</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 25 May 2020 18:37:24 +0000 lanthierj 164689 at