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National recognition for two social scientists
Marie-Eve Desrosiers and Nicole Racine join the Royal Society’s College.
The context
What the reporting shows
The 2026 election recognises emerging scholars whose work spans different challenges facing communities. Desrosiers studies political instability and conflict; Racine works in child and youth mental health. The faculty announcement places their recognition within a broader programme celebrating scholarship across disciplines.
The stakeholder lens
Who this work touches
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The takeaway
A question to carry forward
For alumni readers, the useful next step is to follow the original reporting for names, dates and outcomes. This digest adds an editorial frame while keeping the source page as the authority.
Source reporting
Two Faculty of Social Sciences researchers elected to the Royal Society of Canada’s College
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