/arts/taxonomy/term/18/all en /arts/channels/news/sophia-weiqi-li-winner-2025-best-undergraduate-paper-international-development-studies-prize-365345 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development congratulates Sophia Weiqi Li, winner of this year’s Best Undergraduate Paper in International Development Studies Prize. Sophia is a Honours International Development Studies Graduate with minors in French Language, Russian Language, and Urban Studies, and is recognized for her paper entitled <i>When Feminists and Imperialists Link Arms: An Intersectional Case Study of the Russian Invasion in Ukraine</i>.</p> Fri, 09 May 2025 14:00:44 +0000 admin 8242 at /arts /arts/channels/news/welcoming-eduardo-romero-dianderas-366228 <p>The Institute for the Study of International Development is pleased to welcome Eduardo Romero Dianderas to its full time academic staff.</p> <p>Eduardo Romero Dianderas is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for the Study of International Development, 91ºÚÁÏÍø. He holds a PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Columbia University (2022) and specializes in the study of media technologies, technical infrastructures, and global environmental governance in Latin America.</p> Fri, 01 Aug 2025 13:35:54 +0000 admin 8241 at /arts /arts/channels/news/two-award-winners-isid-364932 <p>Congratulation to ISID Professors Francesco Amodio and Jacob Blanc! Professor Blanc was awarded H. Noel Fieldhouse Award for Distinguished Teaching by the Faculty of Arts, and Professor Amodio was awarded the Faculty of Arts Distinction in Research Award.</p> <p>More on <a href="/history/jacob-blanc">Jacob Blanc</a></p> <p>More on <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/fscoamodio/">Francesco Amodio</a></p> Thu, 10 Apr 2025 20:24:09 +0000 admin 8243 at /arts /arts/channels/event/dr-michael-e-mann-public-environment-lecture-368083 <p>The 91ºÚÁÏÍø Bieler School of Environment is excited to invite you to a free annual lecture, this year with Presidential and Distinguished Professor, Dr. Michael Mann from the University of Pennsylvania.</p> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:44:27 +0000 admin 8224 at /arts /arts/channels/event/2025-beatty-lecture-isabel-wilkerson-366837 <p><strong>2025 Beatty Lecture with Isabel Wilkerson<br /> Followed by a book signing<br /> Thursday, October 23 at 6 p.m.<br /> Tanna Schulich Hall, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building <br /></strong></p> Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:23:37 +0000 admin 8225 at /arts /arts/channels/event/emily-mann-and-annabel-soutar-conversation-368033 Sat, 27 Sep 2025 02:25:33 +0000 admin 8222 at /arts /arts/channels/news/provost-honours-31-mcgill-professors-exceptional-research-achievements-365241 <em><strong>91ºÚÁÏÍø announces 2025 cohort of Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors and William Dawson Scholars </strong></em> <br /> Provost and Vice-President (Academic) Christopher Manfredi has named 31 91ºÚÁÏÍø professors as Distinguished James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors, James 91ºÚÁÏÍø Professors or William Dawson Scholars. The internal awards recognize exceptional research achievements. Thu, 01 May 2025 16:23:55 +0000 admin 8206 at /arts /arts/channels/news/268000-awarded-support-outreach-activities-mcgill-researchers-365469 <p>Seven 91ºÚÁÏÍø researchers have been awarded more than $268,000 in Connection Grants by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). </p> Tue, 27 May 2025 16:40:59 +0000 admin 8200 at /arts /arts/channels/news/isabel-wilkerson-deliver-2025-beatty-lecture-366868 <em>Pulitzer-Prize winning American journalist, journalism professor and author will speak Oct. 23  </em>   <p>Isabel Wilkerson, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author of <em>Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents </em>and <em>The Warmth of Other Suns </em>will deliver the 2025 Beatty Lecture at 91ºÚÁÏÍø on Oct. 23 during the University’s annual Homecoming festivities. Nahlah Ayed, host of CBC national radio program <em>Ideas, </em>will moderate the event.</p> Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:49:01 +0000 admin 8196 at /arts /arts/channels/news/school-information-studies-professors-awarded-56m-grant-propel-canada-forefront-cybersecurity-data-365987 <p>Professor Benjamin Fung, Canada Research Chair in Data Mining for Cybersecurity, and Professor Steven Ding, both of the School of Information Studies in the Faculty of Arts, are part of a team that has recently been awarded a $5.6 million grant, funded under the NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE. The project, the only one to receive funding from NSERC Alliance Grants-CSE, will provide a multimodal, comprehensive solution for exploratory analysis of unstructured data, with a strong focus on cybersecurity applications. </p> Wed, 09 Jul 2025 15:00:53 +0000 admin 8199 at /arts /arts/channels/news/professor-nathalie-cooke-appointed-royal-society-canada-367871 <strong>Congratulations to Professor Nathalie Cooke on her election as a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada!</strong> Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:02:40 +0000 admin 8189 at /arts /arts/channels/news/nathalie-cookes-latest-book-tastes-and-traditions-366491 <b><i>Tastes and Traditions: A Journey Through Menu History </i>by<i> </i>Professor Nathalie Cooke<br /> Published by Reaktion Books</b> Tue, 19 Aug 2025 21:03:09 +0000 admin 8190 at /arts /arts/channels/event/heroes-contemporary-popular-culture-368177 <b><u>Heroes in Contemporary Popular Culture: Figures, Forms, and Functions</u></b> <p>Co-hosted by 91ºÚÁÏÍø and Concordia University</p> <p>Event will be held at Concordia John Molson Building, Concordia University</p> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:16:53 +0000 admin 8163 at /arts /arts/channels/event/birks-annual-lecture-series-368178 <p>First Public lecture by Professor Israel Finkelstein. <em>Bible and Archaeology – The View from 2025</em>.</p> <p>Birks Heritage Chapel, Birks Building, 2nd floor.</p> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:34:27 +0000 admin 8164 at /arts /arts/channels/event/birks-annual-lecture-series-368179 <p>Second Public lecture by Professor Israel Finkelstein, <em>The archaeology and settlement history of Jerusalem in biblical times.</em></p> <p>Birks Heritage Chapel, Birks Building, 2nd floor.</p> Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:45:02 +0000 admin 8165 at /arts