HEALTH SCIENCES
Tuesday, May 30, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Atul A. Gawande
B.A.S. (Stanford University), M.A. (The University of Oxford), M.D., M.P.H. (Harvard University)
Surgeon, writer and public health researcher, Dr. Atul Gawande practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and is the Samuel O. Thier Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Gawande is also Executive Director of Ariadne Labs and Chairman of Lifebox, organizations devoted to reducing suffering and saving lives through systems innovation for better health care worldwide.听
A writer of exquisitely crafted meditations on the problems and challenges of modern medicine, Dr. Gawande has published four bestsellers: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto, and Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End. Winner of two National Magazine Awards, Dr. Gawande is a MacArthur Fellow, as well as the winner of the Lewis Thomas Award for scientific writing.听
Atul Gawande believes that society must take a step back and look at new ways to practice medicine 鈥 with fewer cowboys and more pit crews: 鈥淥ur medical systems are broken. Doctors are capable of extraordinary (and expensive) treatments, but we are losing our core focus: actually caring for people.鈥
Doctorat 猫s sciences, honoris causa
Atul A. Gawande
B.A.S. (Universit茅 Stanford), M.A. (Universit茅 d鈥橭xford), M.D., M.P.H. (Universit茅 Harvard)
Chirurgien, auteur et chercheur en sant茅 publique, le Dr听Atul Gawande pratique la chirurgie g茅n茅rale et endocrinienne au Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital 脿 Boston, au Massachusetts. Il est professeur au D茅partement de politique et de gestion de sant茅 脿 la Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health et professeur en chirurgie de la chaire Samuel O. Thier 脿 la Harvard Medical School. Le Dr听Gawande est aussi le directeur g茅n茅ral d鈥橝riadne Labs et le pr茅sident de Lifebox, des organisations qui se consacrent 脿 r茅duire la souffrance et 脿 sauver des vies gr芒ce 脿 des syst猫mes d鈥檌nnovation pour de meilleurs soins de sant茅 dans le monde entier.
Auteur dont la plume am猫ne habilement le lecteur 脿 r茅fl茅chir aux probl猫mes et aux d茅fis de la m茅decine moderne, le Dr听Gawande a publi茅 quatre succ猫s de librairie听: Complications, Better, The Checklist Manifesto et Nous sommes tous mortels听: ce qui compte vraiment en fin de vie. Laur茅at de deux prix du magazine canadien, le Dr听Gawande a re莽u le prix MacArthur ainsi que le prix Lewis Thomas en r茅daction scientifique. Atul听Gawande croit que la soci茅t茅 doit prendre un certain recul et r茅fl茅chir 脿 de nouvelles fa莽ons de pratiquer la m茅decine 鈥 en travaillant moins de mani猫re recluse et davantage en 茅quipe听: 芦听Nos syst猫mes m茅dicaux sont en piteux 茅tat. Les m茅decins ont la capacit茅 d鈥檕ffrir des traitements extraordinaires (et co没teux), mais nous nous 茅loignons de notre cible premi猫re qui est de prendre soin des personnes.听禄
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Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
Suzanne L茅vesque,听C.M., D.h.c.
Mme Suzanne L茅vesque鈥檚 illustrious career started by following the path laid out by her remarkable father J.-Louis L茅vesque. M. L茅vesque, a nationally lauded businessman, was one of Qu茅bec鈥檚 most beloved philanthropist and a patron of health and education.
Mme L茅vesque joined Fondation J.-Louis L茅vesque in 1974. As a result of her passion and drive she was first appointed a trustee and later, in 1982, she became the Foundation鈥檚 President and Chief Executive Officer.
A strong advocate of the inherent power of education and research, Mme L茅vesque鈥檚 vision has led to the creation of a long list of new university- and hospital-based research chairs focusing on a variety of subjects from cancer, heart disease, genetics, ophthalmology and neo-natal care among many others. Her approach has always been hands-on and she supports strong ties and collaboration between the many institutions that her Foundation supports.
Suzanne L茅vesque has dedicated her life to championing the fields of medicine, research and education and in 2004 was honoured by being appointed a Member of the Order of Canada.
Doctorat 猫s lettres, honoris causa
Suzanne听L茅vesque, C.M. , D.h.c.听 听听
Mme Suzanne L茅vesque a commenc茅 sa brillante carri猫re en suivant les traces laiss茅es par son remarquable p猫re, Jean-Louis L茅vesque. Homme d鈥檃ffaires respect茅 sur la sc猫ne nationale, M. L茅vesque a 茅t茅 l鈥檜n des philanthropes les plus appr茅ci茅s du Qu茅bec et m茅c猫ne dans le domaine de la sant茅 et de l鈥櫭ヾucation.
Mme L茅vesque s鈥檈st jointe 脿 la Fondation J.-Louis L茅vesque en 1974. Suivant sa passion et faisant preuve de dynamisme, elle a d鈥檃bord 茅t茅 nomm茅e fiduciaire. Puis, en 1982, elle est devenue pr茅sidente et directrice g茅n茅rale de la Fondation.
D茅fendant avec ardeur le pouvoir intrins猫que de l鈥櫭ヾucation et de la recherche, Mme L茅vesque a concr茅tis茅 sa vision en cr茅ant une longue liste de nouvelles chaires universitaires, notamment en milieu hospitalier, sur une diversit茅 de sujets comme le cancer, les maladies du c艙ur, la g茅n茅tique, l鈥檕phtalmologie et les soins n茅onatals, pour n鈥檈n nommer que quelques-uns. Son approche est depuis toujours pratique, et elle fait la promotion de collaborations et de liens 茅troits entre les nombreux 茅tablissements que sa Fondation soutient.
Suzanne L茅vesque a consacr茅 sa vie 脿 soutenir la m茅decine, la recherche et l鈥櫭ヾucation. En 2004, elle a 茅t茅 re莽ue Membre de l鈥橭rdre du Canada.
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CONTINUING STUDIES
Tuesday, May 30, 6 p.m.
Doctor of Letters, honoris causa
Alanis Obomsawin, O.C., G.O.Q, C.A.L.Q.
Filmmaker, artist, singer, storyteller and activist Alanis Obomsawin is one of Canada鈥檚 most distinguished documentary filmmakers. A member of the Abenaki Nation, she has moved the hearts and inspired the minds of people throughout Canada and around the world with her powerful documentaries.听
Ms. Obomsawin began her career as a professional singer and storyteller before joining the听National Film Board of Canada in 1967. Her award-winning films address the struggles of听Aboriginal peoples听in Canada from their perspective, giving prominence to those voices that have long fallen on deaf ears. She听has produced and directed 49 National Film Board of Canada documentaries, one of her best known films is听Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, about the 1990 siege at Oka, Quebec.听
鈥淓ducation鈥, she has said, 鈥渋s the most important thing in my life. It鈥檚 why I do what I do鈥. Her work is a testament to those words as she weaves together meticulous historical research, political insight and her own intimate knowledge of indigenous traditions.听
Alanis Obomsawin has received numerous awards and honours throughout her carrier, including Grand Officer of The National Order of Quebec, Officer of the Order of Canada and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.听
Doctorat 猫s lettres, honoris causa
Alanis Obomsawin, O.C., G.O.Q., C.A.L.Q.
Cin茅aste, artiste, chanteuse, conteuse et activiste, Alanis Obomsawin est l鈥檜ne des plus 茅minentes cin茅astes documentaristes du Canada. Membre de la nation des Ab茅naquis, elle a su toucher le c艙ur des gens et inspirer les esprits partout au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde gr芒ce 脿 la puissance de ses documentaires.听
Mme听Obomsawin a commenc茅 sa carri猫re comme chanteuse professionnelle et conteuse avant de joindre l鈥橭ffice national du film du Canada en 1967. Ses films prim茅s racontent les luttes men茅es par les peuples autochtones du Canada, selon leurs perspectives, et mettent en valeur la voix de ceux et celles qui depuis trop longtemps passent sous silence. Elle a produit et dirig茅 49听documentaires de l鈥橭ffice national du film du Canada. Un de ses films les plus connus, Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, documente le si猫ge de 1990 脿 Oka, Qu茅bec.听
芦听L鈥櫭ヾucation, dit-elle, est la chose la plus importante de ma vie. C鈥檈st la raison pour laquelle je fais ce que je fais.听禄 Son 艙uvre, v茅ritable t茅moignage de cette conviction, conjugue recherches historiques m茅ticuleuses, id茅es politiques et connaissances personnelles sur les traditions autochtones.听
Alanis Obomsawin a re莽u d鈥檌nnombrables prix et reconnaissances tout au long de sa carri猫re, notamment ceux de grande offici猫re de l鈥橭rdre national du Qu茅bec, offici猫re de l鈥橭rdre du Canada et membre honoraire de la Soci茅t茅 royale du Canada.听
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ENGINEERING
Wednesday, May 31, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Douglas J. Cardinal, O.C., F.R.A.I.C., F.R.C.A., M.R.S.C.
B.Arch. (University of Texas)
Born in Alberta of Metis and Blackfoot heritage, Douglas Joseph Cardinal has dedicated his life to creating beautiful, thriving and harmonious environments. He is one of a small number of architects whose body of work has defined a uniquely Canadian style: rooted in the land and shaped by local culture and the forces of nature.
One of Mr. Cardinal's first projects outside Alberta and the Northwest Territories brought Prairie expressionism to central Canada through the design of the Canadian Museum of Civilization - now Canadian Museum of History 鈥 in Gatineau, Quebec. Acknowledged internationally as a technologically complex building that reframed museum architecture, the CMH is a culturally significant building that was designed to accommodate a shifting perspective on Indigenous history and national culture.听
For more than five decades, Mr. Cardinal has worked in harmony with his clients and his community to produce a breathtaking collection of award-winning buildings that are artistically original and always well crafted, intelligently planned, and not merely beautiful but delightful.听
As one of Canada鈥檚 most celebrated architects, in 2006, Douglas Cardinal was conferred the designation of 鈥淲orld Master of Contemporary Architecture鈥 and the following year, was honoured as one of four Canadian architects chosen by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada and featured on a special series of Canadian postage stamps.
Doctorat 猫s sciences, honoris causa
Douglas听J. Cardinal, O.C., F.I.R.A.C., F.R.C.A., M.R.S.C.
B.Arch. (Universit茅 du Texas)
N茅 en Alberta de descendance m茅tisse et pied-noir, Douglas Joseph Cardinal a consacr茅 sa vie 脿 cr茅er des espaces o霉 beaut茅, harmonie et bien-锚tre se c么toient. Il compte parmi les rares architectes dont l鈥檈nsemble de l鈥櫯搖vre a d茅fini un style canadien distinct, enracin茅 dans le territoire et fa莽onn茅 par la culture locale et les forces de la nature.
L鈥檜n des premiers projets architecturaux de M.听Cardinal 脿 avoir vu le jour 脿 l鈥檈xt茅rieur de l鈥橝lberta et des Territoires du Nord-Ouest a amen茅 l鈥檈xpressionnisme des Prairies vers le centre du Canada听: le Mus茅e canadien des civilisations - maintenant le Mus茅e canadien de l鈥檋istoire 鈥 de Gatineau, au Qu茅bec. La complexit茅 technologique du MCH a red茅fini l鈥檃rchitecture mus茅ale et lui a valu une reconnaissance internationale. L鈥櫭ヾifice rev锚t une importance culturelle cruciale puisque sa conception vise 脿 harmoniser l鈥檋istoire autochtone et la culture nationale.听
Depuis plus de 50听ans, en collaboration avec ses clients et sa communaut茅, M.听Cardinal a produit une impressionnante collection de constructions architecturales prim茅es qui d茅notent une originalit茅 artistique et dont la conception est raffin茅e et intelligente. Ses r茅alisations sont plus que belles 脿 regarder, elles 茅merveillent les sens.听
Figurant parmi les architectes canadiens les plus connus, Douglas Cardinal a re莽u le titre de 芦听Ma卯tre mondial de l鈥檃rchitecture contemporaine听禄 en 2006. L鈥檃nn茅e suivante, il a 茅t茅 honor茅 comme l鈥檜n des quatre architectes canadiens choisis par l鈥橧nstitut royal d鈥檃rchitecture du Canada et son visage est apparu sur une s茅rie sp茅ciale de timbres-poste canadiens.
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MUSIC
May 14, 2017, at 3 p.m., at the Maison symphonique de Montr茅al, 1600 rue Saint-Urbain.
Doctor of Music,听honoris causa
Maestro Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin
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Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin has served as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Orchestre M茅tropolitain since 2000. In 2017-2018, he will wind up his tenth and final season with the Rotterdam Philharmonic. He has been Music Director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 2012. In 2020-2021, he will succeed James Levine as the third Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. The recipient of three honorary doctorates (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, 2011; the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia, 2014; Rider University, Princeton, 2015), he was appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada in 2012 and Companion of the Order of Arts and Letters of Quebec and Officer of the Order of Quebec in 2015.
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le 14 mai 2017, 脿 15 h, 脿 la Maison symphonique de Montr茅al, situ茅e au 1600, rue Saint-Urbain
Doctorat 猫s musique, honoris causa
le maestro Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin
Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin est le directeur artistique et chef principal de l鈥橭rchestre M茅tropolitain depuis 2000. Il terminera en 2017-2018 sa dixi猫me et derni猫re saison 脿 la t锚te de l鈥橭rchestre philharmonique de Rotterdam. Il est 茅galement directeur de l鈥橭rchestre de Philadelphie depuis 2012. En 2020-2021, il prendra la rel猫ve de James Levine comme troisi猫me directeur musical du prestigieux Metropolitan Opera de New York. Titulaire de trois doctorats honorifiques (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al, 2011; Institut Curtis de Philadelphie, 2014; Universit茅 Rider de Princeton, 2015), il est aussi, depuis 2012, Compagnon de l鈥橭rdre du Canada, et depuis 2015, Compagnon des arts et des lettres du Qu茅bec et Officier de l鈥橭rdre national du Qu茅bec.
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MANAGEMENT
Thursday, June 1, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Kathleen P. Taylor, C.M.
B.A. (University of Toronto), J.D., M.B.A. (York University)
Kathleen Taylor is a pioneer for women in many industries, including hospitality, financial services and philanthropy.听 In 2010, following 20 years of progressively senior leadership roles, she was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts - the second CEO in the company鈥檚 history and the only woman among the top 10 hotel operators by revenue. She was instrumental in establishing the firm鈥檚 global portfolio of luxury properties and ensuring the brand鈥檚 international success.听
In 2013, Ms. Taylor made a concerted effort to promote gender equality in the workplace by spearheading the Ontario Securities Commission鈥檚 鈥渃omply or explain鈥 rule, which requires corporations in Ontario to disclose the number of women in leadership positions., She was appointed Chair of the Board of Directors of the Royal Bank of Canada in 2014 鈥 the first woman in Canada to lead a major chartered bank. Kathleen Taylor is also the Director and Chair of the SickKids Foundation, the fundraising organization for the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, one of the world鈥檚 foremost pediatric health care institutions in Canada.听
For her accomplishments and community engagement, Ms. Taylor was named a member of the Order of Canada in June 2016.
Doctorat en droit, honoris causa
Kathleen听P.听Taylor, C.M.
B.A. (Universit茅 de Toronto), J.D., M.B.A. (Universit茅 York)
Kathleen听Taylor fait figure de pionni猫re pour les femmes 艙uvrant dans de nombreux secteurs, y compris l鈥檋么tellerie, les services financiers et la philanthropie. En 2010, apr猫s avoir occup茅 pendant 20听ans d鈥檌mportants postes de direction aux responsabilit茅s croissantes, elle a 茅t茅 nomm茅e pr茅sidente-directrice g茅n茅rale (PDG) du groupe h么telier Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts 鈥 deuxi猫me personne de l鈥檋istoire de l鈥檈ntreprise au poste de PDG et unique femme parmi les dix plus grands h么teliers en fonction des recettes. Elle a jou茅 un r么le d茅terminant quant 脿 l鈥櫭﹖ablissement du portefeuille mondial de la soci茅t茅 de propri茅t茅s luxueuses et 脿 la r茅ussite internationale de la marque.听
En 2013, Mme听Taylor a fait un effort concert茅 pour promouvoir l鈥櫭ゞalit茅 entre les hommes et les femmes au travail en faisant valoir la r猫gle 芦听appliquer et expliquer听禄 de la Commission des valeurs mobili猫res de l鈥橭ntario qui exige que les entreprises de l鈥橭ntario d茅voilent le nombre de femmes occupant des postes de direction. Elle a 茅t茅 nomm茅e pr茅sidente du conseil d鈥檃dministration de la Banque Royale du Canada en 2014, devenant ainsi la premi猫re femme au Canada 脿 la t锚te d鈥檜ne importante banque 脿 charte. Kathleen听Taylor est 茅galement directrice et pr茅sidente de la SickKids Foundation, organisme de collecte de fonds de l鈥橦么pital pour enfants de Toronto, l鈥檜n des 茅tablissements canadiens de soins de sant茅 p茅diatrique les plus r茅put茅s au monde.听
Pour souligner ses r茅alisations et son engagement communautaire, Mme听Taylor a re莽u le titre de Membre de l鈥橭rdre du Canada en juin 2016.
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LAW
Thursday, June 1, 2017, 3 p.m.
Doctor of Laws, honoris causa
Stephen J. Toope, O.C.
A.B. (Harvard University), LL.B., B.C.L. (成人VR视频), Ph.D. (Cambridge University)
Dr. Stephen Toope is a thoughtful and valued voice in higher education and international law. As Dean of Law at 成人VR视频 and as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of British Columbia, he led curriculum renewal in legal education and advanced post-secondary research and innovation.听 A respected legal scholar and authority in human rights, Dr. Toope is sought after for his expertise by social justice organizations and governments around the world. He is presently the Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto and also serves as President of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professor Toope publishes in leading international journals on international dispute resolution, international environmental law, human rights, the use of force, and international legal theory, and has lectured at leading universities around the globe. His book with Professor Jutta Brunn茅e, Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account was winner of the American Society of International Law鈥檚 2011 Certificate of Merit for Creative Scholarship.听
Doctorat en droit, honoris causa
Stephen听J.听Toope, O.C.
A.B. (Universit茅 Harvard), LL.B., B.C.L. (Universit茅 成人VR视频), Ph.D. (Universit茅 Cambridge
Le Pr.听Stephen听Toope est estim茅 de ses pairs pour sa voix r茅fl茅chie dans le domaine de l鈥櫭ヾucation sup茅rieure et du droit international. Dans le cadre de ses fonctions de doyen de la Facult茅 de droit de l鈥橴niversit茅 成人VR视频 et de pr茅sident et vice-recteur de l鈥橴niversit茅 de la Colombie-Britannique, il a dirig茅 le renouvellement du programme de droit et la progression de la recherche et de l鈥檌nnovation au niveau postsecondaire. Juriste respect茅 et sommit茅 en droits de la personne, M.听Toope est sollicit茅 pour son expertise par des organisations de justice sociale et des gouvernements du monde entier. Il est actuellement le directeur de la Munk School of Global Affairs de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Toronto et agit 脿 titre de pr茅sident de la F茅d茅ration des sciences humaines.
Le Pr听Toope publie dans de grandes revues internationales des articles sur le r猫glement de diff茅rends internationaux, le droit environnemental international, les droits de la personne, l鈥檜sage de la force et la th茅orie juridique internationale. De plus, il donne des conf茅rences dans de grandes universit茅s aux quatre coins de la plan猫te. R茅dig茅 conjointement avec la professeure Jutta Brunn茅e, son livre Legitimacy and Legality in International Law: An Interactional Account a 茅t茅 prim茅 par l鈥橝merican Society of International Law qui lui a d茅cern茅 le Certificat d鈥檈xcellence pour l鈥檃vancement universitaire 2011.听
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AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Friday, June 2, 2017, 2:30 p.m.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Pamela Matson, F.A.A.A.S.
B.Sc. (University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire), M.S. (Indiana University), Ph.D. (Oregon University)
Dr. Pamela Matson is the Chester Naramore Dean of the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences, the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Professor in Environmental Studies at Stanford, and a Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment.听 An interdisciplinary Earth scientist and an organizational strategist, Dr. Matson works to reconcile the needs of people and those of the planet. Her research addresses an array of environmental and sustainability issues, including the sustainability of agricultural systems and the vulnerability of people and places to climate change. A MacArthur Fellow and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Matson is also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, and a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences, Ecological Society of America, and American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 2013 she was named one of the top 鈥100 Women of Influence鈥 by the Silicon Valley Business Journal and was one of a number of scientists awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for their work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Dr. Matson is the author of numerous scientific publications and books, including the recently published Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice ,which lays the foundations for sustainability science.
Doctorat 猫s science, honoris causa
Pamela Matson, F.A.A.A.S.
B.听Sc. (Universit茅 du Wisconsin-Eau Claire), M.S. (Universit茅 de l鈥橧ndiana), Ph.听D. (Universit茅 de l鈥橭regon)
Mme听Pamela Matson est doyenne 脿 la School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences Chester Naramore, professeure au D茅partement Richard and Rhoda Goldman des Environmental Studies 脿 Stanford, et est agr茅g茅e sup茅rieure de recherches 脿 la Woods Institute for the Environment. 脌 titre de sp茅cialiste interdisciplinaire des sciences de la Terre et de strat猫ge organisationnelle, Mme听Matson travaille 脿 concilier les besoins des personnes 脿 ceux de la plan猫te. Ses recherches se penchent sur toute une gamme de probl猫mes li茅s 脿 l鈥檈nvironnement et 脿 la durabilit茅, notamment la durabilit茅 des syst猫mes agricoles et la vuln茅rabilit茅 des populations et des lieux face aux changements climatiques. Laur茅ate du prix MacArthur et membre 茅lue de la National Academy of Sciences, Mme听Matson est 茅galement membre de l鈥橝merican Academy of Arts & Sciences, de la California Academy of Sciences, de l鈥橢cological Society of America, et de l鈥橝merican Association for the Advancement of Science. En 2013, elle figurait parmi les 芦听100听femmes d鈥檌nfluence听禄 du Silicon Valley Business Journal et aussi parmi les scientifiques qui ont re莽u le prix Nobel de la paix en 2007 pour leurs travaux au sein du Groupe d鈥檈xperts intergouvernemental sur l鈥櫭﹙olution du climat.
Mme听Matson est l鈥檃uteur d鈥檜n grand nombre de publications scientifiques et de livres, dont sa r茅cente publication, Pursuing Sustainability: A Guide to the Science and Practice, qui pose les jalons de la science sur la durabilit茅.
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SCIENCE
Monday, June 5, 2017, 10 a.m.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Sir Paul Nurse, F.R.S., Nobel Laureate
B.Sc. (University of Birmingham), Ph.D. (University of East Anglia)
Paul Nurse is a British geneticist and cell biologist whose endeavours have helped elucidate how the cell controls its cycle of growth and division. In 2001 he was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discoveries of key regulators of the cell cycle. Dr. Nurse has had a remarkable leadership career in senior research. In 1988, he was appointed Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the University of Oxford and later, in 1993, Director of Research at the Imperial Cancer Research Fund (ICRF) in London. He became Director General and subsequently Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK in 2002.听
In 2003 Dr. Nurse was named President of the Rockefeller University until 2011, when he was appointed the first ever Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute in London, a biomedical research and discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying human health and illness.听
Paul Nurse was honored with a knighthood in Great Britain in 1999 and for the past sixteen years has been a member of the UK Council for Science and Technology. In 2015 he concluded his term as the 60th president of the Royal Society of London.
Doctorat 猫s science, honoris causa
Sir Paul Nurse, MSR, Laur茅at d鈥檜n prix Nobel
B.Sc. (Universit茅 de Birmingham), Ph.D. (Universit茅 d鈥橢ast Anglia)
Paul听Nurse est un g茅n茅ticien et un biologiste cellulaire britannique dont les travaux ont aid茅 脿 茅lucider comment la cellule commande son cycle de croissance et de division. En 2001, il a re莽u, conjointement 脿 un autre laur茅at, le prix Nobel de physiologie ou m茅decine pour avoir d茅couvert les r茅gulateurs cl茅s du cycle cellulaire. M.听Nurse a men茅 une carri猫re remarquable dans l鈥檈xercice de ses responsabilit茅s comme chercheur principal. En 1988, il a 茅t茅 nomm茅 directeur du D茅partement de microbiologie 脿 l鈥橴niversit茅 d鈥橭xford puis, en 1993, directeur de recherche 脿 l鈥橧mperial Cancer Research Fund 脿 Londres. Il est devenu directeur g茅n茅ral, puis pr茅sident-directeur du Cancer Research UK en 2002. M.听Nurse a occup茅 les fonctions de pr茅sident de l鈥橴niversit茅 Rockefeller de 2003 jusqu鈥檈n 2011, lorsqu鈥檌l a 茅t茅 nomm茅 le tout premier pr茅sident-directeur de l鈥橧nstitut Francis Crick 脿 Londres, centre de recherche et de d茅couverte biom茅dicales dont la mission vise 脿 comprendre la biologie fondamentale responsable de la sant茅 et des maladies humaines.听
Paul听Nurse a 茅t茅 d茅cor茅 du titre de chevalier par la Grande-Bretagne en 1999 et, depuis les 16听derni猫res ann茅es, il est membre du Council for Science and Technology du Royaume-Uni. En 2015, il a termin茅 son mandat 脿 titre de soixanti猫me pr茅sident de la Royal Society de Londres.
SCIENCE
Monday, June 5, 2017, 3 p.m.
Doctor of Science, honoris causa
Arthur B. McDonald, C.C., O.Ont., O.N.S., F.R.S., F.R.S.C., Nobel Laureate
B.Sc., M.Sc. (Dalhousie University), Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
Canadian physicist, Arthur McDonald studies neutrinos 鈥 tiny subatomic particles that are one of the fundamental building blocks of the universe. The findings of the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory Collaboration that he led, first published in late-2001 and mid-2002, were heralded as a breakthrough discovery. The discovery helped recast the fundamental scientific understandings of how matter works by provided evidence that the 鈥淪tandard Model鈥 of particle physics was incomplete. Dr. McDonald鈥檚 research demonstrated clearly that neutrinos change their identities on their way to Earth from the Sun. This discovery gave credence to theories that neutrinos have a mass greater than zero. For his scientific leadership leading to this result, he was co-recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Professor Takaaki Kajita of the University of Tokyo. He has also received many other scientific honours and accolades in Canada and around the world.
It has been said that some people can change how we see the world, Dr. Arthur B. McDonald has changed the way we see the universe.
Doctorat 猫s science, honoris causa
Arthur听B.听McDonald, C.C., O.Ont., O.N.S., MSR, MSRC, Laur茅at d鈥檜n prix Nobel
B.Sc., M.Sc. (Universit茅 Dalhousie), Ph.D. (California Institute of Technology)
Physicien canadien, Arthur听McDonald 茅tudie les neutrinos 鈥 de minuscules particules subatomiques qui constituent l鈥檜ne des composantes 茅l茅mentaires de l鈥橴nivers. Les d茅couvertes qu鈥檌l a faites 脿 l鈥橭bservatoire de neutrinos de Sudbury, puis publi茅es 脿 la fin de 2001 et au milieu de 2002, se sont av茅r茅es de v茅ritables perc茅es dans le domaine de la physique. En effet, les conclusions de ses recherches ont permis de r茅examiner la compr茅hension scientifique fondamentale du fonctionnement de la mati猫re en fournissant des 茅l茅ments de preuve qui d茅montraient que le 芦听mod猫le standard听禄 de la physique des particules 茅tait incomplet. Les travaux de M.听McDonald ont 茅tabli de mani猫re claire que l鈥檌dentit茅 des neutrinos se transforme durant leur trajectoire entre le Soleil et la Terre. Cette d茅couverte donne de la cr茅dibilit茅 aux th茅ories selon lesquelles les neutrinos ont une masse sup茅rieure 脿 z茅ro. Pour sa participation scientifique qui a men茅 脿 ce r茅sultat, il a 茅t茅 co-laur茅at du prix Nobel de la physique听2015 au c么t茅 du Professeur Takaaki听Kajita de l鈥橴niversit茅 de Tokyo. Il a 茅galement re莽u de multiples autres distinctions et r茅compenses scientifiques au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde.
Il est dit que certaines personnes parviennent 脿 faire changer notre vision du monde. Quant 脿 lui, M.听Arthur听B.听McDonald a r茅ussi 脿 transformer notre conception de l鈥橴nivers.
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ARTS
Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 10 a.m.
B.A. (St. Andrews Presbyterian Collegue), M.A.L.D. (Tufts University)
B.A. (St. Andrews Presbyterian College), M.A.L.D. (Universit茅 Tufts)
(Universit茅 Laval)
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