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Tak W. Mak and Michael J. Trebilcock receive honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University

siddiq22 — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 19:13:11 +0000

Tak W. Mak and Michael J. Trebilcock receive honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University

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Michael J. Trebilcock and Tak W. Mak (supplied images)

Tak W. Mak and Michael J. Trebilcock have received honorary degrees from Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, MD.

Mak is a world-renowned cancer researcher and University Professor in the department of immunology in the Temerty Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network. A geneticist, immunologist and biochemist, he “has few peers in the world of cancer research,” the citation from JHU noted.

His breakthrough accomplishments have reshaped the field. In 1984, Mak discovered the structure of the T-cell receptor for antigens, which opened the door to developing new immunotherapy drugs. His discoveries have contributed to researchers’ understanding of immunity, particularly as it relates to cancer, arthritis, autoimmune disorders, heart disease and HIV/AIDS.

Throughout the course of his career, Mak has contributed to more than 700 papers, received more than 65,000 citations in leading scientific journals and garnered numerous prestigious international awards, including the 2023 International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research from the Pezcoller Foundation and the American Association for Cancer Research.

A globally renowned legal scholar and economist and University Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Law, Trebilcock is an "internationally distinguished and pioneering scholar of the law and economics movement," the JHU citation said.

For 50 years, he held a tenured appointment at 91�Թ�, where he founded the university's prestigious law and economics program – which now bears his name – and helped it become a global leader in the interdisciplinary exploration of law and economics.

A prolific scholar, Trebilcock is the author of nearly 150 articles, more than 60 book chapters and 44 books.

His many awards and honours include: Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada; Honorary Foreign Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the Mundell Medal for legal writing in Ontario; the Canada Council Molson Prize in the humanities and social sciences; and the Ontario Premier’s Discovery Award for the social sciences and humanities.

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Cristina Amon and John Borrows receive honorary degrees from University of Waterloo

lanthierj — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:38:44 +0000

Cristina Amon and John Borrows receive honorary degrees from University of Waterloo

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lanthierj Fri, 06/09/2023 - 17:38

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University Professor Cristina Amon, the dean emerita of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering, and Professor John Borrows, The Loveland Chair of Indigenous Law at the Faculty of Law, are being recognized with honorary doctorates from the University of Waterloo.

“Honorary doctorates are bestowed upon exceptional people who have contributed to the Waterloo community or to the country at large,” the University of Waterloo said in a statement.

A leader in computational fluid dynamics for thermal designs who has made significant contributions to the field of thermal transport in nanoscale semiconductors, energy systems, EV batteries and biomedical devices, Amon served as dean of 91�Թ� Engineering from 2006 to 2019. Under her leadership, 91�Թ� Engineering became a global hub for multidisciplinary research, education and innovation, known for its strategic faculty-wide initiatives, diversity and inclusion of underrepresented groups in the engineering profession – with the percentage of women in the first-year engineering cohort increasing from 20 per cent to 42 per cent, and women faculty climbing from 19 to 56.

Amon is an Alumni Distinguished Professor in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering. A member of the Order of Canada, she has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Hispanic Engineer Hall of Fame, Royal Society of Canada, Spanish Royal Academy and U.S. National Academy of Engineering. She is a fellow of all major professional societies in her field and has contributed over 400 refereed articles to education and research literature.

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A member of the Chippewa of the Nawash First Nation in Ontario, Borrows is an internationally recognized scholar of Indigenous legal rights. He completed four degrees at 91�Թ� and was an early-career scholar with the law faculty from 1998 to 2002. His award-winning books include: Recovering Canada: The Resurgence of Indigenous Law (2002 Donald Smiley Award for best book in Canadian political science); Canada's Indigenous Constitution (2011 Canadian Law and Society Best Book Award); Freedom and Indigenous Constitutionalism (2016 Donald Smiley Award); and Law’s Indigenous Ethics (2020 Best Subsequent Book Award from the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, 2020 W. Wes Pue Best book award from the Canadian Law and Society Association).

An Officer of the Order of Canada, Borrows is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, a Trudeau Fellow and a Killam Prize and Molson Prize recipient. He received the Indigenous Peoples Counsel designation from the Indigenous Bar Association for honour and integrity in service to Indigenous Peoples, the National Aboriginal Achievement Award in Law and Justice and the Governor General’s Innovation Award.

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Canisia Lubrin and Dionne Brand recognized with Windham-Campbell prizes

lanthierj — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 19:27:30 +0000

Canisia Lubrin and Dionne Brand recognized with Windham-Campbell prizes

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lanthierj Fri, 03/26/2021 - 15:27

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Renowned authors Canisia Lubrin and Dionne Brand have each received one of the world’s most sought-after literary awards: The Windham-Campbell prize.

Awarded by Yale University to eight writers annually, the prize gives US$165,000 (more than C$206,000) to each author in recognition of their extraordinary literary achievements. While both Brand and Lubrin write in many forms, Brand was recognized for fiction and Lubrin for poetry.

The author of the critically acclaimed Voodoo Hypothesis and The Dyzgraphxst, Lubrin is an instructor at the 91�Թ�’s School of Continuing Studies and was also recently named poetry editor at McClelland & Stewart, succeeding Brand in the role. Describing her work, the judges said: “Bursting beyond the confines of legibility and the individual, Canisia Lubrin summons up oceans, languages, and the self, the other, and the first-person plural, into a generous baroque project of anti-colonial plenitude.”

“It is impossible to express what this extraordinary encouragement means, what being in such company during such a catastrophic time, will make possible,” Lubrin said in a statement.

Alumna and honorary degree recipient Brand is a novelist, essayist and Toronto’s former poet laureate, whose most recent book is called Theory.

“Funny, wild, and completely lacking in pretension, Theory takes huge formal risks, reimagining the novel of ideas for our own moment, challenging and enchanting the reader at the same time,” the judges said.

“This is an astonishing surprise,” Brand said in a statement. “It will take me weeks, maybe months to find the best words to describe my amazement. For now let me say, wondrous.”

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Michael Connelly to receive honorary degree from Education University of Hong Kong

lanthierj — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:10:37 +0000

Michael Connelly to receive honorary degree from Education University of Hong Kong

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lanthierj Tue, 12/22/2020 - 13:10

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Professor Emeritus Michael Connelly of the 91�Թ�’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education is receiving an honorary doctorate from the Education University of Hong Kong.

Connelly is one of three honorary degree recipients announced by the university, which said in a statement that it was conferring the honours “in recognition of the significant contributions they have made in their respective fields in advancing education and inspiring the next generation.”

A leading authority in the field of curriculum and instruction, Connelly joined OISE in 1968 and is renowned for his work on curriculum studies, science education, school reform, teacher education and development, and multiculturalism.

The founding director of the OISE Centre for Teacher Development, now called Continuing and Professional Learning, he was also a director of a Hong Kong Institute of Education/OISE Doctoral Program, and a founder and editor of Curriculum Inquiry. His hundreds of publications includeThe Sage Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction and Narrative Inquiry for School-based Research. His many accolades include: Outstanding Canadian Curriculum Scholar Award from the Canadian Society for the Study of Education; Whitworth Award for Educational Research from the Canadian Education Association, and American Educational Research Association (AERA) Outstanding Publication Award. 

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