AWARDS

International

IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award, 2014 – Rob Kozak  learn more

IUFRO Scientific Achievement Award, 2014 – Sally Aitken  learn more

CSIRO Sir Frederick McMasters Fellowship, 2013 – Andreas Hamann  learn more

American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Elected Fellow, 2013 – Michael Whitlock  learn more

Fulbright NEXUS Scholar, 2012 – Andreas Hamann  learn more

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Elected Fellow, 2011 – Michael Whitlock

Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, 2011 – Andreas Hamann  learn more

Provincial

Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Distinguished Scholar in Residence, 2014-15 – Sally Aitken  learn more

 

MEDIA COVERAGE

National radio

CBC’s Quirks & Quarks, October 01, 2016
“Trees survive the cold weather” listen to this episode

CBC’s The Current, October 19, 2012
“The ethical implications of assisted migration”

CBC’s Quirks & Quarks Special, December 24, 2011
“2050 – What if we get it right?”

National television

CBC’s The Nature of Things – Dreams of the Future, October 23, 2014

National print/on-line newspapers

PBS, NovaNext, November 9, 2016
“47 genes that might help us help vulnerable trees survive climate change” read more

Canadian Geographic – Compass Blog, Feb. 7, 2014
“Genetics affecting trees”

The Ottawa Citizen, January 29, 2014
“New genes for old forests as climate warms”   read more

The Vancouver Sun, March 28, 2012
“Cutting edge technology fosters new knowledge about our forests”  view in PDF, see page 4

The Vancouver Sun, October 12, 2012
“Climate shifts may strand weather-dependent ecosystems” read more

The Vancouver Sun, July 12, 2012
“Genome study aids race against climate change” read more

Local publications

Branchlines, Faculty of Forestry, UBC, March 2013
“The AdapTree Project: Do our forests look good in these genes?” view in PDF, see page 10

Branchlines, Faculty of Forestry, UBC, March 2013
“Perceptions of climate-change adaptation”  view in PDF, see page 12

UBC news. Forestry: the new high-tech frontier, June 6, 2012
“Genes may hold the secret to forest survival”  read more

 

VIDEOS, LECTURES AND WEBINARS

Conservation Biology Institute, Mar 14, 2014
“Will our forests look good in these genes?”
Abstract  Webinar video

Bacon and Eggheads Seminar Series for parliamentarians (Members of Parliament, Members of Senate, and senior staff), Jan 30, 2014
“Will our forests look good in these genes?”

AdapTree Video, Dec 14, 2012
Abstract  YouTube video

Forest Industry Lecture Series, Nov 1, 2012
“Can genetics help climate-proof our forests?”
YouTube video

Russell Hudson Lectureship, University of Idaho College of Natural Resources, April 24, 2012
“The Ents are marching: Assisted migration and adaptation of trees to a warming world”

 

PAST EVENTS

Forest Genetics 2013
A joint meeting conference in Whistler BC, July 22-25, 2013