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Page 6 The Bulletin /C[ /C[ The Bulletin Page 7 2GGTUEGNGDTCVGU[GCTU By Tamara Bodi received from a gram among all offices on campus. It has been said that one who plants a peer.” the programs I While the bones of the program have Research News tree plants a hope. On the morning of May That year knew of across strengthened over the years, the heart of umanitoba.ca/research 14th a tree will be planted in Buller lawn Prouten and Dr. Canada.” the program remains the same. In more as part of a ceremony to commemorate Walker trained a As demand than 20 years, hundreds of student vol- more than 20 years of student-to-student small group of for a student- unteers have become Peers. In that same nurturing, community, growth and hope student volun- based support time, thousands more have benefited by Minerologist Receives at the University of Manitoba. teers to be a sup- group grew, the dropping by the cozy drop-in centre in 5K$ZDUG5HFLSLHQWV /CLQT0CVKQPCN#YCTF Peer Advisors, known today as Peers: portive, confi- need to sustain University Centre to talk about many of The Rh Awards were established in 1973 by the Winnipeg Rh Institute, now the Winnipeg Rh Institute Foundation, from funds set Students Helping Students, was started in dential resource the program the same issues as they did in 1987: birth HQT.KHGŏU9QTM aside from the sale and production of medical formulae. These honours are given to researchers who are in the early stages of 1987 by Gerry Prouten of the university’s to other students grew as well, and control, exam stress, health and dating. their research careers and who display exceptional innovation, leadership and promise in their respective fields. Past winners have health service and Dr. Lilly Walker of the on personal, aca- both Student Af- A better way of looking at Peers might become internationally-known researchers, so this recognition of early success augurs well for the future. Each winner receives counseling service. They recognized that demic and health fairs and UMSU be the little engine that could. One of its $10,000 for future research. One award is normally made in each of the areas of applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, information and education about health matters. gave financial hallmark initiatives was the highly popu- interdisciplinary studies, natural sciences and the social sciences. and wellness issues needed to be available “Conse- assistance, with lar and award-winning Bathroom Betty to all University of Manitoba students. quently, the pro- enough money and Johnny poster program, where stu- From left: Mitchel Tripple, volunteer; Holly Health Sciences “As I was the only health educator on gram was much Maclean, volunteer; Heather Morris, Chair of to later on to hire dents could anonymously write questions campus, I realized that I had an enormous broader in scope Peers Steering Committee and former Peer; a student part in washroom stalls, and in consultation Dr. Xiao-Jian Yao, medical microbiology, for his research on the functions of viral and cellular proteins challenge with close to 20,000 students and more power- and Brandy Usick, Director of Student Advocacy time to manage with medical staff, Peers would then post that facilitate the nuclear entry and replication of HIV and the development of a new anti-HIV approach and limited resources to reach them all ful than it would and former Peer. volunteers and the answers. based on host innate antiviral machinery. The ultimate goal of his research is to develop new and effec- with vital health information,” explains have been had it the Peers office. Most recently, the program was tive antiviral strategies against HIV infection. He is also collaborating on a global effort to determine the Geologist, philosopher and educator rec- Prouten. “I believed that students would just addressed health concerns,” says Because the training is intense, the honoured at the 25th annual Volunteer pathogenesis of the newly emerging H5N1 influenza virus. His collaborators include colleagues at the ognized for his “groundbreaking” work be the best vehicle for teaching and Prouten. “The breadth of the program, Registrar’s Office has for several years Manitoba dinner with the prestigious McGill University, University of Montreal, University of Toronto, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New Dr. Frank Hawthorne, a mineralo- spreading that important information as with the involvement of staff and the offered an official transcript annex that Mayor’s Volunteer Service Award in the York, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Manitoba Centre for Proteomics gist in the Clayton H. Riddell Faculty of we know that kind of information is best students, provided a unique peer pro- recognizes students as having completed human services category. and Systems Biology, and Drs. F. Plummer and K. Fowke. His research has been published in the Journal Environment, Earth, and Resources, was the program’s 100-plus hours of training. Staff, students and faculty are invited of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation, Journal of Virology, PloS ONE, Retrovirology and honoured today for lifetime achievement Today, training is conducted through the to attend the tree planting ceremony to Antiviral Research. Student Counselling and Career Centre honour two decades of Peers volunteer- in teaching and scholarship in the natural sciences. Faculty of Engineering and program administration is provided ism on Wednesday, May 14 at 10 a.m. After Humanities Faculty Positions by the Student Advocacy office. Today’s a short program in front of Buller Build- The Killam Prize, Canada’s most dis- Peers also do volunteer placements in ing all are invited inside for a reception Dr. Roisin Cossar, history, for her research on the social history of religious culture on the Italian penin- tinguished annual award for outstanding sula during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Her work aims to expand the traditional focus of social career achievements, was announced in The University of Manitoba offers students and faculty a vibrant learn- various groups, faculties, programs and in Marshall McLuhan Hall. history on kinship networks and economic activities to include the religious activities of men and women Ottawa. The $100,000 Prize is awarded ing community, exceptional facilities and the chance to explore ideas, of varying social status. Her research profile was cemented by the publication of her by Brill monograph to distinguished scientists and schol- challenge assumptions and turn theory into reality. With over 30,000 stu- dents, faculty, and staff, and offering 82 degree programs, our university entitled The Transformation of the Laity in Bergamo, 1265-c. 1400, in 2006. She has been appointed one ars at leading Canadian institutions. plays a key role in the social, cultural, and economic well-being of our of the four editors of The Medieval Review, a prestigious scholarly online journal based at the University Hawthorne was among five who we so community and our world. 5KPIKPIHQTVJGKTUWRRGTCPF0CVKQPCN6KVNG of Indiana. She was formally inducted as a corresponding fellow of the Ateneo di Scienze, Lettere e Arti di honoured. Bergamo (Italy) in 2007. The Killam Prizes were inaugurated The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Manitoba is expanding its capacity By Tamara Bodi in 1981 and financed through funds do- and continuing to advance its strength in design education across all of our under- Many of Canada’s ears Interdisciplinary nated to the Canada Council by Mrs. Dor- othy J. Killam in memory of her husband, graduate engineering programs. were tuned to CBC Radio’s Dr. Brian Lewthwaite, curriculum, teaching and learning, for his research in the area of science curricu- Izaak Walton Killam. The Prizes were The Faculty invites applications for six tenure track positions at the rank of As- National Radio Competition lum and education. His research has naturally evolved into related areas of research: science curriculum created to honour eminent Canadian sistant/Associate Professor, commensurate with qualifications and experience. for Amateur Choirs recently, reform, factors affecting science program implementation, chemistry teacher development, Aboriginal teacher scholars and scientists actively engaged These positions are within the areas of our CEAB-accredited programs including: and for good reason. The development in science, creativity in science teaching, factors influencing science pedagogy, and models in research, whether in industry, govern- Biosystems Engineering (position 07367), Civil Engineering (position 07368), University of Manitoba Singers of science teacher education. He is co-director of the Centre for Research in Youth, Science Teaching and ment agencies or universities. Computer Engineering (position 07369), Electrical Engineering (position was a finalist in the university Learning (CRYSTAL). He recently won a University Teaching Service Outstanding Professor Award. He is a The Killam announcement describes 07370), Manufacturing Engineering (position 07371) and Mechanical Engineer- choir category, and ended up teaching scholar whose science teaching and learning and outreach efforts have resulted in a number of taking third place. Hawthorne as “one of the world’s fore- ing (position 07372) with a starting date of July 1, 2008 and/or July 1, 2009. products that serve to advance the field. He was awarded “Best Paper Presented” by the Learning Environ- In all, 37 University of most Earth scientists.” His work