Alumni

27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

admin — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:22:49 +0000

The 27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture honours the career and achievements of Professor Brenda Milner, an eminent cognitive neuroscientist and pioneer of the discipline of neuropsychology.

America First Goes Hemispheric: Trump’s Foreign Policy and Canada’s Strategic Dilemmas Webinar

admin — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:39:50 +0000

Join MISC and the Diamond Brown Chair in Democratic Studies at 12:00 pm on Friday, February 13 online for a webinar featuring Maria Popova, Vincent Rigby, and Carsten-Andreas Schulz.

Carmen Faye Mathes Has Been Awarded the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:44:54 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Carmen Faye Mathes!

Professor Mathes has been awared the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize for her essay “Apostrophe’s Occasions: Two Postures of Abolitionist Address.”

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Department Research Featured Among Quebec’s Top Discoveries

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:59:55 +0000

We’re proud to share that a paper on pain research, featuring Professor Caroline Palmer, Professor Roy, and PhD student Wenbo Yi, has been recognized as one of Quebec Science’s Top 10 Discoveries of the Year. This achievement highlights the innovative work being done in our department to advance understanding of pain mechanisms and perception.

Congratulations to Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives SSHRC’s highest honour

admin — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 16:33:20 +0000

"Myriam Denov, a leading advocate for children’s rights and a Professor in ��Թ�’s School of Social Work, has won a Gold Medal from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), its highest honour.

The award is for sustained leadership, dedication and originality of thought that have inspired students and colleagues; it comes with a $100,000 prize for future research.

Denov’s research interests include children born of war and families affected by war and genocide. Over the past 25 years, she has worked with war-affected children on three continents and advised NGOs and such governmental organizations as Global Affairs Canada, Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Department of National Defence." (��Թ� Reporter)

The Genealogy of Genealogy: Nietzsche, Foucault, and the Coils of Critical History

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 19:42:28 +0000

The Genealogy of Genealogy: Nietzsche, Foucault, and the Coils of Critical History with Professor Jason Ananda Jospehson Storm, Francis Christopher Oakley Third Century Professor of Religion, Williams College.

��Թ�’s Bachelor of Arts and Science program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary scholarship

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:58:56 +0000

Happy 20th birthday, B.A. & Sc.!

Prof. Sandeep Banerjee on CBC Ideas

admin — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 18:51:45 +0000

Professor Sandeep Banerjee was a guest in the CBC Ideas episode "How this 19th-century Indian feminist flipped the colonial travelogue on its head." Listen to the episode

Healing Broken Bonds — A New Podcast for Couples Navigating Complex Trauma

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:48:08 +0000

Healing Broken Bonds — A New Podcast for Couples Navigating Complex Trauma

We're excited to launch Healing Broken Bonds, a powerful new podcast created for couples working through the deep challenges of complex trauma — and the journey to healing together.

Cindy Blackstock Awarded Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 18:52:20 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Cindy Blackstock from the School of Social Work on being awarded the 2025 Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement.

Cindy Blackstock, who is a member of the Gitxsan First Nation and Executive Director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, is being recognized for her work and research in child welfare and advocacy for the rights of Indigenous children.

With Deepest Sympathy: In Memory of Jacob “Jack” Israel Raby, M.S.W.

admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:07:17 +0000

It is with profound sadness that we share the passing of Jacob “Jack” Israel Raby, M.S.W., who died on Friday, September 19, 2025, at the age of 86, surrounded by his loving family.

New ISID Policy Brief: Climate Resilience in Small Island States: Realizing the Major Macroeconomic Benefits from Adaptation Investments

admin — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 13:51:01 +0000

ISID welcomes the publication of a new policy brief by Professor of Practice Jamal Saghir and his colleague Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez. In this brief, Saghir and Ijjasz-Vasquez examine how Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are increasingly affected by the growing impacts of climate hazards, including tropical cyclones, storm surges, increases in temperature, heatwaves, droughts, coastal and riverine flooding, changing precipitation patterns, and sea level rise, among others.

Professor Nathalie Cooke appointed to Royal Society of Canada

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:02:40 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on her election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada!

Nathalie Cooke's Latest Book: Tastes and Traditions

admin — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:03:09 +0000

Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History by Professor Nathalie Cooke
Published by Reaktion Books

Montreal British History Seminar

admin — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:19:47 +0000

Laila Parsons (Professor of History, ��Թ�)

“The British Invasion of Palestine, 1917”

More details to follow.

Alumni

27th Annual Neuropsychology Day and Brenda Milner Lecture

America First Goes Hemispheric: Trump’s Foreign Policy and Canada’s Strategic Dilemmas Webinar

Carmen Faye Mathes Has Been Awarded the 2025 Keats-Shelley Association Essay Prize

Department Research Featured Among Quebec’s Top Discoveries

Congratulations to Social Work Professor Myriam Denov receives SSHRC’s highest honour

The Genealogy of Genealogy: Nietzsche, Foucault, and the Coils of Critical History

���������Թ�’s Bachelor of Arts and Science program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary scholarship

Prof. Sandeep Banerjee on CBC Ideas

Healing Broken Bonds — A New Podcast for Couples Navigating Complex Trauma

Cindy Blackstock Awarded Royal Society of Canada Prize for Indigenous Engagement

With Deepest Sympathy: In Memory of Jacob “Jack” Israel Raby, M.S.W.

New ISID Policy Brief: Climate Resilience in Small Island States: Realizing the Major Macroeconomic Benefits from Adaptation Investments

Professor Nathalie Cooke appointed to Royal Society of Canada

Nathalie Cooke's Latest Book: Tastes and Traditions

Montreal British History Seminar

��Թ�’s Bachelor of Arts and Science program celebrates 20 years of interdisciplinary scholarship