Dragana Obradović recognized with OCUFA Teaching Award

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St. George

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Faculty of Arts & Science

OCUFA Teaching Award

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Dragana Obradović, an associate professor in the Faculty of Science’s department of Slavic languages and literatures, has received one of the province’s highest teaching honours.

Obradović was named one of Ontario’s most outstanding university teachers for 2020-2021 by the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations (OCUFA). She is one of three University of Toronto faculty members receiving the award. The others are Micah Stickel of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Mairi Cowan of the department of historical studies at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

“My colleagues and I were thrilled to learn of Dragana’s teaching award,” says Taras Koznarsky, a professor of Ukrainian literature and the department’s interim chair. “We certainly knew that Dragana is a star teacher, but it’s wonderful to see her recognized in this way. Her intimate knowledge of Slavic cultures and the Balkans – an area known for its traumatic recent and distant past – showcases her talents as a keen and nuanced critical thinker.”

Alongside classes in literature and cultural history, Obradović teaches Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian (BCS) as one language – an approach that required single-handedly creating teaching materials from scratch because no textbooks existed for such a course.

“Thousands of faculty are eligible for this award and I remember feeling so much gratitude for the nomination itself,” says Obradović “It was a huge investment of time on the part of my faculty colleagues, and they were clearly interested in putting in that work for me.

“The award itself is the icing on the cake.”

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Twelve ��οfaculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

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Twelve ��οfaculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada

Research & Innovation

lanthierj Tue, 09/08/2020 - 16:25

Faculty

St. George

Department of English

Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations

Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Medicine

OISE

Rotman School of Management

Royal Society of Canada

Women in STEM

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The Royal Society of Canada has appointed 12 professors from across the University of Toronto as Fellows of the society – a recognition awarded to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.

“The University of Toronto congratulates the remarkable scholars and scientists receiving this honour,” said University Professor Ted Sargent, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “This distinction is an important reflection of their leadership and their significant and substantial contributions of knowledge, understanding and insight to our society.”

The new Fellows are:

Cheryl Arrowsmith of the department of medical biophysics in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Joel Baum of the Rotman School of Management
Paul-Alain Beaulieu of the department of Near and Middle Eastern civilizations in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Karen Davis of the department of surgery in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network
Diane Gérin-Lajoie of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Rama Khokha of the department of medical biophysics in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Askold Khovanski of the department of mathematics in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Leonid Livak of the department of Slavic languages and literatures in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Michelle Murphy of the department of history in the Faculty of Arts & Science
Marlene Scardamalia of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Ming-Sound Tsao of the department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology in the Faculty of Medicine and senior scientist at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network
Karen Weisman of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts & Science

Granted a royal charter in 1883, the goal of the Royal Society of Canada is to enhance connections between the scholarly, artistic and scientific communities and the larger society in order to promote knowledge and understanding for the benefit of all.

The new Fellows join 384 members of the ��οcommunity who currently hold the designation. They will be inducted at the 2020 Celebration of Excellence hosted by ��οNov. 27.

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Twelve ��οfaculty members appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada