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Welcome to the Department of Geography, University of Toronto Mississauga, where we invite students to learn more, first hand, about the most relevant and interesting issues facing the globe today. The discipline of geography bridges the scientific and the cultural study of the earth. Our friendly and vibrant Department offers programs in human and physical geography and the environment, appealing to a wide range of students. This diversity offers students the opportunity to explore the connection between human activity and the environment through various methods and approaches. Our Department prides itself in being at the forefront of student experience at UTM. We offer a vast array of exciting opportunities at all program levels, including practical courses, Research Opportunity Programs, internships and field courses. Our Faculty are very successful and active researchers, maintaining research programs, laboratories and graduate students at UTM. They are also outstanding teachers, with several of our faculty being recognized with teaching awards from both inside and outside the university. The staff in the Department of Geography are an integral part of the student experience at UTM, supporting technical needs and offering helpful and friendly advice on academic matters. We think that the wonderful opportunities and support in our Department will make your degree in Geography or Environment not only a meaningful and valuable learning experience, but also exciting and fun. I encourage you to drop by or contact the department for more information about our programs and courses. Kathi Wilson
Chair, Department of Geography
University of Toronto Mississauga

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Tingting Zhu!We are excited to celebrate Professor Tingting Zhu on receiving the Carte Ge...
10/13/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Tingting Zhu!

We are excited to celebrate Professor Tingting Zhu on receiving the Carte GenAI Module Design Award, supported by Cognizant! 👏

With support from this award, Professor Zhu will develop new Generative AI (GenAI) learning modules for GGR276: Spatial Data Science, introducing students to emerging AI technologies and their potential applications in spatial data science.

We look forward to seeing how these new modules will enhance students' learning experiences and support innovation in GIS education at UTM!

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions continued this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows!The session was chaire...
10/09/2026

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions continued this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows!

The session was chaired by Kuang Jin, with Elsa Dejoie presenting "Temporal trends in critical minerals and rare earth element accumulation in lake sediments near a copper smelter."

📸 Sana Hashim

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions this semster kick off this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows!The sessio...
10/02/2026

🎤 Our GGE Presentation Sessions this semster kick off this Wednesday with talks from our postdoctoral fellows!

The session will be chaired by Hafssa Al-Rawi, with presentations from, clockwise from top-left:

Florence Anfaara: Understanding the Lived Experiences of Long-COVID in Black and Racialized Communities in Ontario

Chuyi Zhang: Effects of Urban Landscape Pattern and Human Activities on Urban Residents’ Air Pollution Exposure Risk

Armina Soleymani: Future Navigability of Hudson Bay Through the Port of Churchill

Carlo Chan: Type 2 Diabetes Prevention among Young Adults: A Community-Based Approach

📸 Sana Hashim

🎉 New Publication!Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on the publication, “The Power of Care in Youth-Based C...
10/01/2026

🎉 New Publication!

Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on the publication, “The Power of Care in Youth-Based Commoning for Climate Justice,” in the International Journal of the Commons.

Drawing on youth-based climate justice organizing, the article examines how practices of care shape participation, belonging, solidarity, and power within commoning. In the paper, Professor Mudaliar argues for reimagining climate justice not just as a policy and technological challenge, but also as a relational and political endeavor rooted in practices of care, reflexivity, and solidarity.

📖 Read the full article:
https://buff.ly/0koty2T

🎉Congratulations to Kerstyn Lutz, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Examining and Informing Effective and ...
09/30/2026

🎉Congratulations to Kerstyn Lutz, who successfully defended her PhD dissertation, Examining and Informing Effective and Equitable Active School Travel Interventions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area: Addressing Knowledge Gaps through the Generation of Context-Specific Evidence. Her work was supervised by Professor Matthew Adams.

Great work to our GGE undergraduate students who presented their summer Research Opportunity Program projects at the Res...
09/25/2026

Great work to our GGE undergraduate students who presented their summer Research Opportunity Program projects at the Research Fair on Wednesday!

We were excited to see them sharing their amazing research:

🌳 Canadian Experiences With Urban Trees: A Survey of GTA Residents
Vera Allue & Alishba Rana | Supervisor: Professor Tenley Conway

🌿 More Parks for a Growing Population? Mapping the Creation of New Parkland Across the GTA
Laura Mariana Cuan Celis & Enkhjin (Enkune) Zorigoo | Supervisor: Professor Tenley Conway

🌲 University of Toronto Mississauga Campus Tree Inventory
Dean, Angelina, and Ayana | Supervisor: Professor Alanna Bodo

Congratulations to all of our ROP students on their hard work this summer. We cannot wait to see where their research and experiences take them next!

🌎 Learning beyond the classroom!Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at yesterday’s Experiential Education Fair a...
09/23/2026

🌎 Learning beyond the classroom!

Thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at yesterday’s Experiential Education Fair at UTM. We loved connecting with students and sharing opportunities to gain practical experience through field courses, internships and research.

How is climate change affecting lake ice dynamics across northern lakes? Dr. Kimia Motevalli is investigating this quest...
09/18/2026

How is climate change affecting lake ice dynamics across northern lakes? Dr. Kimia Motevalli is investigating this question in the Cryosphere Research Lab () under the supervision of Professor Laura Brown.

In the Cryosphere Research Lab (), led by Professor Laura Brown, Dr. Armina Soleymani explores lake ice and snow phenolo...
09/11/2026

In the Cryosphere Research Lab (), led by Professor Laura Brown, Dr. Armina Soleymani explores lake ice and snow phenology in the Arctic. ❄️🧊

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on receiving the Indo-Pacific Fellowship for Canadians (2026–2027) for ...
09/11/2026

🎉 Congratulations to Professor Praneeta Mudaliar on receiving the Indo-Pacific Fellowship for Canadians (2026–2027) for her project, “The Performance of Conservation: Environmental Compensation and Governance in India.”

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