Extended Due Date: Help design a new logo for the Institute of Forestry and Conservation
The due date for this contest has now been extended until November 13, 2020. Earlier this fall, the Daniels Faculty’s forestry program adopted a brand-new name: the Institute of Forestry and Conservation. Now, the program needs a new logo to match. That’s why the Forestry Graduate Students’ Association is holding a logo design contest, […]
Daniels Faculty scientists find that certain Toronto tree species offer more UV protection than others
The shade of a tree is a welcome relief on a sunny day, but not all tree shade is the same. A recent study by three scientists at the Daniels Faculty’s Institute of Forestry and Conservation has found that certain tree species are better than others at blocking the sun’s invisible UV radiation, which […]
In Memoriam: Amalia Veneziano
It is with great sadness that the Institute of Forestry and Conservation has learned of the peaceful recent passing of Amalia Veneziano in late August. Amalia was a long-time administrative coordinator of the University of Toronto for almost forty years, spending the majority of her service with the Faculty of Forestry before retiring almost five […]
Forestry field courses turn to video for a pandemic-friendly learning experience
If you’re going to learn to be a forester, it helps to visit a few forests. Master of Forest Conservation students in the Daniels Faculty’s forestry department have traditionally spent part of the academic year participating in field courses that include trips to sites of arboreal interest, near and far. This fall, with the COVID-19 […]
FGSA Newsletter August 2020
Upcoming Events & Reminders Please take some time to fill out the UTGSU COVID-19 Impact Survey at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8HCY7KC. The UTGSU needs your feedback to best support graduate students as we navigate COVID-19 together Have concerns about UofT’s reopening plan this fall? Please sign the following petition initiated by CUPE 3902: https://www.change.org/p/meric-gertler-u-of-t-s-reopening-plan-is-not-safe-enough-we-need-to-take-fall-2020-online? Students financially impacted by […]
Master of Forest Conservation student Jonathan Dionne writes an op-ed about tree stewardship
Jonathan Dionne, a Master of Forest Conservation student at the Daniels Faculty, is spending the summer interning with the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association as a tree stewardship program lead. Jonathan has been involved in advancing the neighbourhood association’s partnership with Neighbourwoods, a community tree stewardship program developed by associate professor Danijela Puric-Mladenovic and lecturer Andy […]
MTI Newsletter: July 2020
News From MTI Hello Mass Timber Colleagues! This month we are very pleased to feature another mass timber project in Ontario: the mixed-used building at Yonge and Charles in Toronto. Mixed Use at Yonge and Charles (Toronto) Toronto’s first mass timber building creates an inviting, light-filled environment for offices and retail while respecting the […]
Daniels Faculty professors to participate in a new, $5-million Wildland Fire Research Network
Dr. David Martell (Left) and Dr. Patrick James (Right) On June 24, Seamus O’Regan, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, announced that the federal government would be partnering with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to provide $5 million for the creation of a new Wildland Fire Research Network — a Canada-wide […]
