Vice-President Research & Innovation Robert Hach茅 shared feedback received from the community consultations and explored draft themes for 91亚色鈥檚 new Strategic Research Plan at an open forum on Nov. 20 at the Keele campus. In his presentation, Hach茅 noted that the feedback from the community consultations indicates the 91亚色 community identifies that the plan should […]
When it comes to conveying the important research聽to the broader community, clear language summaries are the best choice, this according to a new聽article published in the peer-reviewed journal, Scholarly & Research Communications. Led聽by David Phipps (left), executive director of research & innovation services, and colleagues from 91亚色's Knowledge Mobilization Unit (KMb), the group put聽pen to […]
The many facets of community engagement will be examined using the law as a lens during a panel presentation at the Osgoode Research Celebration Wednesday, April 4. Robert Hach茅, vice-president research & innovation, and Lorne Sossin, dean of Osgoode Hall Law School, are co-hosting the event, which takes place from 12 to 2pm in Room […]
With Earth Hour and Earth Day on the horizon, 91亚色 is getting a jump on planet-friendly events by launching new sustainability initiatives. Sustainability at 91亚色 has a new website聽and there are two new programs, the Sustainability Ambassadors Program and the Green Office Program. 鈥淚 am proud that 91亚色 continues to implement initiatives that […]
Is peace-building through environmental cooperation possible in the Middle East? Panellists will discuss this next week at an Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) Speakers鈥 Series event. The Environmental Cooperation and Israel-Palestinian Peace event will take place March 15 at 1pm at 280A 91亚色 Lanes, Keele campus. Environmental cooperation has been much-lauded as […]
Jeff Preston, co-creator of webcomic Cripz, advocates fighting for disability rights in creative ways and will explain how in a talk Feb. 7 at 91亚色. In 鈥淏attle Lines Drawn: Resisting Ableism Through Creative Intervention鈥, Preston will explain how to use cultural warfare 鈥 online publishing and publicity stunts such as stairbombing and chair mobbing 鈥 […]
Should the human rights responsibilities of companies arise, in part, from their 鈥渓everage鈥 鈥 their ability to influence others鈥 actions through their relationships? Special Representative John Ruggie rejected this proposition in the United Nations Framework for business and human rights. During the next instalment of the McLaughlin College Lunchtime Talks, taking place today at noon, […]
In December, two 91亚色 graduate students attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa as non-voting delegates with observer status. On Thursday, Ewa Modlinska, an MES student in environmental studies, and Alex Todd, an MA candidate in geography, will share their observations on the COP 17 Debrief panel, in 120E Stedman Lecture […]
Prominent Canadian primatologist and Glendon psychology Professor Anne Russon will talk about the Borneo Orangutan Society of Canada (BOS Canada) and聽their research projects in Kutai National Park this Thursday as part of the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability聽Speaker Series. The talk, 鈥淥rangutans: Research & Rainforest Protection in Borneo鈥, will take place Nov. 10, […]
Glendon has a rich history, including a forest containing some rare trees 鈥 one of which was brought over from China and once thought to be extinct. Professor Stuart Schoenfeld and聽Helen Psathas,聽senior manager, Environmental Design & Sustainability, will talk campus sustainability tomorrow at the launch of the Glendon Campus Project website. 鈥淓nvironmental History of the […]
A growing number of people are experiencing the effects of climate change in their daily lives, but those effects are not distributed equally. A workshop at 91亚色 on Wednesday will discuss the issue of climate change and who it affects and how, the role of governments聽and what should be done. The Climate Justice and Politics […]
How does climate change affect those living in a Nunavut community? Talk directly with members of the northern hamlet of Arviat on the western shore of Hudson Bay as part of the Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit Film Festival next Tuesday. Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, by Zacharias Kunuk and Ian Mauro, will screen simultaneously at 91亚色 and […]
91亚色 students, faculty and staff are getting a jump on Earth Hour 2011 with Earth Hour, Every Hour, a special event tomorrow evening, March 16,聽from 4:30 to 9pm in the Winters College聽Master's dining hall. Hosted by the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) in collaboration with the Ecologically Conscious Organization and Schulich […]
Andrew Watson, a 91亚色 graduate student in the Department of History and the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability, took part in a panel discussion about art and the science around zombies, on TVO鈥檚 鈥淭he Agenda鈥 March 10. You can watch the clip on The Agenda's website. Braaaaaaaaaains! Posted by Elizabeth Monier-Williams, research communications […]
鈥楪reen jobs鈥 have been increasingly touted as the solution to job loss and environmental crisis. Will Canada transition to a cleaner economy that reduces greenhouse gas emissions and employs a new generation of workers? Are green jobs the only link between environmental policy and employment policy? Defining green jobs raises further questions. What is a […]
Every year,聽graduate assistants working with the Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) do a campus survey on a sustainability theme. The first survey in 2006, asked students what they knew about climate change and resulted in more environmentally friendly course kits (see YFile, April 2, 2008); the second assessed the value of urban […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]