OFI researcher, Barb Neis, a Professor at Memorial's Department of Sociology, received the Order of Canada for her work to advance environmental protection and human health, especially as it relates to the unique applications within Canada’s coastal communities. In 2017, Dr. Neis also received Memorial University’s John Lewis Paton Distinguished University Professorship.
Dalhousie University operates in the unceded territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wolastoqey, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. These sovereign nations hold inherent rights as the original peoples of these lands, and we each carry collective obligations under the Peace and Friendship Treaties. Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.
We acknowledge that the lands on which Memorial University’s campuses are situated are in the traditional territories of diverse Indigenous groups, and we acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit of this province.
