Our regular CL@UT meeting (online) for the new fall 2021 semester was on September 29.  Bill reported his latest publications with Climate Lab members, and also introduced new PhD and undergraduate students.   Larissa and Haowen – Welcome to Climate Lab!   Haowen Rui and Yukari Hori, PhD (aka Hannah) presented the project with Bill… Read More

SCIENCE LITERACY WEEK: C is for CLIMATE September 20 – 26 JOIN THE ACTION! uoft.me/scilit   We (CL@UT) are participating in the 8th anniversary of Science Literacy Week (September 20-26, 2021) – a coast-to-coast celebration of science in Canada.  This year’s official theme is C is for Climate.  … Read More

Andrew Apostoli has successfully defended his PhD Final Defence on August 31, 2021. Congratulations, Andrew!   Here is the abstract for his dissertation: The Impacts of Climate Change on the Potential for a Northward Expansion of Agriculture in Ontario’s Great Clay Belt Region Climate change has widespread impacts on the agriculture sector, especially in northern… Read More

On August 19, 2021, Conor gave an invited talk entitled, “Detection and description of spatiotemporal patterns in multi-day extreme weather events across Canada” at iSPEAC seminar series at the Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough. Here is the description of his talk: Abstract: As the global climate continues to warm, changes… Read More

Our regular CL@UT meeting (online) for the summer semester 2021 was on July 28. Bill and Vidya presented their study, entitled “Changing air quality and the ozone weekend effect during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada“. We will resume our CL@UT meeting in September. Have a wonderful summer!  … Read More

Congratulations to Andrew Apostoli whose DPES Departmental Defence was successfully approved by the PhD departmental defence committee on July 25. His Final defence will be on August 31, 2021. Congratulations and good luck, Andrew A!… Read More

DPES Teaching Assistant Awards The first time established in 2013-2014, the DPES Teaching Awards aim to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in teaching and have had an impact on the student experience in the context of their role as teaching assistants. This award is always very competitive, and DPES Teaching & Curriculum Committee has seen… Read More

Our regular CL@UT meeting (online) for the summer semester 2021 was on May 26. Micah Hewer, PhD, presented his study, entitled “Using the snow day fraction to capture climatic change in winter season precipitation phase across Southern Ontario“.… Read More

Our regular CL@UT meeting for the winter semester 2021 was virtually held on April 28. Vidya Anderson, PhD, presented her study, entitled “Nature-based cooling potential: a multi-type green infrastructure evaluation in Toronto, Ontario, Canada“. This research has published – please see our publication section.… Read More

Andrew Zajch has successfully defended his PhD Final Defence on April 9, 2021. Congratulations, Andrew!   Here is the abstract for his dissertation: Influence of Climate on Open Earth-air Heat Exchanger Potential Space heating and cooling constitute significant energy demands in buildings. The interdependence between climate and heating and cooling energy usage makes this sector… Read More