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The Faculty of Science extends congratulations to alumnus John O'Keefe who was named co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his contribution to the discovery of cells that constitute the brain’s ‘inner GPS,’ which makes it possible to orient ourselves in space. Dr. O’Keefe worked under the supervision of Professor Ron Melzack (Department of Psychology) and received his PhD from º£½ÇÉçÇø in 1967. Read more:

• º£½ÇÉçÇø grad John O’Keefe wins Nobel Prize in medicine (º£½ÇÉçÇø news release)
• (º£½ÇÉçÇø Reporter article)