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In April 2020, Book Authority ranked the book #2 on their list of Best Documentary Film Books of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Dean Alice Hovorka of the Faculty of Environmental Studies presented Dr. Terry with the Dean's Teaching Award 2019\/2020. Watch Dr. Hovorka's presentation of the award here:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ed7pmOGCF58?start=213\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Ali Asgary, Associate Director of Advanced Disaster, Emergency, and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM) has named Dr. Terry the <a href=\"https:\/\/adersim.info.yorku.ca\/adersim-arctic-group\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chair of the ADERSIM Arctic Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Terry's project, the Youth Climate Report, is nominated for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Action Awards, under the category of \"Mobilizer.\" His letter of nomination was submitted by Dr. Charles Hopkins, the UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dr. Terry\u2019s ongoing work on [the Youth Climate Report] at the COP conferences has had a significant impact on achieving the SDG goals... 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