Congratulations to HUMA PhD student Liao Zixuan, who has been awarded both the Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award and the Marilyn J. Rose Graduate Studies Fund!

The Jack M. Miller Excellence in Research Award is a scholarship is made annually to one full-time Master and one full-time Doctoral graduate student in each of the six academic faculties. The Marilyn J. Rose Graduate Studies Fund is an award made annually to a full-time entering or continuing graduate student at Brock University studying in the Faculty of Humanities.

You can see for yourself some of the output of Liao’s work by visiting the 2026 Juried Exhibition, which will feature two of Liao’s paintings (see above). The Juried Exhibition runs from January 27 to February 21 at the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts in St. Catharines, Ontario.

Congratulations, Liao!