November 7, 1997

Bookstore wins the west

The U of A Bookstore was named "Store of the Year" for a rare second year running at the Western Canadian College Stores Association annual meeting. Votes for the award are cast by book publishers across the country who recognized the U of A Bookstore for all around efficiency and outstanding work preparing for and accommodating the rush of student buyers in September.

U of A Press finalist for book prize

Propaganda and Censorship during Canada's Great War, by Jeffrey Keshen and published by University of Alberta Press is a finalist for the Harold Adams Innis Book Prize. The $1,000 prize is awarded by the Humanities and Social Sciences Federation of Canada in recognition of excellence in research and writing in the humanities and social sciences. Winners will be announced at the end of November.

U of A receives ASTech accolades

The U of A received a number of ASTech awards at the recent ceremony in Calgary. The Outstanding Science award went to Dr. Timothy Mosmann, medical microbiology and immunology. The Outstanding Technology award went to Dr. Tony Noujaim, professor emeritus, pharmacy (with M. Moloney of U of C). Dr. Murray Gray, dean graduate studies and research, received the Syncrude Prize while AltaRex, a U of A spinoff company took the NRC/ASTech (North) prize. The Faculty of Engineering was also recognized for its Discovery E Science camps. Over 1,030 people attended the awards banquet.

Tardif Takes the Prix Maurice-Lavallée

Faculté Saint-Jean Dean Claudette Tardif has been awarded the Prix Maurice-Lavallée for her work associated with the promotion and creation of francophone educational institutions in Alberta. The award was presented to the dean recently by the Association canadienne-francaise de l'Alberta.

Green honored for international law work

Professor L.C. Green, professor emeritus, has been awarded the John Read Medal in International Law by the Canadian Council in International Law for his service to the field in Canada. Professor Green is serving his second term as Charles H. Stockton Professor of International Law at the U.S. Naval War College.

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