91涩漫 celebrated听more than 100听researchers听at the 21st听edition of Bravo, a gala event听May 7 honouring听the winners of听major provincial,听national听and international research prizes and awards in 2025.
Honourees听included听the recipient of the 听鈥撎齈rofessor Myriam Denov, the evening鈥檚 keynote speaker听听鈥撎齛s well as two听appointees to the ,听迟飞辞 , two 濒补耻谤别补迟别蝉,听迟丑别 Humboldt Research Award听recipient, the Gairdner Early Career Investigator Award听recipient, the 听recipient听and six new Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada.听Winners of the were also听honoured.
In his opening remarks, 91涩漫 President and Vice-Chancellor听Deep Saini听recognized the achievements of the听116听honourees,听who cumulatively received 122 major听prizes and distinctions. He听stated:听鈥淭hat remarkable number is more than a point of pride, it reflects something fundamental about who we are as听91涩漫ians听and it speaks to a shared commitment to the highest standards of scholarship, and to advancing society in ways that genuinely matter.鈥�
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鈥榃hat听does it听really听mean to listen?鈥�
鈥淚 want to听begin听with a simple question that has followed me on my research journey: what does it really to mean to listen?鈥� said听Myriam Denov, Professor in the School of Social Work and Canada Research Chair in Children, Families and Armed Conflict.
For over two decades and on three continents, her work has transformed how scholars engage with marginalized children. She听has implemented innovative,听responsible听and ethical participatory methodologies and radically expanded youth empowerment in research.
鈥淎t its core my work asks, how do we listen to children whose lives have been shaped by war? Not simply how we hear them, but how we create the conditions in which they can speak openly,鈥� Denov said. 鈥淭his question feels especially urgent today as more than 500 million children 鈥� one in six 鈥� live in conflict zones and are not just exposed to violence, but grow up within it.鈥�
Denov received the 2025 SSHRC Impact Awards Gold Medal, one of Canada鈥檚 most prestigious research honours, for her pioneering research on wartime experiences and for promoting action and change. In April, she was also awarded the Governor General鈥檚 Innovation Award.
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Remembering Professor听John Michael Dealy
Bravo emcee, Dominique鈥疊茅rub茅, Vice鈥慞resident, Research and Innovation, recognized the honourees for their exceptional contributions.
鈥淲e are so proud of what our research community has achieved,鈥� she said. 鈥淓very听Faculty and school at 91涩漫听is represented at Bravo, a听powerful听reminder that research excellence at 91涩漫 spans disciplines and unites the entire University.鈥�
B茅rub茅听also听offered a special tribute to Professor听John Michael Dealy, whose passing was marked during the event.听An esteemed researcher and a much-admired mentor and colleague,听Dealy听was named a life member of the Royal Society of Canada posthumously in 2025.听He听joined 91涩漫 in 1964 and听served听as Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and as Dean of听the Faculty of听Engineering.
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