{"id":13219,"date":"2015-10-06T20:48:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-07T00:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/?p=13219"},"modified":"2024-07-03T19:53:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T23:53:48","slug":"daniel-mcneil-wins-carleton-university-research-prize-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/2015\/daniel-mcneil-wins-carleton-university-research-prize-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel McNeil Wins Carleton University Research Prize Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Daniel McNeil Wins Carleton University Research Prize Award\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Daniel McNeil<\/a> was awarded a Carleton University Research Prize at the annual Passion for Research Luncheon, on Monday, October 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daniel McNeil receives award from Vice-President (Research and International) Nimal Rajapakse at the Carleton Passion for Research luncheon 2015. Photo credit: Justin Tang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Migration and Diaspora Studies (MDS) Steering Committee, which McNeil chairs, received a Building Connection research award for its history of achieving outstanding success in building relationships and connections that have had a sustained impact across multiple research programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to McNeil, members of the committee include Sarah Casteel, Howard Duncan, Martin Geiger, Catherine Khordoc, James Milner, Daiva Stasiulis, Ming Tiampo, Christopher Worswick, and Jeff Sahadeo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Migration and Diaspora Studies steering committee. From left to right: Christopher Worswick, James Milner, Ming Tiampo, Daniel McNeil, Catherine Khordoc, Sarah Casteel, Howard Duncan, Jeff Sahadeo, and Nimal Rajapakse (Vice-President Research and International). Photo credit: Justin Tang.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Members of Carleton\u2019s MDS Steering Committee<\/a> have been working with international colleagues to publicize and help address the plight of the world’s growing refugee population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dominique Marshall, the chair of History, noted that the MDS program encourages scholarship through an accessible system of grants. “It is with the active and attentive support of Dr. Daniel McNeil, for instance, that the Baha\u2019i community has planned a rich and promising colloquium on the history of the Baha\u2019i refugee movement for next September, housed in my unit, and lead by our alumni Dr. Anthony Michel<\/span>.”<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MDS steering committee is keen to hear from colleagues at Carleton about the best ways to use the research award, and looks forward to continuing to support graduate and faculty research with its:<\/p>\n\n\n\n