Pandas Curling brings home the gold medal on behalf of Canada at the 2017 Universiade Games (photo: U SPORTS)U SPORTS)This week, the University of Alberta is celebrating a gold medal for Pandas Curling, a Steacie Memorial Fellowship, the launch of a new MOOC, and more! So, congrats to the following:
• Darren Grant, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science — awarded the E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• Ryan Nickifor, Golden Bears Volleyball — named Athlete of the Week
• Jesse Thomas, Assistant Professor, Department of Art and Design, Faculty of Arts — became the first foreign artist to exhibit at the Zhengzhou University of Light Industry in China, and the first faculty member from the Department of Art and Design to hold a solo exhibition in China with his show, Aesthetic Histories Aesthetic Histories
• Ruijia Wang, PhD Candidate, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science — received the Outstanding Student Paper award for her presentation at the 2016 American Geophysical Union meeting for her work on induced earthquakes in Alberta
• Pandas Curling — won the gold medal at the 2017 Universiade Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan
• Pandas Volleyball — broke a program record with their 17th consecutive win on February 3, defeating the MRU Cougars in straight sets
• Faculty of Native Studies — launched the new MOOC, Indigenous Canada, which explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in CanadaIndigenous Canada, which explores Indigenous histories and contemporary issues in Canada
• Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology — named 22nd on a list of the top 65 similar programs from universities and research institutions around the world in the recent RePEc rankings
And finally, a pat on the back for the whole university after the U of A jumped to 31st in the Times Higher Education’s ‘most international’ rankings!
If you know of a U of A colleague who has recently won an award or any other honours and you would like to see their achievement celebrated in the next edition of Community Congrats! please send their info to blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.blog@ualberta.ca. Community Congrats! is usually published on Wednesdays.