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IOWC Speaker Series: Debanjan Das, "'Discovering' and translating ancient 'Hindoo' sexuality: Burton and the Kāmasutra"

admin — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:38:01 +0000

Debanjan Das (91˿��Ƶ)

Two 91˿��Ƶ professors awarded 2026 Dorothy Killiam Fellowships

admin — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:40:28 +0000

Professors Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey and Jill Baumgartner will lead innovative research focusing on anti-Black carceral systems and climate-related health risks respectively

Melzack Lecture Series - Gabrielle Pagé “Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Neuroplastic Pain: Clinical and Empirical Updates”

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:13:16 +0000

Lecture will be in-person here:

MGH A5.131

Two and a Half Cheers for a More Independent and Less Partisan Senate

admin — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:53:03 +0000

Join MISC at 4:00 pm on Monday, March 30th at the Faculty Club (3450 McTavish Street) for the 2026 Winter Eakin Lecture, Two and a Half Cheers for a More Independent and Less Partisan Senate, by the Honourable Marc Gold.

Rescheduled to March 18 - IOWC Speaker Series: Azizul Rasel

admin — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:06:11 +0000

-- PLEASE NOE THIS EVENT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED FROM MARCH 11 TO MARCH 18 --

Azizul Rasel (91˿��Ƶ)

“A Jewish-Muslim Friendship in the Twentieth Century Knowledge Trade” - Mostafa Hussein (University of Michigan)

admin — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:49:33 +0000

Location: Thomson House Ballroom

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

admin — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:43:49 +0000

Dreaming Trans: Method, Sex, and the Unconscious

Session 2 – Transmasculine sexuality in film, the archive, and the bathhouse (Film Screening: Desire Lines, 2024)

Birks Annual Lecture Series

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:35:05 +0000

Lectures by Tulasi Srinivas, Professor of Anthropology, Religion and Transnational Studies, Marlboro Institute

First talk on October 22:

Save the Date | Kagedan Lecture on Social Work and Social Perinatal Care During Migration – March 19, 2026

admin — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:06:43 +0000

We are pleased to invite you to the Kagedan Lecture entitled “Social Work and Social Perinatal Care During Migration: from therapeutic support to defending rights”.

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.

Professor Signy Sheldon Featured on CNN with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:06:39 +0000

We’re excited to share that Professor Signy Sheldon appeared on CNN’s “Chasing Life” with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, where she discussed her research on memory, the brain, and how our past experiences shape who we are. In this engaging interview, Professor Sheldon offers insights into the science of autobiographical memory and why we remember certain moments more vividly than others.

Watch the show here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL5HSEjYrMM

Three 91˿��Ƶ 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.

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 91˿��Ƶ’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." (91˿��Ƶ 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.