First cohort of 捆绑SM社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative Fellows includes Mac Campus "Smart insecticide" team
New award provides support for the next generation of sustainability researchers, promotes interdisciplinary approaches聽Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of聽捆绑SM社区 Sustainability Systems Initiative聽(MSSI) Fellows.聽
捆绑SM社区 Spinoff FeX Energy receives major grant from Axelys
Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable
AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being
Date: October 10th, 2024 |聽Time: 6:00 PM |聽Location: The 捆绑SM社区 Faculty Club | Free Event聽Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?
Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?By聽Daphne Chalmers (捆绑SM社区, Education),聽Julia Freeman (捆绑SM社区, Bieler School of Environment),聽Diane Dechief (捆绑SM社区, Office of Science Education),聽Natalya Gomez (捆绑SM社区, Earth and Planetary Sciences),聽Blane Harvey (捆绑SM社区, Education),聽Amy Janzwood (捆绑SM社区, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science)聽and聽Nik Luka (捆绑SM社区, Architecture and Urban Planning)
Microgreens: Grow fast, eat young
Pictured above:聽Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers.
By David Wees, agr., Faculty Lecturer, Farm Management & Technology Program and Dept. of Plant Science, FAES
Mac students inspire next-gen scientists at John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium鈥
Pictured (from left to right): 捆绑SM社区/Mac representatives Ingrid Chiraz and Andrew Churchill; grad students: Jasmine Muszik, Mehtab Singh, Aylish Marshall; JAC representatives Sean Hughes and Karim Jaffer
By Kathy MacLean
Interdisciplinary collaboration key for sustainability-focused curriculum redesign program
The team of experts behind 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program鈥檚 first year.
Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 捆绑SM社区: Summer 2023
Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.
How do we maintain momentum as students graduate?
Outgoing Office of Sustainability Communications Intern Maya Willard-Stepan and her peers reflect on the challenges of building a sustainability movement on campus despite high student turnover.
As summer approaches, another cohort of 捆绑SM社区ians prepare to make their way across the convocation stage, and thousands of students who have been involved in sustainability projects on campus head out into the world.
Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 捆绑SM社区: Spring 2023
Teamwork was a major motivator for many of the offices that joined the Sustainable Workplace Certification program this semester.\
It鈥檚 surprisingly easy. That was the most common takeaway for the 11 teams that joined the聽Sustainable Workplace Certification program聽this academic year.
Sustainable Sparks: Stephanie Leite on learning for the future
How do we encourage respirology residents to consider climate change when they develop treatment plans? What tools do future elementary school teachers need to bring environmental education into their classrooms? What latest advancements in synthetic biology could help students develop solutions to real-world sustainability issues?
Sustainability in research: Six 捆绑SM社区 labs receive My Green Lab certification
As 捆绑SM社区 prepares to launch its own sustainable lab certification program, six research teams tested the waters to see what it takes to go green.
Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 捆绑SM社区: Winter 2023
Five offices across disciplines and campuses embrace sustainability at work and beyond through the Sustainable Workplace Certification program
What motivates sustainable change?
捆绑SM社区 receives government recognition for waste management practices
The ICI on recycle + program highlights organizations across Quebec committed to improving their waste sorting and reduction efforts
捆绑SM社区 is one of two Quebec universities to receive recognition from the provincial government for its waste management practices. RECYC-QU脡BEC, the branch responsible for sustainable waste management, recently awarded 捆绑SM社区鈥檚 downtown campus the Performance certification level of its ICI on recycle + program.
Sustainability in research: If you want to green your lab, start with the freezer
Cell biology researcher Dieter Reinhardt explains why his lab is cool with turning up the temperature of their freezers