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Geography graduate elected to Brossard City Council

grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:55:16 +0000

Huge congratulations to 9I�� grad Nicolas Thomas (Geography/Urban Studies) on being elected to Brossard City Council — bringing fresh energy, planning expertise, and community-first leadership to local government. We’re inspired by how our alumni are making an impact beyond campus and shaping the future of their communities. Read more about his journey and achievement here: https://reporter.mcgill.ca/a-new-generation-steps-up-in-brossard/

Two 9I�� Geographers Ranked Among the World’s Most Influential Researchers

grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:41:37 +0000

Two geographers from our department, Prof. Bernhard Lehner and Prof. Graham MacDonald, were recently named among the 24 most cited 9I�� researchers for 2025, an achievement highlighted in a new 9I�� Research article (/research/article/prizes-awards/24-mcgill-researchers-ranked-among-worlds-most-influential-2025).

Research on Mennonite colonies cited in The Economist!

grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 17:06:28 +0000

Prof. le Polain was interviewed about his research on the expansion of Mennonite colonies in Latin America for this short article in The Economist: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2025/10/01/a-german-newspaper-for...

Exploring peatland phenology: tracking the colour of peatlands using community science (Scott Davidson, UQAM)

grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 03:37:46 +0000

Peatlands are vital ecosystems, storing one-third of the world’s soil carbon and are a key nature-based climate solution.

t.b.d. by Prof. Lini Wollenberg, University of Vermont

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:17:22 +0000

Don’t Burn Up! Mitigating Boreal Peatfire Carbon and Smoke Emissions in an Era of Climate Change by Prof. Mike Waddington, McMaster University

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:08:13 +0000

The Geography of Extreme Heat, Health, and Heat Adaptation in Canada by Dr. Matthew Quick, Statistics Canada

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:01:33 +0000

An Introduction to One Earth and Writing for High Impact Journals by Dr. Lewis Collins, Editor-in-Chief OneEarth

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:58:12 +0000

The Promise and Pitfalls of Extracellular Enzymes as “Bio” in “Biogeochemistry” by Prof. Andrew Margenot, Purdue University

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:48:13 +0000

GeoSpectives Talk - Dr. Kelly Bona

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 15:49:21 +0000

Modelling Peatland Carbon from a National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Perspective
Dr. Kelly Bona, Environment and Climate Change Canada

GIS Day 2021

grant.mckenzie@mcgill.ca — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 17:44:34 +0000

Celebrate (virtual) GIS Day with 9I��'s Geographic Information Center! This year's theme is GeoAI and Data Analytics.

Schedule of events:

GIS Day

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Tue, 13 Nov 2018 14:35:28 +0000

GIS Day
Wednesday, November 14, 1 p.m. onwards

GeoSpectives Seminar (Dept. of Geography)

giuseppe.vacirca@mcgill.ca — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 20:14:05 +0000

“But how do you position yourself in your research?”: Gendering the politics of positionality in Geography.
Prof. Yvonne Te Ruki-Rangi-O-Tangaroa Underhill-Sem