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Fall 2025 lab fun

December 9, 2025 /

A few lab members, and hangers on, celebrating Alex’s (right) wedding at Ramblers back in October

More lab folks at Ramblers

This has been an active term in the Sherren lab, so this is an omnibus email to note a few things that have been going without mention so far. Some have been big events, like Alex’s wedding and wedding party (see above, right), and conference presentations at the Atlantic Canadian Association of Geographer’s meeting hosted online by SMU in November (Alex, Bethany, Anna).

We’ve had a great schedule of semi-weekly lab meetings where everyone has taken turns talking about their own academic journey to this point. An unanticipated delight has been the delight that has come with baby and childhood photos in those presentations. Midway through the term, Chris and Elson hosted a lab art event that repurposed an old Ikea poster we had lying around, and the result was stunning!

The lab visits St. Croix dykeland with Dr. Jeremy Lundholm.

Squinting into the sun at Grand Pre (missing Athena)

More recently we had a (cold) lab trip up to the dykelands with CBWES plant ecologist and ResNet colleague Jeremy Lundholm, and followed that up with a Christmas lunch at The Church in Wolfville. A full term! Thanks everyone for the enthusiasm and engagement!

Warming up at The Church in Wolfville

Congratulations summer 2025 graduates

July 3, 2025 /

Me, Yan and Mike Smit after her IDPhD graduation in June, 2025.

Two weeks ago I enjoyed attending the ‘spring’ graduation (which happened very late this year) to watch our most recent MREM cohort cross the stage, and one MES (they tend to defend in the summer so attend the fall one). IDPhD graduate Dr. Yan Chen also received her degree, after deferring from the fall graduation, and her co-supervisor Mike Smit and I were both on the stage for the event. We also got to bring her back to sit with us for the rest of the ceremony. Another great thrill was having 2002 MES alumna Karen Hudson receive an Honorary Doctorate in the same ceremony, and give the address. We welcomed all the above graduates and their families back in the SRES suite for a reception after the event, sponsored by the Faculty of Science. Congratulations, all! And to those whose stage photos I ended up in, sorry for my tassel malfunction.  Outgoing FGS Dean Marty Leonard didn’t warn me she was going to call me up for official photobombing.  🙂

RSC College Meeting in Montreal

May 22, 2025 /

Frank, Audrey, Ana, Isabelle, me, Nicole and Igor (L-R) at the lovely McGill Faculty Club for dinner.

I took a flying trip back to Quebec yesterday to attend the annual meeting of the RSC College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Over a day and a half we have had excellent discussions about ‘inclusive excellence’, one of the pillars of the college, breakout groups for the interdisciplinary research groups (IRGs) and working groups, and interactions with young academies from Japan, Germany and Israel. The breakout group I led for ‘Ask Canada‘ generated a rich discussion, including new angles around the need to integrate geopolitics and AI into the IRG. While I balked initially at another trip to Montreal so soon after last month, it has been enjoyable and a productive use of my time (and Aeroplan points). Thanks to Russ, Amelia, Audrey and others for the organization and hosting.

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