The Faculty of Environment is pleased to announce thatÌýJonathan VanÌýDusenÌýis this year’s recipient of the Casey Family Scholarship.
Beginning in 2015, undergraduate students in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management will have an opportunity to obtain a specialization in climate change.
Susan Elliott, a professor in theÌýDepartment of Geography and Environmental Management, cross appointedÌýwith the School of Public Health and Health Systems has released a new edition of her seminal bookÌýGeographies of Health: An Introduction, co-edited with AnthonyÌýC.ÌýGatrellÌýofÌýLancaster University's Lancaster Medical School.
began as a two-year project created in 1999 in the basement of the Environmental Studies (now Environment) building at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. Their initial goal was to match academic research with practical action in the community.
Professor Geoff Wall recently received a Friendship AwardÌýfrom the Government of the People's Republic of China. The Friendship AwardÌýis China's highest honour for "foreign experts who have made outstanding contributions to the country's economic and social progress". The award was presentedÌý in the Great Hall of the People as part of the National Day celebrations.
Esri Canada has selected University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ as a Centre of Excellence (ECCE) in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ’s Faculty of Environment has long been a global leader in GIS with the help of Esri’s software suite centred on the ArcGIS desktop, server and web platforms.
Researchers from the Allergy, Genes and Environment (AllerGen) Network have published the first nationwide study to estimate the prevalence of food allergy among vulnerable Canadians, including those with low income, those with low education, new Canadians and individuals of Aboriginal identity.
Commander Chris Hadfield made his Environment debut as Professor Hadfield to geography and aviation students.Ìý
Anushi De Silva, a graduate student of Dr. Brad Fedy in EnvironmentÌýand Resource Studies was selected by The (ESRI) for their fully accommodated annual student assistantship at the 34th ÌýESRI International User Conference this past ÌýJuly in San Diego, California.
Sarah Burch, an assistant professor in GEM, has co-authored a new book bringing clarity and scope to our climate change conversation.Ìý