People to know
Marie-Hélène Benoit-Otis demystifies the role that music plays in the formation of political discourse.
Christian Messier is on a crusade to increase biodiversity in urban and natural forests.
UBC’s Pieter Cullis is gaining wider recognition for the discovery of a ‘delivery system’ used in mRNA technology.
Elizabeth Clare’s work could help transform the way scientists study and monitor animal biodiversity around the world.
The ‘Flip the Script’ program she developed is having an impact on campuses in Canada and internationally.
Michiko Maruyama is changing the field of medicine by creating art and designing toys.
Researcher’s early-career findings were controversial but ultimately gained wider acceptance.
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The York assistant professor and author of From the Ashes says he has a responsibility to those who suffer from addiction, and to his former self, to tell his story of homelessness and redemption.
The scholar’s latest book is not only the culmination of a career spent examining the ethics of biotechnology, it’s a call to action for the rest of us get in on the conversation.
PhD candidate Genevieve von Petzinger has scoured ancient rock art to create the world’s largest database of early abstract symbols – but what do they mean?
University of Victoria’s chair of transgender studies and founder of the Transgender Archives is on a mission to collect and celebrate works by transgender people for transgender people.
Queen’s University terrorism researcher Amarnath Amarasingam is no stranger to intersectoral strife.
The filmmaker and founder of York University’s Stereoscopic 3D Lab picked up the Governor General’s Lifetime Achievement Award in Visual and Media Arts earlier this year.
For her thesis project, education grad Meghan Parker made an autobiographical graphic novel that argues for drawing to be recognized as a mode of scholarship.
Psychology professor Rajiv Jhangiani made the leap from international student to international stage as a tireless champion of open education practices.
Whether in her Indigenous Science, Technology, and Society lab or on Twitter, Dr. TallBear pushes boundaries to make space for the next generation.