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KUDOS FOR ENTOMOLOGIST
At the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America next month in Nevada, Prof. Steve Marshall, Environmental Biology, will receive the Thomas Say Award, sponsored by the Maryland-based Entomological Foundation for significant and outstanding work in insect systematics, morphology or evolution.
ITALY HONOURS VINTNER
Don Ziraldo, a 1971 OAC graduate who co-founded Inniskillin Wines Inc. of Niagara-on-the-Lake, has received Italy's XXVII Masi Prize. He was cited for his focus on research and innovation for wine in the Niagara region and building the area's reputation for making and exporting high-quality wines with personality.
PROF JOINS COUNCIL
Prof. Catherine Carstairs, History, has been elected to the council of the Canadian Historical Association for 2008 to 2011.
HISTORIANS GIVE TALKS IN ENGLAND, DOWN UNDER
Prof. Tara Abraham, History, spoke on “Transcending Disciplines: The Case of Cybernetics and the Cognitive Sciences” at the Sixth Joint Meeting of the British Society for the History of Science, the History of Science Society and the Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Science in Oxford, England. Prof. Elizabeth Ewan gave various talks on aspects of The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women at universities in Australia, New Zealand and Tasmania. She also spoke to the Sydney Society for Scottish History.
JOURNALISTS ELECT ROBERTS
Owen Roberts, director of research communications in the Office of Research, was elected general secretary of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists at the group's annual congress in Austria last month. He will also co-host the congress when it comes to Canada in 2011.