Curtis Suttle named Wall Scholar
The term of his appointment will be from August 1, 2019 to July 31, 2020.
Rashid Sumaila wins UBC’s President’s Award for Public Education through Media
This award celebrates active sharing of research through the news media
Dr. Deng Palomares receives award from Frontiers in Marine Science
The award acts as a positive acknowledgment of the impact of Dr. Palomares’ initiatives as Specialty Chief Editor
Dr. Andrew Trites awarded the UBC Faculty of Science Alumni Builder Award
The Award recognizes alumni who have significantly contributed to the University and enriched the lives of others.
William Cheung named member of the College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists
Dr. Cheung is highly effective in helping local and international communities understand how their actions are affecting the oceans.
IOF Student Society Travel Grant (Summer 2018) winners
Vanessa Fladmark and Melanie Ang are the recipients of the IOF Student Society Travel Grant 2018 – Summer.
Andrew Trites wins the Timothy R. Parsons Medal
Trites has been studying marine mammals (primarily Steller sea lions, harbour seals, northern fur seals, and killer whales), in the North Pacific for over 30 years.
Nathan Bennett wins 2018 Early Career Conservationist award
Bennett is a postdoctoral fellow with the OceanCanada partnership and won this award for advancing the role of social science on conservation policy
Amanda Vincent wins FSBI’s Le Cren Medal
For her lifelong contribution to all aspects of the study of fish biology and/or fisheries science, with a focus on conservation, training or public understanding of the discipline.
Samantha James wins at PEEC
Samantha James won ‘Best 3 Minute Talk’ at 2018 Pacific Ecology and Evolution Conference (PEEC).