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
Congratulations to Agrawal, Stinchcombe & López-Fernández
Congratulations to Aneil Agrawal and John Stinchcombe on their promotions to Professor and to Hernán López-Fernández to Associate Professor, all effective July 1st, 2015. It is wonderful to see formal recognition for their great and valued accomplishments in research, teaching […]
EEB Professor Keith Somers receives Amethyst Award
Professor Keith Somers received the Ontario Government’s Amethyst Award recognizing his outstanding contributions to science and leadership in the Ontario Public Service through his work with the Ontario Ministry of the […]
Sophia Lavergne receives graduate student award of merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada
Sophia Lavergne an EEB PhD graduate student (Boonstra lab) receives award of merit from the Senior Women Academic Administrators of Canada (SWAAC). Sophia studies snowshoe hares in the boreal forest at the Kluane Lake […]
EEB Professor Harvey received the “Legends in Canadian Fisheries Science & Management” award
Professor Emeritus Harold Harvey (above right) received the “Legends in Canadian Fisheries Science and Management” award from the American Fisheries Society CARS organization. The award recognizes Harold’s lifetime contributions to fisheries, […]
Dr. Jen Perry wins Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) Young Investigator Award
Congratulations Jen Perry on winning the 2015 Christopher Barnard Award for Outstanding Contributions by a New Investigator. This award was presented this week by the (ASAB) Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour at […]
New Editor-In-Chief of Proc Roy Soc Proceedings B
Congratulations to EEB University Professor Spencer C.H. Barrett who is the new Editor-In-Chief of Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences The Proceedings B: Biological Sciences is the Royal Society’s […]