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MEDIA ADVISORY: Constance Backhouse awarded the highest research honour from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
OTTAWA, November 24, 2011 — Mona Nemer, vice-president, Research at the University of Ottawa and Chad Gaffield, president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), invite the media to an award ceremony recognizing University of Ottawa professor Constance Backhouse for her contribution and leadership in research.
WHAT: SSHRC Gold Medal awarded to Professor Constance Backhouse
WHEN: Friday, November 25, 2011, 10.am.
WHERE: University of Ottawa, Desmarais Building, Room 12120 (55 Laurier Ave. East)
Constance Backhouse holds a University Research Chair on the Sexual Assault Legislation in Canada and is a Distinguished University Professor in the Faculty of Law (Common Law Section). In 2004, she was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and in 2008, she was named to the Order of Canada.
