The Royal Society of Canada Names 2016 New Fellows
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 09/07/16 -- The Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada have elected 89 new Fellows, including 2 Foreign Fellows, 2 Specially Elected Fellows and 2 Honorary Fellows. The newly elected Fellows have diverse backgrounds and disciplines. They have been elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding scholarly, scientific and artistic achievement. Election to the academies of the Royal Society of Canada is the highest honour a scholar can achieve in the Arts, Humanities and Sciences. to view a complete list of newly elected Fellows and their nomination citations.
"I am impressed by the exceptional quality of this year''s nominees, which include the highest ever proportion of Francophones as newly elected Fellows. The RSC is proud to welcome all the new members within its institution and I particularly acknowledge the inclusion, as Honorary Fellows, of two women who have greatly contributed to improving the quality of life of Indigenous peoples in Canada." said RSC President Maryse Lassonde.
This year''s new Fellows will be inducted to the academies of the RSC during the Induction and Awards Ceremony on Friday, November 18, 2016 at the Isabel Bader Centre in Kingston, Ontario. To register for this event, please .
Founded in 1882, the Royal Society of Canada (RSC) comprises the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences; in addition to Canada''s first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership, The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Its mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artistic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world.
Contacts:
Erika Kujawski
Manager, Communications & Publications
The Royal Society of Canada
(613) 991-5642
(at)RSCTheAcademies
Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:
Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Datum: 07.09.2016 - 10:38 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 1456712
Anzahl Zeichen: 4067
contact information:
Contact person:
Town:
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
Phone:
Kategorie:
Government & Administration
Typ of Press Release:
type of sending:
Date of sending:
Anmerkungen:
Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 179 mal aufgerufen.
Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"The Royal Society of Canada Names 2016 New Fellows
"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von
The Royal Society of Canada (Nachricht senden)
Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).
