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CAGONT 2019 is being hosted by the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics at the University of Guelph on October 25-26. The conference will open with a reception and plenary panel on Friday, October 25. Paper and poster sessions to follow on Saturday, October 26.

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We’re letting you know about a great event run by our department to facilitate community, collaboration and learning over lunch. The Brown Bag Speaker Series is a weekly opportunity to meet faculty and professionals in your field and to broaden your geographical knowledge. 

Congratulations to Geography, Environment & Geomatics' Dr. Evan Fraser in securing the grant and leading such a great initiative that represents a significant step forward in agricultural innovation and fosters a resilient and sustainable food system in Canada! 

Dr. Fraser is part of this new network, led by the University of Guelph, in collaboration with key national partners. The Sustainable Food Systems for Canada (SF4C) is an agri-food innovation and entrepreneurship training platform that aims to make Canada the global leader in developing agri-food innovation. 

Evan Fraser, Director of the Arrell Food Institute, was awarded the 2024 Trailblazer Award in Science for Policy at last night’s Gala Dinner during the CSPC 2024 conferences. This award recognizes the application and use of scientific research and knowledge to inform evidence-based decisions for public policy and regulations in all policy areas. Evan advises on critical food initiatives such as the Food Policy for Canada and internationally with the UN’s High Level Panel of Experts on Food Security and Nutrition (HLPE-FSN).

Phd student, Gideon Binboo has recently has published: Scoping review of marine fisheries governance in the Philippines: Goals, instruments, actions, opportunities and challenges

Dr. Jennifer Silver, professor in the Department of Geography, Environment and Geomatics, discusses patrolling fisheries in the North Pacific with CBC News and appears on CBC The National.
 

New Canadian patrol targets remote high seas to protect salmon | CBC News

We are excited to feature our 2024 Master's of Conservation Leadership graduating class! Click through each profile and learn more from each of our graduating students.

Undergraduate student Kathleen Reid was awarded the Bert Tanner Student Prize this week at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Geophysical Union in Ottawa, held jointly with the Canadian Society of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology.  The prize is in recognition of Kathleen’s poster presentation entitled “Examining the role of precipitation in surface water dynamics in the Lake Erie Basin”, which was based on her recently completed independent study under the supervision of Ben DeVries. 

UPDATE: Positions for Summer 2024 have been filled.

Geography has four Undergraduate Research Assistant positions posted for Summer 2024 on Experience Guelph  https://experienceguelph.ca/.