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William Cheung

William Cheung

Dr. William Cheung gives Ronald O. Ball Lecture at University of Alberta

The University of Alberta holds the Ronald O. Ball Lectureship in Food & Agriculture, which allows them to invite an excellent speaker of a stature to attract attention and interest from the University, media, and community, and will highlight current issues in nutrition, food and agriculture.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Alberta, honours, lecture, William Cheung

Student Profile: Alex (Alejandro) Schmill

Student Profile: Alex (Alejandro) Schmill

Alejandro (Alex) Schmill is a first-year MSc student, co-supervised by Dr. William Cheung and Dr. Margot Hessing-Lewis of the Hakai Institute.

Posted in 2025, IOFNews, Student Profiles | Tagged with Aboriginal fisheries, eDNA, Hakai Institute, Indigenous fisheries, Margot Hessing-Lewis, Newfoundland, scuba, student profiles, William Cheung

Marie Auger-Méthé & Andrea Reid inducted into RSC’s College

Marie Auger-Méthé & Andrea Reid inducted into RSC’s College

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé & Dr. Andrea Reid inducted into RSC’s College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists on November 8, 2024

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with Andrea Reid, awards, College of New Scholars, Scientists and Artists (RSC), honours, Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson, Marie Auger-Methe, Royal Society of Canada, William Cheung

William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award

William Cheung wins A.G. Huntsman Award

The A.G. Huntsman Award recognizes excellence of research in, and outstanding contribution to, the marine sciences.

Posted in IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, biodiversity, climate change, CORU, honours, human dimensions, marine science, Royal Society of Canada, William Cheung

WEBINAR WATCH: Charting a sustainable future for oceans in Canada

WEBINAR WATCH: Charting a sustainable future for oceans in Canada

Did you miss our “Charting a sustainable future for oceans in Canada” webinar on September 18, 2024? Watch it now!

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with OceanCanada, presentations, Rashid Sumaila, Sea Change, William Cheung

William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award

William Cheung wins UBC Alumni Achievement Award

He receives the Research and Innovation, which recognizes the important professional and community contributions of UBC alumni who have consistently demonstrated outstanding social achievements in research and innovation.

Posted in 2024, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, CORU, honours, IOF alumni, Solving FCB, William Cheung

Can aquaculture help create a sustainable planet?

Can aquaculture help create a sustainable planet?

Properly done, aquaculture has the potential to produce food for millions of people, conserve and restore ecosystems and replenish endangered wild fish stocks.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with aquaculture, biodiversity conservation, climate change, fishing farms, food security, IOF students, Rashid Sumaila, William Cheung

Increasing temperatures and salinity result in decreased ecosystem diversity, UBC study finds.

Increasing temperatures and salinity result in decreased ecosystem diversity, UBC study finds.

Ecosystems can be impacted and changed by a lot of different things, including human activities, stormwater runoff, contaminants, invasive species, and climate change

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release, Research | Tagged with Beaufort Sea Shelf and Slope, beluga whales, Canadian Arctic, cod, Colette Wabnitz, CORU, Indigenous culture, Indigenous fisheries, Indigenous history, IOF students, marine mammals, Solving FCB, Tarium Niryutait Marine Protected Area, whales, William Cheung

IOF faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada

IOF faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada

Dr. Marie Auger-Méthé’s Canada Research Chair in Statistical Ecology (Tier II) was renewed, and she, along with Dr. William Cheung and Dr. David Rosen received NSERC Discovery Grant funding.

Posted in 2024, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Research Chair, conservation, CORU, David Rosen, Discovery Grants, fish, funding, heatwaves, Marie Auger-Methe, marine mammals, MMean Lab, NSERC, SERG, Solving FCB, statistical ecology, William Cheung

Faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada

Faculty members receive funding from Government of Canada

Dr. William Cheung’s Canada Research Chair in Ocean Sustainability and Global Change (Tier II) was renewed for another five years. Dr. Chris Harley’s Sentinels of Changes project was funded.

Posted in 2024, IOF Honours, IOFNews, News Release | Tagged with awards, British Columbia, Canada, Canada Research Chair, Christopher Harley, funding, NSERC, Solving FCB, sustainability, William Cheung

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