Department of Biological Sciences / en Rudy Boonstra receives Fry Medal from Canadian Society of Zoologists /celebrates/rudy-boonstra-receives-fry-medal-canadian-society-zoologists <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Rudy Boonstra receives Fry Medal from Canadian Society of Zoologists</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>rahul.kalvapalle</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2024-06-13T14:19:11-04:00" title="Thursday, June 13, 2024 - 14:19" class="datetime">Thu, 06/13/2024 - 14:19</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biological-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Biological Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-06/UofT2978_20121026_UTSCEcologyFieldTrip-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Rudy Boonstra teaches students in a forest"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item"><p><em>Rudy Boonstra (photo by Ken Jones)</em></p> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Rudy Boonstra</strong>, professor emeritus in the department of biological sciences at the şüŔęĘÓƵ Scarborough, has been awarded the <a href="https://www.csz-scz.ca/awards-1/event-two-xlfey">2024 Fry Medal</a> by the Canadian Society of Zoologists.</p> <p>The annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to knowledge and understanding of an area in zoology. It was established in 1974 in honour of aquatic ecologist and former U of T professor <strong>Frederick E.J. Fry</strong>.</p> <p>Boonstra’s research examines factors that affect animal populations and how animals cope with stressors such as social interactions, predation, lack of food and a changing climate – and has included a special focus on the effects of maternal stress on offspring. His work has spanned the Canadian boreal forest, prairies, mountains and the Yukon and Arctic regions.</p> <p>“Being awarded the Fry Medal is a great honour,” says Boonstra, who recently retired after 40 years at U of T Scarborough but remains active in his research.</p> <p>Long-time colleague <strong>Stephen Reid</strong>, an associate professor in the department of biological sciences, hailed Boonstra for his relentless advocacy for climate change mitigation and prevention strategies. “Rudy was sounding the alarm at a time when many of us were really just coming to understand that climate change was real and that its effects would be planet-altering and devastating to humans and other animals,” says Reid.</p> <h3><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/daily-update/one-canadas-most-prolific-and-influential-ecologists-rudy-boonstra-receives-fry-medal">Read the U of T Scarborough story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTSC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:19:11 +0000 rahul.kalvapalle 308136 at Cosima Porteus receives President’s Medal from Society for Experimental Biology /celebrates/cosima-porteus-receives-president-s-medal-society-experimental-biology <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Cosima Porteus receives President’s Medal from Society for Experimental Biology </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>siddiq22</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2023-01-23T16:15:50-05:00" title="Monday, January 23, 2023 - 16:15" class="datetime">Mon, 01/23/2023 - 16:15</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biological-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Biological Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/6888" hreflang="en">President’s Medal from the Society of Experimental Biology</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Cosima%20headshot%20_0.jpg" width="750" height="491" alt> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">Cosima Porteus, assistant professor in U of T Scarborough's department of biological sciences (supplied photo)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Cosima Porteus</strong>, assistant professor in U of T Scarborough’s department of biological sciences, has received the 2023&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sebiology.org/resource/meet-our-2023-president-medalists.html">President’s Medal</a> from the <a href="https://www.sebiology.org/">Society of Experimental Biology</a> (SEB).</p> <p>The SEB President’s Medals are awarded annually to early-career scientists in recognition of outstanding merit in one of three biology sections – animal, cell&nbsp;and plant. Porteus received her award for the animal biology section.</p> <p>“I am deeply honoured to be acknowledged in this way, especially as I hold previous winners of this medal in such high regard,” says Porteus, who completed her post-doctoral research at the University of Exeter in the U.K. “The SEB became a scientific home-away-from-home as it welcomed me during my time in the U.K. as a post-doc and helped me develop many scientific connections.”</p> <p><a href="https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/labs/porteus/">Porteus’s lab</a> at U of T Scarborough studies the effects of human-caused pollution and environmental change on aquatic animals. Her research group recently discovered that ocean acidification negatively affects Dungeness crabs in similar ways as other fish. The findings have implications for global food security, marine conservation and commercial fisheries. Her post-doctoral research also looked at how ocean acidification affects the sense of smell in European sea bass.</p> <p>“We found that ocean acidification has a direct effect on the olfactory system of marine fish by reducing their sensitivity to various odorants,” she says. “These responses were consistent with changes I observed in the behaviour of these fish. It was a tremendous amount of work and my most significant contribution to this field to date.”</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">U of T Scarborough</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Mon, 23 Jan 2023 21:15:50 +0000 siddiq22 179295 at Five U of T faculty members join Royal Society’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists /celebrates/five-u-t-faculty-members-join-royal-society-s-college-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Five U of T faculty members join Royal Society’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/research-innovation" hreflang="en">Research &amp; Innovation</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-09-08T11:18:25-04:00" title="Tuesday, September 8, 2020 - 11:18" class="datetime">Tue, 09/08/2020 - 11:18</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/royal-society-canada" hreflang="en">Royal Society of Canada</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-medicine" hreflang="en">Faculty of Medicine</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-ecology-evolutionary-biology" hreflang="en">Department of Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-political-science" hreflang="en">Department of Political Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biological-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Biological Sciences</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-mechanical-industrial-engineering" hreflang="en">Department of Mechanical &amp; Industrial Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-physical-therapy" hreflang="en">Department of Physical Therapy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/women-stem" hreflang="en">Women in STEM</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/royal-society-2020.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Group composite photo of 5 appointees"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">College of New Scholars members from left: Marc Cadotte, Aimy Bazylak, Diana Fu, Chelsea Rochman and Kelly O'Brien</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>Five faculty members at the şüŔęĘÓƵ – experts in a wide range of disciplines, from ecology to engineering – have been appointed to the <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/about">Royal Society of Canada</a>’s College of <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/sites/default/files/Class%20of%202020%20%282%29.pdf">New Scholars, Artists and Scientists</a>.</p> <p>“This is an important recognition of researchers who are leaders in their fields, whose dedication and talent are transforming a wide range of disciplines,” says&nbsp;<a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/university-professors/">University Professor</a> <strong>Ted Sargent</strong>, U of T’s vice-president, research and innovation, and strategic initiatives.</p> <p>“The şüŔęĘÓƵ congratulates them on their admission to the college and we look forward to seeing their research continue to make an impact in Canada and beyond.”</p> <p>The new college members are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/professor-aimy-bazylak-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canadas-college-of-new-scholars-artists-and-scientists/"><strong>Aimy Bazylak</strong></a> of the department of mechanical and industrial engineering in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</li> <li><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/our-community/growing-among-nature-shaped-career-utsc-ecologist-elected-royal-society-canada"><strong>Marc Cadotte</strong></a> of the department of biological sciences at U of T Scarborough</li> <li><strong><a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/our-community/prof-elected-royal-society-canada-plans-use-her-platform-bring-greater-understanding">Diana&nbsp;Fu</a> </strong>of the department of political science at U of T Scarborough</li> <li><a href="https://www.physicaltherapy.utoronto.ca/faculty/kelly-obrien/"><strong>Kelly O’Brien</strong></a> of the department of physical therapy in the Faculty of Medicine</li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMDRSzTKOxw"><strong>Chelsea Rochman</strong></a> of the department of ecology and evolutionary biology&nbsp;in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</li> </ul> <p>Established in 2014, the college honours excellence and seeks to recognize and foster academic leadership and collaboration among those who have received their PhDs within the last 15 years.</p> <p>“I really enjoy being able to teach people of all ages about the natural world,” says <strong>Marc Cadotte</strong>, who <a href="https://utsc.utoronto.ca/news-events/our-community/growing-among-nature-shaped-career-utsc-ecologist-elected-royal-society-canada">runs pollinator gardens and monarch butterfly programs with local elementary schools</a>&nbsp;in addition to his teaching and research at U of T.&nbsp;“Most of my education and my funding has been supported by the public, so I feel a responsibility to pass on to others what I’ve learned as a way of giving back.”</p> <p>The incoming class of college members will be granted a seven-year membership. They will be&nbsp;inducted at <a href="https://rsc-src.ca/en/events/coee2020">the 2020 Celebration of Excellence</a> hosted by U of T on Nov. 27.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Tue, 08 Sep 2020 15:18:25 +0000 lanthierj 165572 at President's Teaching Award recognizes three exceptional faculty members /celebrates/president-s-teaching-award-recognizes-three-exceptional-faculty-members <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">President's Teaching Award recognizes three exceptional faculty members </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/teaching" hreflang="en">Teaching</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2020-06-04T19:01:05-04:00" title="Thursday, June 4, 2020 - 19:01" class="datetime">Thu, 06/04/2020 - 19:01</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/faculty" hreflang="en">Faculty</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/scarborough" hreflang="en">Scarborough</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/president-s-teaching-award" hreflang="en">President's Teaching Award</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-arts-science" hreflang="en">Faculty of Arts &amp; Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-english" hreflang="en">Department of English</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/faculty-applied-science-engineering" hreflang="en">Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/edward-s-rogers-sr-department-electrical-and-computer-engineering" hreflang="en">Edward S. Rogers Sr. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/u-t-scarborough" hreflang="en">U of T Scarborough</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/department-biological-sciences" hreflang="en">Department of Biological Sciences</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/PTA-group.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="composite photo of the three winners"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">From left: Micah Stickel, Jeremy Lopez and Aarthi Ashok</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>For their sustained excellence in teaching and significant contributions in educational leadership, three faculty members have been awarded <a href="https://www.provost.utoronto.ca/awards-funding/presidents-teaching-award/">the President’s Teaching Award</a> – the highest honour for teaching at the şüŔęĘÓƵ.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>“Excellence in teaching is central to the mission of this university – and this year's winners set an inspiring example with their dedication to students, creativity and innovation,” said U of T President <strong>Meric Gertler</strong>. “On behalf of the university, I congratulate them on their accomplishments and on receiving this important recognition.”</p> <p>The winners are:</p> <ul> <li><a href="/celebrates/aarthi-ashok-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Aarthi Ashok</strong>&nbsp;of the department of biological sciences, U of T Scarborough</a>&nbsp;</li> <li><a href="/celebrates/jeremy-lopez-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Jeremy Lopez</strong>&nbsp;of the department of English in the Faculty of Arts &amp; Science&nbsp;</a></li> <li><a href="/celebrates/micah-stickel-receives-president-s-teaching-award"><strong>Micah Stickel</strong>&nbsp;of the Edward S. Rogers Sr. department of electrical &amp; computer engineering</a> in the Faculty of Applied Science &amp; Engineering&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p>Winners of the President’s Teaching Award receive $10,000 per year for five years to be used towards professional development, and become members of the Teaching Academy.&nbsp;The academy meets regularly&nbsp;to discuss matters relevant to teaching and offers advice to the president and the vice-president and provost, as well as the director of&nbsp;<a href="https://teaching.utoronto.ca/">the Centre for Teaching Support &amp; Innovation</a>.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">UTC</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Thu, 04 Jun 2020 23:01:05 +0000 lanthierj 164831 at