Welcome to our Department!
Welcome to the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, in the Faculty of Arts and Science at the St. George campus of the University of Toronto. Our faculty, staff, and students, are engaged in research and scholarship in diverse sub-disciplines within ecology and evolutionary biology. Our department offers several undergraduate programs and over 55 courses, including independent projects, fourth-year seminars, and field courses. Graduate students can enrol in both MSc and PhD programs and study with graduate program faculty on the St. George, Mississauga and Scarborough campuses of the University, as well as at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Robert L. Jefferies Memorial Scholarship
Professor Emeritus Robert Jefferies passed away suddenly on Wednesday, July 8, 2009, in Toronto.
Bob was one of the world's leading arctic scientists and global change biologists, with over 50 years of professional activity. With his passing, Canada has lost one of its most important northern researchers and inspiring teachers.
A scholarship has been established in Professor Jefferies' memory. Online donations are accepted on the Faculty of Arts and Science's giving web site at https://donate.utoronto.ca/eeb; donations can also be addressed to "University of Toronto" (with "Robert Jefferies" in the memo line) and sent to: Office of Advancement, Faculty of Arts and Science, 100 St. George Street, University of Toronto, M5S 3G3.
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A Tribute to Bob Jefferies, by Rowan Sage, Peter Kotanen and Ken Abraham
In Memorium, The U of T Bulletin
Obituary in The Globe and Mail
Obituary in The Times
Tribute in The Varsity
News article in The Varsity