Awards & Recognitions
Congratulations to all of our award-winning EEB graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty.
Martin Krkošek receives NSERC’s E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship

A Canada Research Chair in population ecology, Krkošek sheds light on disease dynamics between wild and farmed salmon on Canada’s west coast. He collaborates with Indigenous communities, particularly with the Dzawada’enuxw and ‘Namgis First Nation, involving community members in his work.
“This award recognizes a collective effort of a community of students, collaborators, mentors and local peoples in the remote and unceded Kwakwakaʼwakw territory,” says Krkošek. “I am exceptionally fortunate for this village that raised me as a mathematical and field biologist.”
Krkošek’s “career and his vital research in this field are richly deserving of this support,” says Melanie Woodin, dean of the Faculty of Arts & Science – a sentiment echoed by Professor Stephen Wright, who won the Steacie Fellowship in 2015 and who is now EEB chair: “This stellar achievement reflects the importance of his work for both broad ecological understanding and for fisheries management.”
EEB EDI Award
I am pleased to let you know that we have launched a new (tri-campus) EEB Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity Award, which may be awarded annually to an individual or group at […]
Former EEB graduate student Stephen De Lisle receives CSEE Early Career Award
Congratualtions to former EEB PhD student Stephen De Lisle on receiving an Early Career Award from the Canadian Society for Ecology & Evolution! Stephen is currently a Postdoctoral Scholar at […]
Marie-Josée Fortin receives prestigious University Professor designation
Marie-Josée Fortin has been recognized as University Professor, the University of Toronto’s highest honour, for her fundamental work and international leadership in the field of spatial analysis in ecology. “It is […]
Professor Asher Cutter appointed Interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs
Arts & Science is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Asher Cutter as Interim Associate Dean, Student Affairs for a four-month term, effective July 1, 2020. Professor Cutter received his PhD […]
Professor Jacqueline Sztepanacz wins prestigious Dobzhansky Prize
Professor Jacqueline Sztepanacz is this year’s Dobzhansky Prize winner from the Society for the Study of Evolution. The prize is awarded annually to recognize the outstanding research accomplishments and future promise of […]
Plant Evolutionary Biologist Spencer Barrett Elected to US National Academy of Sciences
Plant evolutionary biologist Spencer Barrett has been elected to the US National Academy of Sciences as an International Member. Election to the Academy represents one of the highest honours awarded to a […]
Three remarkable Arts & Science scholars receive prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships
While the image of a sea turtle eating a plastic bag is an iconic illustration of the danger of plastic pollution, less obvious is the threat posed by the invisible […]
Locke Rowe named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
“The University of Toronto congratulates its newest Royal Society of Canada fellows on their achievement and looks forward to the outstanding work they will continue to produce as members of […]
David Evans appointed member of the Royal Society of Canada
One researcher wants to beat cancer. Another is developing a better malaria vaccine. Yet another is one of Canada’s leading paleontologists. The three University of Toronto faculty members – Daniel […]
EEB’s Ina Anreiter wins prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship for probing nature vs. nurture
As Ina Anreiter and her colleagues observed their test subjects, they witnessed a distinct contrast in the creatures’ foraging behaviour. Members of one group kept to the relative safety of […]