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Professor Kathi Wilson was awarded the Canadian Association of Geographers Award for Scholarly Distinction in Geography at the annual meeting

May 21, 2025

This is a major award from the Canadian Association of Geographers that recognizes a member of the CAG for outstanding scholarly work in geography, either in the form of sustained contributions over a number of years or as a single major research contribution. This award recognizes Prof. Wilson’s outstanding internationally recognized research program examining the links between the environment and health. Through a community-based research lens, and innovative research methods, her research has had a major impact on the field of Health Geography, and more specifically, on understanding the health of Indigenous peoples and immigrant populations in Canada.  Over the past two decades, she has established a highly successful (as measured by publications/output, funding, training, contributions to the field, local level partnerships, etc.) community-based research program focused on identifying and addressing geographic disparities in health and inequities in access to health care/social services for historically marginalized populations and those living in vulnerable circumstances. She has also been a notable mentor, supervising over 45 undergraduate researchers, over 30 graduate and post-doctoral researchers,  and mentoring many GGE faculty through her roles at UTM. 

Professor Igor Lehnherr recived ArcticNet Partnered Research Program Grant

April 3, 2025

Professor Igor Lehnherr’s ArcticNet Partnered Research Program Grant application, titled “Aquatic Ecosystem Development Following Glacial Retreat in the Yukon River Headwaters” has been funded!

Professor Praneeta Mudaliar recieved University of Toronto India Foundation and School of Cities Research Catalyst Grant AND Black/Indigenous/Racialized Scholar Grant Program AND Hudson River Foundation

April 3, 2025

Congratultations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on THREE successful grant applications

1. University of Toronto India Foundation and School of Cities Research Catalyst Grant: Cooling the City: Assessing the Impact of Green and Blue Spaces on Urban Heat Islands for Evidence-Based Urban Policy and Planning in India
2. Black/Indigenous/Racialized Scholar Grant Program: Into the Woods: Exploring Land Stewardship by Universities and Colleges in the United States
3. Hudson River Foundation: Rethinking Power Dynamics in Watershed Governance: Amplifying Racialized Voices for a Climate Resilient Hudson Valley in New York, United States

Tasmia Jamil received a Canada Graduate Scholarships—Masters Program research award AND UTM Centre for Urban Environment research award

April 3, 2025

Tasmia Jamil (MA, supervisor Praneeta Mudaliar) received two awards

1. SSHRC-Canada Graduate Scholarship (CGS)-Masters Program research award: titled “Mapping Environmental Justice Discourses of Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Ontario.”
2. UTM Centre for Urban Environment research award: titled “Mapping Environmental Justice Discourses of Urban Environmental Non-Governmental Organizations in Ontario.”

Amy Fernando received a Canadian Graduate Scholarship-Maters scholarship

April 3, 2025

Amy Fernando (MSc, supervisor Matt Adams) received a CGS-M scholarship (CIHR) for her project, "Evaluating pregnancy outcomes following prenatal exposure to acute wildfire smoke."

Peter Haoxuan Ge received the Peter Gould Student Paper Competition Award

March 31, 2025

Peter Haoxuan Ge (Master's student; supervisor Jue Wang) received the AAG Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group Peter Gould Student Paper Competition Award at 2025 AAG Annual Meeting. 

Scarlett Rakowska’s research was featured by UTM News

March 27, 2025

Scarlett Rakowska’s  (PhD student; supervisor Matt Adams) research was featured by UTM News. See the feature article here.