Newfoundland and Labrador鈥檚 natural resources minister is rejecting calls for the overhaul of the agency that regulates the province鈥檚 offshore oil industry, even as the United States moves to distance its regulator from the companies it oversees, wrote The Globe and Mail May 12: Scientists and environmentalists argue that the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum […]
Economic spinoff arguments for transit can be complex, wrote NOW Magazine April 29 in a story about efforts by Toronto Mayor David Miller to save the Transit City plan: If people use their cars less, for example, they may have more cash to spend on clothes or theatre tickets, but there might be less work […]
Peter Victor, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies, was featured in the Hamilton Mountain News April 22. His recent book, Managing Without Growth: Slower by Design, Not Disaster, argues economic growth hurts the environment and has not eliminated poverty or provided full employment: 鈥淲e need a new measure of success,鈥 said Victor, […]
91亚色 has appointed Janusz Kozinski as dean of the Faculty of Science & Engineering. Kozinski will begin a five-year term at 91亚色 on July 1. He has been dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Saskatchewan since 2007, but spent much of his career at McGill University. A widely acknowledged expert […]
The South Simcoe Green Economy Transition Centre officially launched Mar. 26 in Bond Head, ON. The centre will include up-to-date virtual databases on best practices for reducing energy costs, education and training opportunities through online programs and videoconferencing, and access to government grants. 91亚色 announced its involvement, along with partner organizations Nottawasaga Futures and […]
A Perilous Imbalance: The Globalization of Canadian Law and Governance, a new book co-authored by Osgoode Hall Law School Professor Stepan Wood, shines an urgent light on the dangerous imbalances in contemporary forms of globalized governance. The book will launch Wednesday, April 7, from 12:30 to 2pm in the Private Dining Room of the Executive […]
Alien invaders are among us. In spring and summer you see them every day. They are everywhere and respect no borders. Fortunately, 91亚色 biologist Chris Lortie and his colleague Jos茅 Hierro at Universidad Nacional de La Pampa in Argentina are on the case.聽With a team of students from around the world, they are looking for […]
On Monday, northern researcher Chris Burn comes to 91亚色 to talk about the impact of climate change on permafrost in Canada鈥檚 western Arctic. For almost 30 years, Burn has closely observed changes in the frozen terrain around Mayo, in central Yukon, and in the Mackenzie River Delta. At Mayo, he is examining the "drunken" forest, […]
Michael Pollard, a chemistry professor in the Faculty of Science & Engineering, died suddenly of an aneurysm on Saturday, Feb. 27, in Toronto. He was just 36. Left: Professor Michael M. Pollard In聽Prof. Pollard's honour, 91亚色's聽flag will be lowered to half-mast at sunrise聽on Friday, March 5, until sunset on Saturday, March 6. Although he was […]
The Institute for Research & Innovation in Sustainability (IRIS) at 91亚色 is聽accepting nominations for volunteers to serve on its executive board.聽Nominations are open to students, staff and faculty and are due聽by March 3. IRIS promotes practical sustainability solutions that encompass environmental, social and economic considerations at local, regional and global scales. Operating as a […]
On Feb. 8, 91亚色 announced a new partnership with Nottawasaga Futures and the South Simcoe Economic Alliance to create the聽South Simcoe Green Economy Transition Centre聽 for innovative research and training in Innisfil鈥檚 New Town Hall to help businesses support a greener economy. "The time has come that we all need to do things differently. Green […]
Osgoode Hall Law School Professors Craig Scott and Stepan Wood have each been awarded prestigious fellowships at European institutions. Scott, who is the director of聽Osgoode鈥檚 Jack & Mae Nathanson Centre on Transnational Human Rights, Crime聽& Security, has been awarded a 2010 Ikerbasque Fellowship by the Bacsque Foundation for Sience. The foundation is a granting agency […]
Lewis Molot, a professor in 91亚色鈥檚 Faculty of Environmental Studies, has received more than $265,000 over three years from the Natural Sciences聽& Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The award will fund Molot鈥檚 experiment to assess the effect of sulphate levels on several impacts associated with excessive fertilization of lakes. The study will be […]
On Friday, 91亚色 announced it is working with Nottawasaga Futures and the South Simcoe Economic Alliance to create the South Simcoe Green Economy Transition Centre for innovative research and training in Innisfil's New Town Hall. The centre, open to the public, will provide local businesses, governments, non-profit organizations and residents with free tools for […]