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Richard Blackwell

News stories by Richard Blackwell

portrait of Stefania Hurko wearing a hat February 10, 2020 Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Stefania Hurko was a poet and political activist who 'believed the individual could move mountains'
photo of Marilyn Smith with a river, mountains and trees in the background January 20, 2020 Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Marilyn Smith showed memories can be faulty – with implications for courtrooms everywhere
Justice Rosalie Abella on stage at the Jackman Law Building October 4, 2019 Justice Rosalie Abella receives Â鶹ֱ²¥app alumni award for 'unwavering commitment to human rights and equality'
Portrait of Desmond Morton circa 1986-1994 September 27, 2019 Desmond Morton – historian, author and former Â鶹ֱ²¥app principal – 'was everything a public intellectual should be'
Portrait of Choon Chin Liew September 16, 2019 'An urgency to contribute': Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Choong Chin (C.C.) Liew considered a visionary for work on cardiovascular genetics
May 27, 2019 Meet Nathalie Des Rosiers, Massey College's next principal
photo of Dexter Voisin May 17, 2019 Dexter Voisin to become new dean of Â鶹ֱ²¥app’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work
Photo of Angela Merkel and Gregor Mayntz April 22, 2019 The unique way Germany handles press conferences: Â鶹ֱ²¥app symposium considers journalism in digital age
Photo of Jane Millgate March 11, 2019 'Intellect, humour and insight': Jane Millgate wrote seminal study on Sir Walter Scott, was inspiring mentor to students
Photo of David Booth February 14, 2019 Educator and public speaker David Booth 'really thought teaching was the best and most important profession'
Portrait of Carl Morey in Hong Kong in 2012 January 16, 2019 Former professor Carl Morey taught students – and the public – the joys of music
Photo of Douglas Joyce November 13, 2018 'Old-style gentleman' Douglas Joyce taught German at Â鶹ֱ²¥app for more than three decades
Photo of Scott Allan Orr November 7, 2018 Neither upbeat nor sombre: Â鶹ֱ²¥app alumnus commissioned to compose new carillon piece to mark First World War
photo of William Downe shaking hands with President Gertler November 7, 2018 William Downe, leading advocate for gender equality in business, receives honorary degree from Â鶹ֱ²¥app
Photo of Mark Carney October 24, 2018 Boosting education will help address short-term economic pain of AI, Mark Carney tells Â鶹ֱ²¥app audience
September 25, 2018 'Driven by a sense of equity and justice': Miriam Rossi, a pediatrician and Â鶹ֱ²¥app professor, was an influential diversity advocate
Photo of Christoffersen teaching September 17, 2018 Peter Christoffersen, a Rotman expert in financial risk, was 'a global thinker pushing the boundaries'
Cosmic Microwave Background September 10, 2018 Â鶹ֱ²¥app researchers part of global team to win prestigious 2018 Gruber Cosmology Prize
Photo of Jill Ker Conway and Barack Obama July 17, 2018 Jill Ker Conway, trail-blazing historian and feminist, was Â鶹ֱ²¥app's first female vice-president
Photo of Dr. Jack Tu June 25, 2018 Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Dr. Jack Tu's work drew international acclaim but he was 'kind and gentle and humble'