Awards & Recognitions
Congratulations to all of our award-winning EEB graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and faculty.
Stephen Wright named Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Professor Stephen Wright is among the eighteen faculty members from across the University of Toronto who have been appointed Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada – a prestigious distinction given to the country’s most distinguished scholars, artists and scientists.
“The University of Toronto is immensely proud to see such a high number of our faculty members elected to the Royal Society of Canada,” said Leah Cowen, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives. “These researchers are at the forefront of disciplines that span the arts, social sciences, humanities and sciences, and their work stands to have a significant impact on academic inquiry, policy and societal well-being.”
Read the Royal Society of Canada press release
View the U of T Celebrates announcement
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 […]
CSEE President’s Award 2019 recipient: Professor Marie-Josée Fortin
Professor Marie-Josée Fortin (University of Toronto) is the 2019 recipient of the President’s Award for Research Excellence in Ecology and Evolution. The CSEE President’s Award is the highest distinction conferred […]
Postdoc Karl Grieshop awarded prestigious John Maynard Smith Prize for his work on sex-specific selection
Postdoc Karl Grieshop in the Agrawal Lab and Mattias Mannervik’s lab at Stockholm University is this year’s winner of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology’s John Maynard Smith Prize for […]
John Stinchcombe awarded title of Distinguished Professor of Ecological Genetics
John Stinchcombe has been awarded the title Distinguished Professor of Ecological Genetics, effective July 1, 2019, recognizing his outstanding research and teaching contributions at the University. John’s record in research and […]
Corey Goldman promoted to Professor, Teaching Stream
Corey Goldman has been promoted to Professor, Teaching Stream, effective July 1, 2018, recognizing his long-standing and outstanding contributions to teaching at the University.Corey has provided exemplary teaching within our […]
EEB Honours Spencer Barrett’s 40th year at the University of Toronto with “Barrett Fest”
On August 10-11, 2018, the University of Toronto held a symposium “Evolution of Plant Reproductive Systems: From Muddy Boots to Genomics” to honour Emeritus University Professor Spencer Barrett on the occasion […]
PhD Candidate Ina Anreiter recognized by the Genetics Society of America
Congratulations to PhD candidate Ina Anreiter in the Sokolowski Lab for receiving DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics from the Genetics Society of America. She is one of […]
Rachel Germain wins George Mercer Award
Rachel Germain has received the Ecological Society of America’s George Mercer Award for 2018 recognizing an outstanding, recently-published, ecological research paper by a young scientist. Rachel’s paper selected to receive this honour […]
Professors Barrett and Thompson win Teaching Award
Congratulations to James and Spencer in receiving the Ranjini (Rini) Ghosh Excellence in Teaching Award. This award normally goes to faculty members early in their career. When word went out […]