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The 91�Թ�'s Sustainability Pathways Program, an initiative of the President's Advisory Committee on the Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability (CECCS), was shortlisted for a 2024 QS Reimagine Education Award.

Given by London-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the Reimagine Education Awards honour innovative pedagogical approaches that boost learning outcomes and employability, as well as effective methods of teaching sustainability.

91�Թ�'s Sustainability Pathways Program was shortlisted in the category of sustainability literacy. The program combines courses, co-curricular activities, campus-as-a-living lab projects and capstone leadership training to educate students across 91�Թ�'s three campuses.

“Our goal is to ‘reach the rest’ – students who would not otherwise engage with sustainability as part of their degrees," said John Robinson, CECCS co-chair and professor in the School of the Environment and Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. "This approach is helping to shape the next generation of sustainability leaders, regardless of their field of study, while also providing a transformative educational experience for students.”

The recognition comes after 91�Թ� was named the most sustainable university in the world by QS for the second year in a row.

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Luc Tremblay and Joëlle Hajj recognized by Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 16:18:41 +0000

Luc Tremblay and Joëlle Hajj recognized by Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology

Academic Achievement

Teaching

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Luc Tremblay (L) and Joëlle Hajj (photo by Gerome Manson)

Luc Tremblay, a professor in the Faculty of Kinesiology & Physical Education, and Joëlle Hajj, an alumna who completed her PhD in Tremblay's research group, have been recognized by the Canadian Society for Psychomotor Learning and Sport Psychology (SCAPPS).

Tremblay, who is director of the Centre for Motor Control at KPE, received the Brawley and Elliott Award for Excellence in Supervision and Mentorship, which recognizes faculty members for their longstanding commitment to supporting trainees in achieving their academic and career goals.

“I am very grateful to the SCAPPS community and thank all of the amazing students I had and still have the chance to work with,” said Tremblay. “I will endeavour to continue honouring the exceptional legacy of my own supervisors, Professors Emeriti Luc Proteau and Digby Elliott."

Hajj, who is now a post-doctoral fellow at Lund University in Sweden, was one of the recipients of the Franklin Henry Young Scientist Award.

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91�Թ� named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2025

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 15:57:54 +0000

91�Թ� named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers for 2025

Division of People Strategy

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The 91�Թ� has been named one of Greater Toronto's Top Employers by Mediacorp Canada Inc. for the 19th consecutive year.

The competition recognizes employers with exceptional human resources programs and forward-thinking workplace policies. Winners are announced in a special magazine distributed online in The Globe & Mail.

91�Թ� was recognized for supporting the families of its employees through an array of resources, including the dedicated Family Care Office, on-site child care options and a variety of family-friendly spaces; encouraging employees to keep fit and stay healthy with subsidized memberships to fitness facilities, health benefits coverage that extends to retirees with no age limit; and encouraging employees to save for the future with generous contributions to a defined benefit pension plan.

"The world is changing so fast that employers must constantly evolve to meet their employees’ needs", said Kelly Hannah-Moffat, 91�Թ�'s vice-president, people strategy, equity and culture.

"It is both a core responsibility and a privilege to provide connection and wide-ranging supports for our world-class employees. I’d like to thank all our faculty, librarians, and staff for cultivating inclusive and responsive working and learning environments across our three campuses."

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Ellie Hisama recognized by American Musicological Society

rahul.kalvapalle — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:41:03 +0000

Ellie Hisama recognized by American Musicological Society

rahul.kalvapalle Thu, 12/12/2024 - 10:41

Faculty of Music

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Ellie Hisama (photo by Johnny Guatto)

Ellie Hisama, professor and dean of the Faculty of Music, has been named an honorary member of the American Musicological Society.

Honorary members are selected on the basis of their extraordinary contributions to the society and to the study and teaching of music.

Hisama, who is also a professor emerita at Columbia University, was recognized for her contributions to musicology, her distinguished teaching career and her commitment to diversity, inclusion and ethics. "Equally at home in the fields of music theory and musicology, Hisama’s writings on the role of gender, sexuality and race in musical modernity cover subjects ranging from 20th-century modernists to hip hop," the American Musicological Society noted in its citation.

The author of Gendering Musical Modernism and many articles in an array of publications, Hisama has collaborated with numerous regional and international bodies dedicated to anti-racist agendas in the arts and in the academy.

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Geoffrey Hinton recognized with 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 20:16:24 +0000

Geoffrey Hinton recognized with 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize

Research & Innovation

rahul.kalvapalle Mon, 12/09/2024 - 15:16

Department of Computer Science

Artificial Intelligence

Faculty of Arts & Science

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Geoffrey Hinton (photo by Johnny Guatto)

Geoffrey Hinton, a University Professor Emeritus of computer science at the 91�Թ�, has been named one of five recipients of the 2024 VinFuture Grand Prize.

The US$3-million prize is presented by the Vietnam-based non-profit VinFuture Foundation in recognition of scientific advances that support the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Hinton, widely regarded as the "godfather of AI," was recognized for his research on neural networks and deep learning algorithms. He shares the VinFuture Grand Prize with Université de Montréal's Yoshua Bengio, Stanford University's Fei-Fei Li, NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun (Jensen) Huang and Facebook AI Research scientist Yann LeCun.

In a video message, Hinton said he was honoured to share the award with such an esteemed group of researchers – including his fellow A.M Turing Award-winners Bengio and LeCun. “The three of us spent our whole lives developing the technology of neural networks,” Hinton said. “I’m very happy to see that the VinFuture Prize recognizes the contributions of Jensen Huang in developing the kind of compute and software required for artificial intelligence, and Fei-Fei Li in providing the big data that was needed to prove that it worked.”

The recognition comes on the heels of Hinton receiving the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics.

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Christine Szustaczek recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society

rahul.kalvapalle — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 17:14:39 +0000

Christine Szustaczek recognized by Canadian Public Relations Society

rahul.kalvapalle Thu, 12/05/2024 - 12:14

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Christine Szustaczek (supplied image)

Christine Szustaczek, the 91�Թ�'s vice-president, communications, has been inducted into the Canadian Public Relations Society (CPRS)'s College of Fellows.

CPRS names fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the development of public relations and communications management.

Szustaczek has headed 91�Թ� Communications since 2023, overseeing an award-winning, tri-campus team of writers, communications strategists, brand marketing professionals, digital and media relations specialists, videographers and photographers. Her role in enhancing internal communications and sharing 91�Թ�’s story – including the wide-ranging impact of the university’s world-leading research and scholarship – has been instrumental in the department’s success.

“I am honoured to join the ranks of so many giants in our field,” Szustaczek said. “Their collective achievement has transformed our profession - and the places we all serve - for the better. The fact that this award is peer reviewed makes the recognition all the more special.

“I thank the Canadian Public Relations Society for this tremendous honour and I commit to continuing to uphold my work to the highest standards expected of us so that I too can strive to be a model for others.”

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Stephen Scherer receives Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine

rahul.kalvapalle — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 19:49:53 +0000

Stephen Scherer receives Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine

Research & Innovation

rahul.kalvapalle Wed, 12/04/2024 - 14:49

Department of Molecular Genetics

Hospital for Sick Children

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Stephen Scherer (supplied image)

Stephen Scherer, chief of research at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and professor in the department of molecular genetics in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, has received the Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine.

Presented by the University of Debrecen in Hungary, the award recognizes scientists who have made significant advancements in the field of molecular medicine, and whose pioneering research has had a profound impact on modern patient care.

Scherer, the director of the Centre for Applied Genomics and senior scientist in the genetics and genome biology program at SickKids, was recognized for his contributions to the discovery of genome-wide copy number variation and its role in influencing genes implicated in numerous medical conditions, particularly autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

“I am deeply grateful to the University of Debrecen for this award and remain dedicated to deciphering the complexities of the human genome, both for the advancement of genomic research and for the ultimate goal of enhancing patient care,” says Scherer, who is also the director of the McLaughlin Centre at Temerty.

Ronald Cohn, president and CEO of SickKids and professor of molecular genetics at Temerty, said Scherer's work has had a "profound impact" on the scientific community and patients around the world. "His scientific leadership and commitment to translational research to support clinical diagnostics and therapeutic development has not only bolstered our institution’s global reputation in genomic science but also underpins our Precision Child Health movement," Cohn said.

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Samantha Mayo and Kristin Cleverley named fellows of American Academy of Nursing

rahul.kalvapalle — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 20:31:58 +0000

Samantha Mayo and Kristin Cleverley named fellows of American Academy of Nursing

rahul.kalvapalle Tue, 12/03/2024 - 15:31

American Academy of Nursing

Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing

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Samantha Mayo (L) and Kristin Cleverley (supplied image)

Samantha Mayo and Kristin Cleverley, associate professors in the Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, have been named fellows of the American Academy of Nursing for 2024.

The academy selects fellows whose programs of research and international impact align with their mission to enhance health equity for vulnerable populations.

“I am grateful to be recognized among such leading global nurse researchers," says Mayo, an expert on hematological cancer survivorship. "Not only does this fellowship recognize the contributions of my own research, but also the critical role of oncology nursing research in advancing the health systems that support patients and families affected by cancer."

“To be named a 2024 fellow is an honour and demonstrates the profound research expertise of nurses on the global stage," says Cleverley, whose research focuses on youth mental health and care transitions. "I am grateful not only for the recognition this brings me as a researcher, but also for the recognition this brings to the field of student and youth mental health research.”

Mayo and Cleverley were celebrated during an induction ceremony held in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 2.

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Darcy Fehlings recognized by American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

rahul.kalvapalle — Mon, 02 Dec 2024 20:05:30 +0000

Darcy Fehlings recognized by American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine

rahul.kalvapalle Mon, 12/02/2024 - 15:05

Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

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Darcy Fehlings (R) accepts her lifetime achievement award from American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) President Laurie Glader (photo courtesy of AACPDM)

Darcy Fehlings, a senior clinician scientist and developmental pediatrician at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and professor in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine's department of paediatrics, has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM).

The prestigious award is granted to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advance the health and well-being of individuals with cerebral palsy and other childhood-onset disabilities.

Fehlings has devoted her clinical and research work toward enabling meaningful and healthy futures for children and youth living with cerebral palsy. Her work centres on the innovation and evaluation of interventions for children with cerebral palsy.

Fehlings says she is "deeply honoured" to receive the award, and highlighted her belief in collaborative science to advancing research on cerebral palsy. "From a research perspective, my hope is to move boldly forward in partnership with individuals with cerebral palsy and their families to innovate, evaluate and promote ‘positively disruptive’ interventions that will make a positive difference in the well-being of children with cerebral palsy and their families."

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Nisrin Elamin recognized by American Anthropological Association

rahul.kalvapalle — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 17:52:38 +0000

Nisrin Elamin recognized by American Anthropological Association

rahul.kalvapalle Fri, 11/29/2024 - 12:52