Simon Lewsen, Innis One Program instructor, has been nominated for pair of awards by the National Media Awards Foundation for his freelance writing for The Walrus.
- Best Feature Article (Long): “The Campus Mental Health Crisis”
- Best Science & Technology Storytelling: “What Happens to Our Brains When We Get Depressed?”
Urban Studies alumna Melissa Vincent (HBA ’17) has also been nominated in the Best Science & Technology Storytelling category for her Elle Canada contribution, “Ethical AI Has Not Solved Tech’s Problem with Racism.”
And Innis and Cinema Studies alumnus Peter Knegt (HBA ’06) has been nominated in the Best Column category for CBC Arts’ “Queeries.”
Congratulations, Simon, Melissa, and Peter!
Winners will be announced May 31 on Twitter.
(Photo of Simon Lewsen by Shayla Anderson)