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Prof. Tenley Conway was awarded a catalyst grant from the School Of Cities’ Urban Challenge Grant, for her project entitled “Growing an Equitable Urban Forest: Integrating recognitional justice data into a distributional justice tool”.
March 20, 2025
Alex Martin awarded the Canadian Forest Sector Workforce Diversity supplement to the CGS-M
March 10, 2025
Alex Martin (MSc; supervisor is Tenley Conway) has just been awarded the Canadian Forest Sector Workforce Diversity supplement to the CGS-M. The funding is from the partnership between NSERC and Natural Resources Canada – Canadian Forest Service. (Alex was previously awarded an NSERC CGS-M (Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Maters) for his MSc. The supplement is in addition to the CGS-M, in support of his MSc).
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Latest Events & Seminars
JEG417
Undergraduate Honours Thesis Presentations
Time: 12:00PM – 2:00PM
Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Place: DV1156
Showcase of Innovation: JEG417 Undergraduate Thesis Presentations Highlighting Year-Long Research Achievements
Presentation Schedule
12:10
Pamela Sleightholm
Assessing Property-Level Factors in Backyard Tree Establishment and Retention: Insights from a Tree Planting Initiative in Toronto
Supervisor: Professor Conway
12:25
Isha Joshi
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Geospatial Training in Enhancing Sustainability Competencies for non-Geographical Information System Students
Supervisor: Professor Zhu
12:40
Pranav Sinha
Exploring Higher Education’s Role in Land Management and Protected Areas
Supervisor: Professor Mudaliar
2:55
Tea Falzata
Wildlife Management Practices: A Roosevelt Campobello International Park Case Study
Supervisor: Professor Andrea Olive
1:10
Mason Archer
Modular Housing in Urban Canada: Assessing its Potential to Improve the Rental Affordability Crisis
Supervisor: Professor Walks
1:25
Ernest Groh
White Ice Formation on Small High Arctic Lakes near Resolute Bay, Nunavut
Supervisor: Professor Brown
1:40
Mathilde Tremblay
Assessing Restoration Status Using Soil and Plant C:N and Isotopes
Supervisor: Professor Duval
MSc Student Leila Denise Uy
Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Carlo Chan
Time: 12:00PM – 1:00PM
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Place: DV3140
Csillag Series
The Importance of Health Geography for Health Equity
Dr. Andrea Rishworth
Dr. Andrea Rishworth will be our distinguished Csillag Speaker on Wednesday, March 19th, presenting her research in Health Geography: The Importance of Health Geography for Health Equity.
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Place: DV3130