Stefan Linquist, Philosophy, awarded major grant from the Templeton Foundation
Dr. Stefan Linquist wins major grant from the John Templeton Foundation ($836,000) for the following project.
Transposable Genetic Elements as Ecological Agents.
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Dr. John Hacker-Wright wins College of Arts Excellence in Teaching Award, 2023
Congratulations to Dr. John-Hacker Wright, who has been awarded the Excellence in Teaching Award in the College of Arts. Many of John's students sent letters in support of his nomination, and the award was truly desrved. Congratulations john!
Dr. Michael Ruse, Professor Emeritus, Philosophy, has died.
Dr. Michael Ruse, distinguished philosopher of biology and Professor Emeritus, died on Nov. 1. Here are some reflections on his time at Guelph, from his friend and colleage Ken Dorter, University Professor Emeritus:
Two wonderful achivements for Prof. John Russon
Congratulations to John Russon for two significant achivements. Dr. Russon has been awarded SSHRC funding. John's project, titled To Live in These Times, is briefly described here.
Dr. Mariam Thalos, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be visiting the Philosophy Department as a Fulbright Scholar
Dr. Mariam Thalos, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville will be visiting Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities in the College of Arts (Sept. 3 to Jan. 3) Dr. Thalos has many philosophical interests, including Philosophy of Data Science and Digital Humanities.
External scholarships won by Philosophy Graduate Students
Three current grad students in Philosophy have won external scholarships! Greg Cote OGS, Alexander Grigggs-Burr OGS, Bruce Homer CGS-MA. Be sure to congratulate them if you see them in the Dept.!
Joshua (Gus) Skorburg has two recent collaborations with psychologists at Guelph and McGill
Joshua (Gus) Skorburg, U of G Philosophy, has two recent collabs with psychologists:
-A publication in American Psychologist, co-authored with Kieran O'Doherty (U of G Psychology) and Phoebe Friesen (McGill Psychology) The paper shows "why it is more important than ever to ensure that those most impacted by mental health research have a significant say in how these technologies are developed and deployed."
Welcome to the new Activists in Residence, Marsha Hinds Myrie and Nneka MacGregor
We are very excited to welcome Dr. Marsha Hinds Myrie and Nneka MacGregor, who will be with us as AiRs until June, 2024. Nneka and Marsha bring a wealth of knowledge and experience related to confronting gender-based violence across present-day Canada and throughout Barbados and the Commonwealth Caribbean. As Black women leaders, practitioners, scholars and activists, Marsha and Nneka have decades of experience confronting anti-Black racism and oppression, and challenging and changing other and intersecting unjust systems and structures.
Omid Payrow Shabani, 1962-2023
Dr. Abdollah (Omid) Payrow Shabani, Professor in the De
Maya Goldenberg co-author of Royal Society of Canada report on the humanities and health policy
Professor Maya Goldenberg is co-author of a report from the RSC. It’s part of a series of briefings guiding policy with lessons learned from the pandemic.