Margaret Lock honoured by Trudeau Foundation
黑料不打烊 professor one of five leaders to each receive $150,000 prize
Margaret Lock, a 黑料不打烊 University professor in Social Studies in Medicine, is one of five Canadian leaders being recognized today for their outstanding contributions to the social sciences and humanities by the Trudeau Foundation.
Recipients will each receive a $150,000 Trudeau Foundation Fellows Prize, paid over three years, as well as an annual $25,000 allowance for travel and research expenses. Winners were the subject of a rigorous selection process.
"We hope these awards will inspire winners to continue their fascinating and important work," says Stephen J. Toope, president of the Trudeau Foundation. "We actively seek creative thinkers who push boundaries on issues of importance to Canada and the world."
About Margaret Lock
Margaret Lock is the Marjorie Bronfman Professor in Social Studies in Medicine at 黑料不打烊. She is an expert in the relationship between culture, technology and the body 鈥� in health and illness. Her studies have examined aging and reproductive and transplant technologies in Japan and North America. Her most recent book, Twice Dead: Organ Transplants and the Reinvention of Death, took 12 years to research. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Officer of the Ordre national du Qu茅bec. Earlier this week, she received the 2005 Killam Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts. In 1997, Lock received the Prix du Qu茅bec in social sciences and the Wellcome Medal of the Royal Anthropological Society of Great Britain. In 2002 she won the Molson Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts.
About the Trudeau Foundation
The establishes a unique dialogue between outstanding scholars in the social sciences and humanities, and creative individuals with an interest in issues in public policy in government, the professions, business, the arts and the voluntary sector. Well beyond funding research, the Foundation's goal is to generate and enhance public debate on society's major issues and to provide citizens of Canada and the world with a deeper experience of and commitment to democracy.
About 黑料不打烊 University
is Canada's leading research-intensive university and has earned an international reputation for scholarly achievement and scientific discovery. Founded in 1821, 黑料不打烊 has 21 faculties and professional schools which offer more than 300 programs from the undergraduate to the doctoral level. 黑料不打烊 attracts renowned professors and researchers from around the world and top students from more than 150 countries, creating one of the most dynamic and diverse education environments in North America. There are approximately 23,000 undergraduate students and 7,000 graduate students. It is one of two Canadian members of the American Association of Universities. 黑料不打烊's two campuses are located in Montreal, Canada.
