Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy / en Ron Deibert wins 2021 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing /celebrates/ron-deibert-wins-2021-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-political-writing <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Ron Deibert wins 2021 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-09-23T10:35:43-04:00" title="Thursday, September 23, 2021 - 10:35" class="datetime">Thu, 09/23/2021 - 10:35</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-and-public-policy-0" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/UofT12792_MunkSchool_240816_RonDeibert_0204%201-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Ron Deibert"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p>(Photo by Riley Stewart)</p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><b>Ronald Deibert</b>, the founder and director of the Citizen Lab in the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy and a professor of political science in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science, has won the prestigious <a href="https://www.writerstrust.com/awards/shaughnessy-cohen-prize-for-political-writing">2021 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing</a> for his book <i>RESET: Reclaiming the Internet for Civil Society</i> (House of Anansi Press).</p> <p>Delivered by the Writers’ Trust of Canada, the prize is awarded annually to an “exceptional book of literary nonfiction that captures a political subject of relevance to Canadian readers.”</p> <p>“It was a great honour to be invited to deliver the 2020 CBC Massey lectures, for which I wrote RESET,” said Deibert. “To receive the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize from the Writers' Trust is a wonderful surprise and truly humbling. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all of the other shortlisted authors.</p> <p>“I hope this award helps underscore how important it is for all of us to reclaim the Internet for civil society and work collectively towards a sustainable, secure, and mutually-beneficial public sphere.”</p> <p>Recommended by <b>Margaret Atwood</b> and Edward Snowden, <i>RESET </i>was also a finalist for the Donner Prize, a <em>Financial Times</em> best book of Summer 2021 (Technology) and a <em>Quill &amp; Quire</em> book of the year.</p> <p>“Ronald J. Deibert combines leading-edge research and gripping stories to expose the dangerous, even deadly, forces lurking online,” the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize Jury wrote. “With trailblazing originality, he explains why Canadians are at risk, and why it’s time to reset the internet to thwart cybercriminals, safeguard political activists, rein in environmental costs, and restrain the mayhem of social media. <em>Reset</em> sounds a warning siren not only for Canada, but for the world.”</p> <h3><a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/news/ron-deiberts-reset-wins-shaughnessy-cohen-prize-political-writing">Read the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy story</a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/books/ronald-j-deibert-s-massey-lectures-on-technology-wins-25k-prize-for-best-canadian-political-writing-1.6185355">Read the CBC story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Munk School of Global Affairs</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 23 Sep 2021 14:35:43 +0000 lanthierj 170490 at Anita McGahan named University Professor /celebrates/anita-mcgahan-named-university-professor <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Anita McGahan named University Professor</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-03-09T15:09:47-04:00" title="Monday, March 9, 2020 - 15:09" class="datetime">Mon, 03/09/2020 - 15:09</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-professor" hreflang="en">University Professor</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/rotman-school-management" hreflang="en">Rotman School of Management</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/dalla-lana-school-public-health" hreflang="en">Dalla Lana School of Public Health</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/munk-school-global-affairs-and-public-policy-0" hreflang="en">Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/0302UniversityProfessors003.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="&quot;&quot;"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Nick Iwanyshyn)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Anita McGahan</strong>, a pre-eminent authority on industry evolution and the evolution of competitive advantage, has been <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">named a University Professor</a>.</p> <p>A professor of strategic management and the George E. Connell Chair in Organizations &amp; Society at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, McGahan is cross-appointed to the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy; the physiology department of the Faculty of Medicine; and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health.</p> <p>McGahan is “internationally known both in academia and in practice for addressing some of the world’s most difficult and important problems,” said Vice-President and Provost <strong>Cheryl Regher</strong>. &nbsp;</p> <p>At a reception to honour the University Professors, McGahan said, “I want to echo <strong>Prabhat [Jha]</strong>’s remarks about the importance of science and research especially at this moment with the truth under attack every time you turn around.</p> <p>“I want to do that by emphasizing how important this institution, the University of Toronto, is at defending the truth and really standing up for innovation at the interface of education and research.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 09 Mar 2020 19:09:47 +0000 lanthierj 163316 at