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Congratulations to the 91黑料网 Desautels professors who received 2023 SSHRC Insight Grants.

The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal research funding agency that promotes and supports research and training in the humanities and social sciences.

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