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The five recipients of this year鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 Research Excellence Award (L-R): Megan Frederickson, Kaley Walker, Naomi Nagy, Randall Hansen and Wil Cunningham

Five Faculty of Arts & Science professors recognized with Dean's Research Excellence Awards

Wil Cunningham, Megan Frederickson, Randall Hansen, Naomi Nagy and Kaley Walker are the first recipients of a new award from the Faculty of Arts & Science created to recognize faculty members whose research achievements have been cited as especially noteworthy.

The Dean鈥檚 Research Excellence Award was established with the aim of helping accomplished mid-career researchers compete successfully in national awards competitions. Winners have contributed a wealth of research that has had a significant and sustained influence in their chosen disciplines.

The winners represent a wide range of fields: Cunningham is a professor in the department of psychology, Frederickson is a professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology, Hansen is a professor in the department of political science, Nagy is a professor in the department of linguistics and Walker is a professor in the department of physics.

鈥淚t is with enormous pride that I announce the inaugural winners of the Dean鈥檚 Research Excellence Awards,鈥 says Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science. 鈥淭he scholars we honour this year are widely recognized as having made an important and ongoing impact on research in their respective fields. As the very first recipients of these annual awards, they set a shining example for those who will follow them.鈥

The five honourees will each receive $10,000 to further their professional development.

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