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Geographers in the News - Nakoochee 24/06/19

Recent Graduate Roberta Nakoochee has a radio program that has recently been officially syndicated!

Since November, Roberta and her co-presenter Ashwin Freyne have been airing on 92.5 FM, CJUC in Whitehorse. But beginning on June 25th, you can catch them at 11 am on Tuesday mornings on CFET in Tagish, CJCC in Carcross, CJHJ in Haines Junction, CHTR in Atlin, and CHUG in Inuvik!

Geographers in the News - Silver 06/19

The Conversation Canada recently published a piece by Prof. Jennifer Silver that highlights her research on commercial fisheries licensing in British Columbia and discusses a study recently concluded by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans. Jennifer was called by The Standing Committee as an expert witness in the study and is quoted several times in the final report.

Undergrad Awarded

Geography undergrad Madeleine Arseneau has been awarded the Carl Rom Colthoff Experiential Learning Award.

Our Grads Publish

1. Doctoral candidate Amberley Ruetz and Evan Fraser have published in CSPC. See "National School Food Program a short-term opportunity for jobs creation and economic growth "
 

2. Doctoral candidate Amberley Ruetz recently published in The Conversation. See: "Federal budget pledges a Canadian school food program but recipe requires funding".

https://theconversation.com/federal-budget-pledges-a-canadi…

Geographers in the News - Fraser 01/10/19

Prof. Evan Fraser, director of the Arrell Food Institute, will be featured on CBC Radio’s Ideas With Paul Kennedy Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. discussing the utopian dinner party.

A hundred years from now, the planet will have three billion more people to feed. Fraser, a global food security expert, will discuss possible solutions by contrasting two distinct visions of utopia – one found through embracing science and technology and the other arguing for the overthrow of capitalism.

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