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.
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.
Doctoral student Jessica Lukawiecki recently published the paper "Meaningful engagement with Indigenous peoples: a case study of Ontario’s Great Lakes Protection Act" in the International Journal of Water Resources Development. Jessica's paper was featured in an article published in the Anishinabek News.
Kate Parizeau's City of Guelph research is featured in the BBC article "How cutting your food waste can help the climate". Read what Kate has to say about the amount of edible food that ends up in the trash.
GEG's Richard Nyiawung, a PhD student in Phil Loring's lab, has made two significant accomplishments this year!
First, Richard was awarded $12k from the Robin Rigby Trust for Community-focused Coastal Research, which will support his doctoral research in The Gambia.
Faisal Moola was recently interviewed by the CBC on the Conservation Through Reconciliation Partnership, which is a 5 year program led by Faisal along with Robin Roth, Noella Gray, and Jen Silver.
The article provides a summary of the CRP, including efforts to decolonize conservation policy and practice by Indigenous Peoples. It highlights the work of our department and their Indigenous partners.
Research scientist Krishna KC along with Evan Fraser have captured headlines this week on the University webpage, the Globe and Mail, and CBC to name a few, with their research on climate change and the environmental affects of increased farmland. Read the University page here.
Prof Emeritus Robin Davidson-Arnott has been awarded the International Society for Aeolian Research Distinguished Career Award. Robin will be presented with this award at the ICAR-2020 meeting in Namibia this summer.
Mike Hilton writes "...you encapsulate all that is good about academia and aeolian geomorphology. You have been an inspiration to a generation (or two?) of geomorphologists..."
Congratulations Robin!
Faisal Moola recently published a commentary in the Vancouver Sun titled: "Inuit infants need access to medication to prevent respiratory illness".