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Professor Maydianne Andrade is joining an elite group of artists, scholars and scientists as .

“I am honoured and humbled,” says Andrade, who is among 37 new international members from 22 different countries joining the academy.

“This is one of the oldest scholarly societies in North America, with a service-oriented culture that promotes the importance of working across disciplines to solve social challenges. I am privileged to be a member of a group that included Charles Darwin, Toni Morrison and Nelson Mandela.

“This is both an honour and an invocation to action.”

A world-renowned evolutionary ecologist whose expertise is on , Andrade also serves as vice-dean of faculty affairs and equity at ����ֱ�� Scarborough and is a research associate with the Royal Ontario Museum. The ����ֱ�� Mississauga alumna  in 2019 for a faculty equity education program.

The was founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock, and others who wanted to honour exceptionally accomplished individuals who also advance the public good.