Dr Marc Renaud has been re-appointed to a second five-year term as president of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The announcement comes on the heels of his appointment as chair of the steering committee for the Canada Research Chairs Program (CRCP) (R$, May 26/00). Renaud will lead SSHRC in a new direction as it adapts to take advantage of the CRCP and participate in the interdisciplinary Canadian Institutes of Health Research....