荔枝视频

Two 荔枝视频 scholars have been welcomed as new Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. , Dr. Eric Smith from the Cumming School of Medicine and Charlene Elliott, PhD, from the Faculty of Arts will be presented as Members of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists on Nov. 18 in Kingston, Ont.

鈥淥ur two new Royal Society of Canada members have been singled out for their exceptional work as emerging scholars,鈥� says Elizabeth Cannon, president and vice-chancellor of the 荔枝视频. 鈥淲e celebrate their excellent work that is improving the quality of life for Canadians and congratulate them on receiving RSC recognition 鈥� Canada鈥檚 highest scholarly honour. We are privileged to have them in our community.鈥� 

Eric Smith鈥檚 work on dementia and stroke outcomes has already earned international acclaim. Based in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences, and a member of the  in the , Smith is investigating how vascular disease contributes to cognitive decline and dementia. Smith holds the Katthy Taylor Chair in Vascular Dementia, and also leads the Vascular Illness sub-team of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, Canada鈥檚 dementia research strategy. His research aligns with the university鈥檚 .

Communications scholar Charlene Elliott has earned a reputation for her novel, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaborations that are looking at how food marketing and policy impacts consumer perceptions and behaviour. Elliott is the Canada Research Chair in Food Marketing, Policy and Children鈥檚 Health in the , with a joint appointment to the Faculty of Kinesiology. She is also a member of the  and the  in the Cumming School of Medicine. Her research provides evidence-based solutions to prevent and control non-communicable diseases, a current global health challenge. Her work addresses the challenges highlighted in the Human Dynamics in a Changing World strategic research theme.  

The two new members, along with the five scholars recently named as New Fellows, will bring the total number of RSC scholars at the 荔枝视频 to 67.  Included among them are President Cannon and Vice-President (Research) Ed McCauley.  

Founded in 1882, the  comprises the academies of arts, humanities and sciences in addition to The College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, Canada鈥檚 first national system of multidisciplinary recognition for the emerging generation of Canadian intellectual leadership. Its mission is to recognize scholarly, research and artistic excellence, to advise governments and organizations, and to promote a culture of knowledge and innovation in Canada and with other national academies around the world.