Every year biologists from all three University of Toronto campuses as well as the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) participate in the Atwood Colloquium. In addition to featuring talks from U of T graduate students, postdocs, and babyÖ±²¥app, three guest speakers are invited. This year Scott was invited as the "Rising star in evolution", along with Dr. Paulo Brando (Rising star in ecology) and the Atwood Lecturer - Dr. Andy Dobson. The event is an amazing way to highlight ongoing research at U of T and, even in our currently virtual world, has been full of exciting conversations and incredible talks.
Dr. Carl Atwood was a respected forest entomologist, ecologist, and naturalist, who taught at the University of Toronto from 1949 to 1972. Each year, the EEB graduate students select a scientist of high distinction whose work embodies Dr. Atwood's dedication to the ecological sciences to give a lecture in his honour. This lecture series is made possible by a generous endowment from the Atwood family. The 2021 Atwood Colloquium in Ecology and Evolution was organized by: Chelsea Rochman, Matt Osmond, Njal Rollinson, Leila Forsyth, Jill Sanderson, Emma Walker, Vicki Zhang, Lauren Lawson, Pooja Nathan, Lucas Albano, Rachel Giles, Yimin Yu and Sarah Thomson.
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