2025 Awards
The 2025 Climate & Health Awards were announced during the closing of our 2025 Annual Symposium, recognizing the leadership, excellence, and innovation in our community. We are proud to celebrate our award winners!
We thank the Temerty Foundation for their support of our student award winners
UofT Faculty Award
Early Career Academic Excellence: Dr. Sarah Elton
This award is in recognition of outstanding contributions at the intersection of food systems and the more-than-human world. Dr. Elton is expanding our understanding of health in a changing climate, with the potential to shape the future of her field.
Temerty Foundation Awards in Climate, Health and Sustainable Care
These student awards were made possible due to generous support for students and trainees from the Temerty Foundation.
Student Excellence in Research: Lola Oyefeso, MSc Candidate, Institute of Medical Science, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
This award is in recognition of her original thesis research on the equity and sustainability implications of AI models, with plans to quantify the carbon footprint of AI-enabled digital health interventions
Student Leadership & Innovation: Muhammad Anas Ansar, MHSc in Translational Research Candidate, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
This award is in recognition of his leadership in advancing youth engagement on climate and environmental health as co-founder and Executive Director of Human Nature Projects (HNP) Canada
Outstanding Student Presentation: Sarah Jarvis (deck here), PhD Candidate, Nutritional Sciences, Temerty Faculty of Medicine
This award is recognition of their outstanding presentation at the 2025 Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Annual Symposium
Outstanding Student Posters: This award is in recognition of their outstanding posters presented at the 2025 Climate, Health & Sustainable Care Annual Symposium
- Anna Shalin (PDF here), PhD Candidate, Earth Sciences, Faculty of Arts & Science
- Aryan Sadeghi, MSc, Health Systems Research, IHPME, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
Best in TAHSN Awards: Impact & Innovation in Policy & Practice
Organizational Climate & Sustainability Action: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
This award is in recognition of their leadership and commitment to climate and sustainability action, demonstrated by their Green Task Force
High Quality, Low Carbon Care: Scarborough Health Network
This award is in recognition of their leadership and commitment to high quality and low carbon care, demonstrated by embedding reducing low-value care as a strategic priority for the organization
Low Carbon & Sustainable Buildings: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
This award is in recognition of their leadership and commitment to efficient and sustainable buildings, demonstrated through their energy consumption reduction program
Climate Health Equity: CAMH
This award is in recognition of their leadership and commitment to climate health equity, demonstrated through the CAMH Mental Health & Climate Change Response Initiative
Spread & Scale Sustainable Care:
- Dr. Anita Rao, Chair, TAHSN Sustainable OR Working Group & Ontario Anesthesiologists Environmental Sustainability Working Group
- Dr. Wendy Levinson, Choosing Wisely Canada
