Professor Rothenberg’s groundbreaking research systematically examines Canada’s Holocaust Torahs, focusing on how Canadian hosts display, store, use, and teach about these sacred scrolls. This study offers a unique perspective on the impact of these Torahs on Jewish religious practices, Holocaust memory, and education, as well as their ongoing relevance amidst modern antisemitism.

Professor James Benn is working on a scholarly translation (from Chinese to English) and book-length study of a scripture that is of crucial importance to the Chinese Buddhist tradition after the year 1000.

Professor Liyakat Takim’s study will provide the first comprehensive analysis of Shi’i tafsir (exegesis) literature.

Dr. Shayne Clarke is editing the approximately 348 extant Sanskrit verses of Kusuma-sraj or “Flower Garland”.

Dr. Shayne Clarke is re-editing and translating the thirteen folios that constitute the Vinaya section of the Merv manuscript.

Dr. Shayne Clarke is preparing a catalogue of the Tibetan Dunhuang manuscripts related to Buddhist monastic law codes (Vinaya).

Dr. Hanna Tervanotko’s project analyzes the methods ancient Jews used to deal with the uncertainties of life.

Dr. Hanna Tervanotko’s project studies rituals women used to respond to sickness in ancient Jewish texts composed between the sixth century BCE and first century CE.

Dr. Ellen Amster is preparing a graphic medicine novel exploring medical history and the challenges of medical school.

Dr. Ellen Amster is the primary investigator of a collaborative, interdisciplinary research network of scholars in Morocco and Canada, working together to support mothers and infant health in Morocco.