OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 11/05/09) - Canada's top social sciences and humanities researchers will be recognized at Sagacitas-the seventh annual Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) awards ceremony. The prizes awarded are among the Canadian research community's highest honours.

Media representatives are invited to attend as we present this year's Gold Medal for Achievement in Research, along with the SSHRC Aurora prize, the SSHRC Postdoctoral Prize and the William E. Taylor Fellowship.

 

Who:        - Mike Lake, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of
              Industry and Member of Parliament for Edmonton-Millwoods-
              Beaumont, on behalf of the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister
              of State (Science and Technology)
            - Dr. Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities
              Research Council
            - Canada's top social sciences and humanities researchers

When:       - Thursday, November 5, 2009
            - 6:00 p.m. (reception)
            - 7:00 p.m. (ceremony)

What:       - Canada's top social sciences and humanities researchers
              honoured for their contributions to scholarship and Canadian
              society.

Where:      - National Art Centre - Panorama Room
            - 53 Elgin Street
            - Ottawa, Ontario

SSHRC is the federal agency that promotes and supports university-based research and training in the humanities and social sciences. Through its programs and policies, the Council enables the highest levels of research excellence in Canada, and facilitates knowledge sharing and collaboration across research disciplines, universities and all sectors of society.

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Contacts:
For additional information on this release
and other SSHRC research projects:
Trevor Lynn
Communications Manager
613-992-7302 / Cell: 613-302-9879
Trevor.Lynn@sshrc-crsh.gc.ca