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TWO ENGLISH FACULTY NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARDS
Two members of the School of English and Theatre Studies have been nominated for 2006 Governor General's Awards. Prof. Dionne Brand was nominated in the poetry category for her book Inventory, and Prof. Andre Alexis, acting associate director of the MFA in creative writing program, was nominated in the category of children's literature for Ingrid and the Wolf. Winners will be announced Nov. 21. Brand was also honoured this month as the winner of the Harbourfront Festival Prize at the International Festival of Authors. The $10,000 award honours individuals who have made a contribution to the world of books and writing.
MONNET CHAIR HOLDER TO ATTEND MEETING IN BELGIUM
Prof. John Pratschke, Marketing and Consumer Studies, holder of the Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration Studies, will attend the biennial meeting of the European Community Studies Association — World next month in Belgium. The meeting, which is part of the Jean Monnet Action Program of the European Commission, is exclusive to holders of Monnet chairs throughout the world. There are four Monnet chairs in Canada.
HISTORIAN IS VISITING FELLOW IN ENGLAND
Prof. Karen Racine, History, is a visiting research fellow this fall at the Institute for the Study of the Americas at the University of London.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE PROFS GIVE TALKS IN ITALY
Two faculty members in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development recently gave talks in Italy at the International Union of Forestry Research Organization's conference on landscape ecology. Prof. Robert Brown gave the keynote talk, discussing his work on microclimate, particularly the use of urban forestry to cool communities. Prof. Robert Corry presented a paper on “The Relationship of Patch Shapes and Sizes in Highly Fragmented Landscapes.”