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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions continued this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows! The session was chaired by Kuang Jin, with Elsa Dejoie presenting "Temporal trends in critical minerals and rare earth element accumulation in lake sediments near a copper smelter." 📸 Sana Hashim

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions this semster kick off this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows! The session will be chaired by Hafssa Al-Rawi, with presentations from, clockwise from top-left: Florence Anfaara, Chuyi Zhang, Armina Soleymani, and Carlo Chan. 📸 Sana Hashim

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🎉 New Publication! Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on the publication, “The Power of Care in Youth-Based Commoning for Climate Justice,” in the International Journal of the Commons. 📖 Read the full article: doi.org/10.5334/ijc.... #ClimateJustice #Research #NewPublication

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🎉Congratulations to Kerstyn Lutz, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Examining and Informing Effective and Equitable Active School Travel Interventions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area: Addressing Knowledge Gaps through the Generation of Context-Specific Evidence.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Great work to our GGE undergraduate students who presented their summer Research Opportunity Program projects at the Research Fair on Wednesday! Congratulations to all of our ROP students on their hard work this summer. We cannot wait to see where their research and experiences take them next!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🌎 Learning beyond the classroom! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at yesterday’s Experiential Education Fair at UTM. We loved connecting with students and sharing opportunities to gain practical experience through field courses, internships and research. #UTM #ExperientialLearning

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How is climate change affecting lake ice dynamics across northern lakes? Dr. Kimia Motevalli is investigating this question in the Cryosphere Research Lab (@utm_cryosphere) under the supervision of Professor Laura Brown.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In the Cryosphere Research Lab (@utm_cryosphere), led by Professor Laura Brown, Dr. Armina Soleymani explores lake ice and snow phenology in the Arctic. ❄️🧊 #MeetTheGGEPostdocs #PostdocSpotlight #GGE

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on receiving the Indo-Pacific Fellowship for Canadians (2026–2027) for her project, “The Performance of Conservation: Environmental Compensation and Governance in India.”

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

📚 Still deciding on your Fall/Winter courses? Check out some of the Human Geography courses offered for 2026–2027! 🌎 A kind reminder that the last day to add or change courses on ACORN is September 21.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

We were excited to meet members of the Class of 2030 at the Kaneff Rotunda during the first day of the UTM Garden Party Orientation! 🎉 The Garden Party continues today! Come drop by the Kaneff Rotunda from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and say hi to us!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Frances Leung on winning the Esri Canada Centres of Excellence 2026 Winter Blog Award. As a regular contributor to GIS and remote sensing related content to the Esri blog, her article (ecce.esri.ca/uoft-blog/20...) on creating planetary timelapses using satellite imagery.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

🌟 GGE students presented research, joined paper sessions, volunteered, and connected with researchers and alumni at ISPRS 2026 and CRSS-SCT 2026. Congratulations to Peter Ge on 2nd Place in the student oral competition and alumnus Mitchell Bonney on the Second Best CJRS Paper Award! 🎉

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We are excited to share that the annual newsletter from the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment is now available! Check out this year’s highlights of achievements, updates, and stories from our students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Read more here: mailchi.mp/utoronto/geo...

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Professor Mei-Po Kwan, Choh-Ming Li Professor of Geography and Resource Management at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, will be visiting us and deliver a guest lecture on July 6 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. The lecture will take place in DV 3130 at the University of Toronto Mississauga.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Imran Smlatic presented his JEG417 undergraduate thesis (supervised by Professor Alanna Bodo) yesterday at the Canadian Geophysical Union (CGU) Annual Meeting 2026 in Halifax. Congratulations, Imran!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

We were honoured to take part in UTM’s recent Governing Council tour with President Melanie Woodin and members of Governing Council, highlighting land-based, field-based, and experiential learning across campus. Photo by Nick Iwanyshyn

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

🎉 We are very pleased to share that GeoTrio, a student team from the Geospatial Data Science program in GGE, won the Second Runner-Up Award in theEsri Canada GIS Centres of Excellence (ECCE) App Challenge 2026. Congratulations to Jad El Asmar, Blaeden Kohout, and Hari Patel for their creativity!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🗺️🩺 Announcing another NEW upper-year course in the HES minor series: GGR380H5, Geographic Approaches to Health Research: Methods and Ethics Students will learn about ethical research practice, with attention to decolonizing methodologies, anti-racist research approaches, and more.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Announcing our upper course in the new HES minor: GGR364H5, Geographies of Global Health Explore global health through a geographic lens, including health inequities, colonial legacies, neoliberal policies, international organizations, and ethical issues in global health practice.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Last group of amazing GGE 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients! 🎉 For full details about all the awards and recipients, please visit our webpage: www.utm.utoronto.ca/geography/aw... #UTM #Geography #Geomatics #environment #AwardsOfExcellence #StudentAchievement #AcademicExcellence

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🌎🩺 New course offering this Fall: GGR253H5, Health, Environments, and Society Explore how social, economic, political, physical, and health care environments shape health, wellbeing, and health inequities. Gateway course for our new minor. No prerequisites, all students welcome!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Third group of amazing GGE 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients! 🎉 For full details about all the award and recipient, please visit our webpage: www.utm.utoronto.ca/geography/aw... #UTM #Geogrpahy #Geomatics #environment #AwardsOfExcellence #StudentAchievement #AcademicExcellence

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Last week, our GGE team attended the 19th Annual EcoBuzz Conference! 🌿 We enjoyed meeting so many high school students from the Peel Region and sharing information about our Programs in Environment. Thanks to everyone who came by to say hi!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

It's the second group! Congratulations once again to all of our 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients! 🎉 Two more groups to come as we continue celebrating this year’s award recipients and their achievements. For full details about all the awards and recipient, please visit our webpage

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Congratulations once again to all of our 2026 Awards of Excellence recipients! 🎉 These awards recognize the outstanding hard work, dedication, and contributions our students have made throughout the academic year. More to come as we continue celebrating this year’s award recipients.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

We are excited to share that a new minor is launching in the Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment this fall.🎉 Introducing the Health, Environments, and Society Minor. More information is coming soon. Stay tuned and help us spread the word!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Looking for Fall and Winter 2026 to 2027 courses? 🌿❄️🌎 Explore upper-year physical geography courses in climate change, ecosystems, landforms, hazards, Arctic environments, field methods, and more. There will be fun opportunities for fieldwork, hands-on learning, and research too.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Congratulations to all of our graduate students who received awards this year! 🎉 Last night, we were delighted to celebrate their achievements at the University of Toronto Faculty Club. We are so proud of you and grateful for the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments as a community.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Thinking about what to take in the 2026-2027 semesters? Looking for courses that help you understand the Earth, climate, water, landforms, and environmental change? We have a few physical geography options for you to explore in the new academic year! 🌎✨

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Today we are celebrating the end of the 2025 to 2026 GGE Graduate Presentation Series 🎉 A special thank you to Carolyne, Kuang, Lisa, Matthew, Peter, and Tasmia for helping with the events. Congratulations again to all of our graduate presenters on a wonderful and successful series!

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Department and the GGE Graduate Committee for their generous support in organizing last night’s graduate student dinner. It was a wonderful chance for us to relax, connect, and celebrate the end of the term together.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

A wonderful day at the UTM March Open House ✨ Our department was so happy to welcome prospective students and parents to our booth to learn more about our program, meet our community, and explore what studying with us can look like. We cannot wait to see where your journey takes you.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Happy to shared that our MSc student Hafssa Al-Rawi presented her research, titled “Quantifying Ecological Change in Environmentally Significant Areas Under Urban and Climate Pressures: A Remote Sensing Study of Mississauga”, last week at the CECCS Sustainability Research Fair. Well done! 👏

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This Wednesday, our first-year Master’s students presented their research for the first time for the GGE Graduate Seminar. Thank you to all the presenters, Abdullahi Salad, Ernest Steele, Hafssa Al-Rawi, Matthew Bowery, Riley Forth for your engaging talks, and to Lily Dart for chairing the session.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

How can satellite imagery recreate a major event on Earth through time? GGE PhD student Frances Leung shows how Esri Landsat Explorer can be used to build a planetary time-lapse of the Tweedsmuir wildfire in BC. Link to article: ecce.esri.ca/uoft-blog/20...

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Many thanks to the presenters at last Wednesday’s GGE Graduate Seminar Series, PhD students Scarlett Rakowska, Devin Yongzhao Wu, and Frances Leung, for sharing your research, and to Isaac Mendita for chairing the session. #UofT #UTM #Geography #GraduateStudent #ResearchSharing

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Former Department of Geography & Planning graduate student and current GGE Undergraduate Program Coordinator Lisa Marno joined ENV100 as a guest lecturer, sharing insights on climate change in the Arctic. Thank you for sharing real-world expertise with our students. ❄️🌍 #UofT #UTM #ENV100 #UTMGGE

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Graduate and undergraduate members of the Cryosphere Research Lab, supervised by Prof. Brown, have been monitoring snow and ice conditions on lakes in Central Ontario. They are taking measurements throughout the winter, highlighting the variability in climate and its effects on snow and ice.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

GGE ROP students Samira Kamal Eddin and Razia Saleh attended the 2026 Finger Lakes Research Conference in Geneva, NY, USA. They presented the project entitled "Tracing the Evolution of the Polycentric Governance System of the Finger Lakes Watershed: A Canandaigua Case Study". 👏

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Danielle Martin (GGE PhD student) won the 3-Minute Thesis Award at the 37th Annual Cold Regions Research Centre Student Conference. Her presentation was titled "Applying a bacterial lipid paleothermometer proxy to strengthen understandings of past climate variability in northwestern North America."

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🌲📖 Yesterday, students in the GGR304 Dendrochronology class with Professor Trevor Porter explored the hidden stories inside trees. They learned about tree-ring anatomy and examined a variety of softwood and hardwood species from the Haliburton area north of Toronto.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

We hope everyone is enjoying the sunny weather after the snowfall. It is a wonderful time to take a walk and appreciate the beauty of our UTM campus. #UTM #UofT #Winter #Snow

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Many thanks to Ph.D. students, Carolyne Qiang, Lilian Dart, and Annika Harley, for sharing your research at today’s GGE Graduate Seminar Series, and to Cera Cruise for chairing the session.

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

In Fall 2025, Ibrahim Ghanem taught GGR322 - GIS and Population Health, bringing students into real-world applications of GIS to ask and answer public health questions. Interested in how maps can tell health stories? Check out more our students’ fantastic work: population-health.github.io/GGR322

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

We have more second-year courses! They are a great way to understand how the world works. From how city growth shapes development, to population patterns that influence societies. Understand the weather and climate that affect daily life, and how water moves through the Earth. #UTM #UofT

Course pomotion poster for 2nd year GGE course

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Thinking about your Winter 2026 course enrollments? We have some exciting third-year Geography options waiting for you. There are still wonderful chances to explore how Geography helps you understand the world in real and meaningful ways. #UTM #Geography #CourseEnrollment #UofT

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Our GGE students shared their latest research last week at the Canadian Association of Geographers – Ontario division (CAG-ONT), and we are so proud of their amazing work. ✨ Cheers to the amazing presenters: Gabriel, Hafsaa, Harsimran, Imran, Morley, and Tasmia🎉 📷 Imran Smlatic #UTM #Geography

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Department of Geography, Geomatics and Environment @utm-gge.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

🎉 Congratulations to our amazing graduate students from #Geography & Planning! We’re so proud to celebrate your accomplishments at this year's convocation. As you move forward, we look forward to seeing the meaningful ways you’ll shape the world. Wishing you all the best in your next adventures!

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