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