Documentary is affiliated with 91亚色's Global Suburbanisms Project Take a glimpse into someone鈥檚 life that is otherwise invisible to most, wrote The Globe and Mail Jan. 5 in a story about the groundbreaking, web-based work Out My Window, by the National Film Board of Canada, that offers glimpses of lives within housing developments: Zanillya Maria […]
Excessive phosphorus dumps have become a major problem for Canada鈥檚 waterways, says Professor Lewis Molot, an environmental scientist in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies, wrote the National Post Jan. 6 in a story about a little-known move by the federal government banning the substance: The federal government brought in new regulations last July effectively […]
The cumulative impact of the relentless release of pollutants into the air from Canada鈥檚 "Chemical Valley" affects the members of Aamjiwnaang in a way that is fundamentally unfair, and is now argued to be unconstitutional, wrote Dayna Nadine Scott, professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School and co-director of the National Network on Environments & […]
Research Month celebrates the achievements and diversity of 91亚色鈥檚 research community. Throughout November, the Vari Hall Rotunda will play host to displays and demonstrations featuring our faculty and graduate researchers. Drop by between 10 am and 2 pm each Wednesday to learn what 91亚色's researchers are doing. The Research Month index on 91亚色's Research […]
An expert in forest ecology is likening an animal rights group鈥檚 claim that deer aren鈥檛 a threat to Iroquois Heights Conservation Area to those who still deny climate change is underway, wrote the Hamilton Mountain News and the Ancaster News Oct. 14: Dawn Bazely, director of 91亚色鈥檚 Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability […]
The Centre for Research on Latin America & the Caribbean (CERLAC) is calling for papers for its second International Graduate Student Research Conference. The first conference attracted over 70 presenters from Canada, the United States, Europe and Latin America, who presented in 20 themed panels over a two-day period. Expert faculty members helped ensure rich […]
It's not enough to plant trees in exchange for carbon emissions in the fight to mitigate climate change, say 91亚色 environmental studies Professor Anders Sandberg and 91亚色 environmental studies master鈥檚 student Tor Sandberg in their new co-edited book Climate Change 鈥 Who鈥檚 Carrying the Burden?: The Chilly Climates of the Global Environmental Dilemma. Nor is […]
Conservative leader Tim Hudak slammed the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) as a wasteful entity, wrote the Ottawa Citizen Sept. 24 in a story about an Ontario Energy Board (OEB) decision to allow electricity distributors to make higher profits: The Conservative leader said that, while the agency has expanded, it has yet to fulfil its central […]
Without bees, we wouldn鈥檛 have coffee to drink at breakfast, tomatoes in your sandwich at lunch or fruit for a snack on the go. While bee populations all over the world are in trouble, there are lots of things individuals can do to create bee-friendly gardens 鈥 even if your personal green space is limited […]
Anne Russon, a cognitive ecologist and professor of psychology in 91亚色鈥檚 Glendon College, spoke about orangutans鈥 ability to communicate using mime, on CBC Radio鈥檚 鈥淨uirks & Quarks鈥 Sept. 18. You can listen to Russon's interview with host Bob McDonald on Quirks & Quarks' Website.聽 The interview begins at the 1:30 mark. Russon has observed 18 […]
Originally the site of some of 91亚色鈥檚聽most memorable聽hockey moments and reputed to have the best arena ice in the province, the former 91亚色 Ice Arena, known as聽the Ice Palace,聽is now home to a new kind of dream team. The Keele campus building's transformation from a聽hockey rink into an innovative new health science research centre […]
Researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows at 91亚色 have been awarded over $10 million from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC). The grants, part of $190.5 million in funding and awards invested across the country, will support over 220 innovative 91亚色 research projects to improve Canadians鈥 quality of life while […]
"It鈥檚 expensive doing research up there" in the High Arctic, says聽Elizabeth Miller. Flying all your equipment and four months鈥 worth of food and supplies costs thousands of dollars when you have to transfer three times en route from Toronto聽鈥 via Ottawa, Iqaluit and Resolute 鈥 to get to Polar Bear Pass on Bathurst Island. Research […]
For the past century, the Aviation &Forest Fire Management branch of the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) has kept watch over the province鈥檚 forests, trying to keep them safe, wrote The Sault Star Aug. 21: About two years ago, fire staff in Dryden tested night-vision technology and how these goggles could help detect forest […]
A leaked report from the Ontario Fire Marshal鈥檚 Office on the eve of the second anniversary of the massive Downsview explosion at Sunrise Propane blames a tank-to-tank transfer of propane for the blast, wrote the North 91亚色 Mirror Aug. 4: The transfer, which Sunrise had previously been ordered to cease performing, caused liquid propane to […]
Residents of Bala, located about a two hours drive north of Toronto, say they have nothing against hydro power, but fear the $23-million facility and its construction will destroy the tiny town鈥檚 main attraction: the falls that lure curious eyeballs and day-tripper cash, wrote The Globe and Mail Aug. 2: This is one local battlefield […]
The federal-provincial agency that regulates oil activity off Newfoundland is mulling changes to required oil spill plans as newly released documents raise safety questions, wrote The Canadian Press July 27: [The documents]聽include plans for Chevron Canada as it drills the country's deepest exploration well in 2,600 metres of water, about 425 kilometres northeast of St. […]
Gail Fraser, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies, spoke about concerns over an oil spill response plan for Canada鈥檚 deepest offshore well run by Chevron, on CBC TV鈥檚 鈥淭he National鈥 and other news broadcasts across the country July 21. Her interview with the National is available on CBC.ca. It runs for approximately 2:30 […]
Gail Fraser, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies, said the Canadian public has a right to know about projects that could pollute Canada鈥檚 natural resources. 鈥淲e鈥檙e permitting these operators to pollute in federal waters. These are public resources, and the potential impact of these various impacts can be enormous,鈥 said Fraser. In recent […]
Today, the shared experiences of those working in education and climate change is the central theme of a one-day symposium taking place at 91亚色. Organized by the Faculty of Education, the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific & Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Chair聽for Reorienting Teacher Education聽Towards Sustainability, […]