Department of Biology

Fiona Rawle receives 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award

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Fiona Rawle receives 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award

Teaching

lanthierj Fri, 05/06/2022 - 16:33

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Mississauga

3M Teaching Fellowship

Department of Biology

University of Toronto Mississauga

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University of Toronto Mississauga biology professor Fiona Rawle has been recognized with a 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award - Canada’s most prestigious recognition of excellence in educational leadership and teaching at the post-secondary level.

“Professor Rawle’s dedication to a teaching philosophy emphasizing kindness, empathy and flexibility has made her an invaluable member of UTM,” says �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga’s Vice-Principal, Academic and Dean Rhonda McEwen. “This recognition is richly deserved.”

The fellowships are sponsored by 3M Canada and the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Maclean’s magazine, the awards’ media sponsor, announced the honours May 3.

“The 3M National Teaching Fellowship is so meaningful to me,” says Rawle, who is also �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga's associate dean, undergraduate, and the director of the Robert Gillespie Academic Skills Centre (RGASC). “I’m really looking forward to meeting and collaborating with the other award winners. It’s a reminder to me about what is so important in scholarly work and teaching practice – relationships with colleagues, collaborators and students.”

In 2018, Rawle received the University of Toronto President’s Teaching Award and the OCUFA (Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations) Teaching Award. She’s also a past recipient of the E.A. Robinson Teaching Excellence Award and the University of Toronto Early Career Teaching Award.

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University of Toronto professors honoured with top research awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

lanthierj — Wed, 11 Nov 2020 15:55:18 +0000

University of Toronto professors honoured with top research awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Research & Innovation

lanthierj Wed, 11/11/2020 - 10:55

Faculty

St. George

NSERC

Faculty of Arts & Science

Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Temerty Faculty of Medicine

University of Toronto Mississauga

Department of Computer Science

Department of Biology

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University of Toronto professors are being recognized with the John C. Polanyi Award, the Brockhouse Canada Prize, two E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowships, and the Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal for Science and Engineering – top research prizes from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

“The University of Toronto congratulates these extraordinary researchers on this important recognition of their path-breaking work,” said University Professor Ted Sargent, �鶹��Ƶ’s vice-president of research and innovation and strategic initiatives. “Their leadership and dedication is having a significant impact on the lives of people across Canada and around the world.”

The prizes were announced Nov. 10 by Governor General Julie Payette, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Bains, and Professor Alejandro Adem, president of NSERC.

“These researchers exemplify Canada’s culture of curiosity and innovation, and are making the breakthroughs that have the power to improve the lives of all Canadians,” Bains said.

University Professor Molly Shoichet of the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering received the $1 million Gerhard Herzberg Canada Gold Medal in recognition of her breakthrough invention of hydrogels which have led to game-changing applications in the areas of tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical testing – and fundamentally advanced biomedical engineering research.

Professor Karen Maxwell of the Termerty Faculty of Medicine received the John C. Polanyi Award in recognition of her ground-breaking discovery and ongoing contributions to the field of biochemistry.

Assistant Professor Tovi Grossman of the department of computer science in the Faculty of Arts & Science and Associate Professor Marc Johnson of the department of biology at �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga each received an E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, which recognizes early career achievements of promising scientists and supports their efforts to enhance their research.

The NETCARE project led by Professor Jonathan Abbatt with Professor Jennifer Murphy of the department of chemistry in the Faculty of Arts & Science received the Brockhouse Canada Prize for Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Engineering for its contribution to climate research in Canada’s Arctic.

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Fiona Rawle recognized with Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence

lanthierj — Fri, 23 Oct 2020 18:49:42 +0000

Fiona Rawle recognized with Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence

Community

lanthierj Fri, 10/23/2020 - 14:49

Faculty

Mississauga

Department of Biology

Minister of College and Universities' Award of Excellence

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Fiona Rawle, associate dean, undergraduate at the University of Toronto Mississauga, has received a Minister of College and Universities' Award of Excellence for her extraordinary contributions to the COVID-19 response in Ontario.

“The University of Toronto congratulates Fiona Rawle, on this important recognition,” said Professor Christine Allen, �鶹��Ƶ’s associate vice-president and vice-provost, strategic initiatives. “In the early weeks of the pandemic, she asked faculty and students on social media how they could better help each other – and then collaborated with colleagues Ann Gagne and Simone Laughton to help faculty and librarians share their experiences and advice. She designed and led a series of virtual sessions on remote learning for faculty, staff and teaching assistants.

“Her creativity and determination to help students learn and thrive has had a real impact.”

Rawle, who is also an associate professor, teaching stream, in the department of biology at �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga, said everyone is under more stress than usual these days and “if ever there was a time for a pedagogy of kindness, it’s now.

“I’m truly honoured to receive this recognition,” Rawle said. “But I want to point out that I’m part of a broader community of faculty and staff that are so dedicated to giving students meaningful learning experiences.

“The wonderful thing about UTM is our community – it is truly supportive and collaborative.”

Department of Biology

Fiona Rawle receives 2022 3M National Teaching Fellowship Award

Read the �鶹��Ƶ Mississauga story

Read about Rawle in University of Toronto Magazine

University of Toronto professors honoured with top research awards from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

Fiona Rawle recognized with Minister of College and Universities’ Award of Excellence

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