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The Monroe Landon Memorial Scholarship recipient is selected based on the student who has demonstrated the most active interest in field biology and conservation of native flora. It is for students registered in any program offered by the Department of Integrative Biology who have completed between 14. 5 and 17.5 credits with a minimum 75% cumulative average and who have demonstrated an active interest in field biology and conservation of native flora.

The prevalence of mutualism nature, in which different species cooperate for common benefit, is difficult to explain. Theory conflicts on whether mutualisms should be stable or abandoned over evolutionary time. On the one hand, natural selection is expected to favour exploitation over cooperation because individuals that derive benefit from a mutualistic partner can maximize their own fitness by cheating, or otherwise avoiding the costs of cooperation.

Dr. Shoshanah Jacobs, Dr. Evan Fraser, Dr. Dan Gillis and students from first to fourth year were invited to speak at a roundtable meeting with the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Elizabeth Dowdeswell about transdisciplinary learning in order to teach students about the process of innovation.

This scholarship was established to encourage young scientists passionate about botany. It is awarded to students registered in the Biodiversity major of the BSc program in the College of Biological Science who have completed between 14.0 and 17.0 credits. Selection will be based on the highest combined average of any two of the BOT courses.

It is well known that nutrient addition can lead to a loss in plant diversity, but a recent international study involving Dr. Andrew MacDougall has shed light on the fundamental mechanisms influencing biodiversity loss and plant species co-existence.

U of G receives nearly $77 million to launch 'Food from Thought' with Integrative Biology members, Dr. Paul Hebert and Dr. Kevin McCann as two of the principal investigators.