Undergraduate Students

IOWC Speaker Series - Davin Luce

admin — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:39:23 +0000

"Picturing Protection and Guidance at the Threshold: The Ontology of Itineracy in Peripatetic Monk Paintings from Mogao Cave 17, present-day Gansu Province, China"

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.

Professor Alexander Manshel has won the MELUS Book Award

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:28:53 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Manshel for winning the MELUS Book Award!

Professor Erin Hurley receives SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:10:08 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Erin Hurley for receiving a SSHRC Partnership Engage Grant!

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.”

The committee writes:

QLS Seminar Series - Daniele Avitabile

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:13:12 +0000

Noise-induced pattern formation in networks of spatially-dependent neural networks

Daniele Avitabile, VU University Amsterdam
Tuesday February 17, 12-1pm

Three ��Թ� researchers receive SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:32:44 +0000

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.

Work Your B.A. 2026 Career Events

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:13:39 +0000

Curious about where your BA can take you? Whether you’re looking for career ideas, helpful information, or a boost of inspiration, CaPS has you covered.

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)

Ricardo Wilson is the 2025-26 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:19:50 +0000

The Department of English is delighted to announce Professor Ricardo Wilson as the 2025-2026 Mordecai Richler Writer-in-Residence.

DESA African & Diasporic Literatures Lecture Series

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:20:50 +0000

The Department of English Students Association is launching its first installment of regionally specific African and diasporic literatures. This first installment will focus on Nigerian and Yoruba traditions.

Camille Owens Receives Honorable Mention for "Like Children"

admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:25:46 +0000

Congratulations to Professor Camille Owens! Professor Owens received an honorable mention from the Modern Language Association of America for her book Like Children: Black Prodigy and the Measure of the Human in America.

Remembering Morton Mendelson (1949-2025)

admin — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:32:53 +0000

The Department of Psychology is mourning the passing of Professor Morton Mendelson, a longstanding faculty member who joined the department in 1977. Professor Mendelson demonstrated a deep commitment to education and student well-being, and served as ��Թ�'s first Deputy Provost of Student Life and Learning. He will be missed by many.

Professor Emerita Debbie Moskowitz offered these words about Professor Mendelson: