UTM Geography, Geomatics and Environment

Last month, the GGR317 class went on a field trip to @CampKawartha to measure snow and ice for an assignment on the spatial variability of snow cover.  You can read about the trip in an article by Kate Martin utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/expe…

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.

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/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

Graduate and undergraduate members of the Cryosphere 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.

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". 👏

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

🌲📖 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. #UofT #UTM

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

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. #UofT #UTM #Geography #GraduateStudent

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. Check out more of our students’ fantastic work: population-health.github.io/GGR322

We got 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.

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 shapes the world in real and meaningful ways. #UTM #Geography #CourseEnrollment #UofT

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

🎉 Congratulations to our amazing graduate students from Geography & Planning! We’re so proud to celebrate your accomplishments at this year's convocation. Wishing you all the best in your next adventures! @UTM @UofT @geo_uoft

Over the weekend a group of students from ENV332 conducted a waste audit at the 2025 Steam Whistle Winter Craft Beer Festival. It was a huge success! 🍻♻️ ENV332 offers hands-on experience, allowing students to apply their course learnings in real-world professional settings.

@UTM @CampKawartha

❄️ Last weekend, the @UTM GGR317 class braved the snow to collect data for their spatial variability lab and collected a great dataset! ❄️ Thanks to @CampKawartha for hosting us!

❄️ ❄️ Happy Holidays from GGE! We hope you all have a good holiday break 😀 😴 🥳 ❄️ ❄️