/sustainability/taxonomy/term/15/all en /sustainability/channels/event/guest-lecture-dr-leith-sharp-how-sustainability-can-transform-21st-century-university <div> <div><span><span><span>Please come join the lecture of Dr.</span></span></span></div></div> Tue, 11 Feb 2014 05:36:14 +0000 lilith.wyatt@mcgill.ca 1657 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/troubled-waters-world%E2%80%99s-groundwater-increasingly-risk-232693 <h3>The groundwater footprint. If you haven’t heard that term yet, read on, because it soon could become as familiar as “carbon footprint.”</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published January 29 2014 | <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2014/01/troubled-waters-much-of-world-uses-groundwater-unsustainably/" target="_blank">���ϲ����� Reporter</a><br />Written by Patrick McDonagh</p></blockquote> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:31:18 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1641 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/petrocultures-2014-preview-232692 <h3>The myriad of ways in which petroleum is reshaping our politics, economy and culture will be the focus of the 2014 annual conference of the ���ϲ����� Institute for the Study of Canada, to be held on Feb. 6 and 7.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on January 28 2014 | <a href="http://publications.mcgill.ca/reporter/2014/01/petrocultures-2014-preview/" target="_blank">���ϲ����� Reporter</a><br />Written by Will Straw</p></blockquote> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:03:57 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1640 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/launch-sustainability-fridays-232691 <h3>Come share a drink, a snack, and a conversation with other ���ϲ����� professors, students, and staff interested in sustainability.</h3> <p>What better way to spend the last Friday afternoon of the month than chatting about sustainability with your </p> Wed, 29 Jan 2014 23:00:28 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1639 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/ecole-integrate-sustainable-living-mcgill-residence-232578 <h3>The student-run initiative “ECOLE” (Educational COmmunity Living Environment) is working to transform a MORE house into a space for sustainable living to open in September 2014.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on January 20 2014 | <a href="http://bullandbearmcgill.com/a-student-run-initiative-aims-to-transform-a-mcgill-residence-by-september-2014/" target="_blank">Bull and Bear</a><br />Written by Tess Wrobleski</p></blockquote> Thu, 23 Jan 2014 18:28:51 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1635 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/international-day-un-secretary-general-calls-protection-natural-resources-war-torn-cou <h3><span>United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today highlighted the importance of protecting the environment in times of armed conflict, and stressed that strong natural resource governance can help prevent conflict and contribute to long-term peace. </span></h3> <blockquote> <p>Published November 6 2013 | <a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=46434&Cr=environment&Cr1=#.UnvadpSxOFd" target="_blank">UN News Centre</a><br />Written by UN News </p></blockquote> Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:12:18 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1573 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/universities-teach-you-change-world-231233 <h3>Social entrepreneurship – whether as new or existing ventures, with an environmental or social-justice focus – is a hot topic on campus.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published October 22 2013 | <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/canadian-university-report/idealist-universities-have-programs-for-you/article14963902/" target="_blank">Globe and Mail<br /></a>Written by Jennifer Lewington</p></blockquote> Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:28:59 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1565 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-hosts-second-annual-community-engagement-day-231030 <h3>CED was created as a student-administrator initiative in 2012 by SEDE, in partnership with the SSMU Community Engagement Committee (CEC).</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on October 06 2013 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/10/mcgill-hosts-second-annual-community-engagement-day/" target="_blank">���ϲ����� Daily<br /></a>Written by Dana Wray</p> </blockquote> <p>The CEC administers a $0.50 per person Charity Fund fee for student initiatives that connect ���ϲ����� with the external community.</p> Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:51:34 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1555 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/mcgill-students-host-mental-health-conference-231023 <h3>As university students prepare for midterm exams, a group of ���ϲ����� students hosted a conference Saturday, aimed at promoting a better understanding of mental health.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published October 05 2013 | <a href="http://globalnews.ca/video/884987/mcgill-students-host-mental-health-conference?utm_source=facebook-twitter&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=community" target="_blank">Global News</a><br />Reported by Sarah Volstad</p></blockquote> Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:16:16 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1552 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/shape-things-come-230954 <h3>Time Forms explores the links between art and time.</h3> <blockquote> <p>Published on September 30 2013 | <a href="http://www.mcgilldaily.com/2013/09/the-shape-of-things-to-come/" target="_blank">���ϲ����� Daily</a><br />Written by Lucy Gripper</p> </blockquote> <p><span>Despite the slightly esoteric nature of its premise, the curators of Time Forms – ���ϲ����� professors Alanna Thain, Stephen McAdams, and Eric Lewis – made accessibility a goal when organizing the conference. </span></p> Mon, 07 Oct 2013 13:46:58 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1547 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/universal-design-learning-mcgill-230338 <h3>Les élèves ayant des problèmes d'apprentissage ou encore des troubles de déficit de l'attention sont bien présents dans les écoles primaires et secondaires.</h3> <p></p> <blockquote> <p>Published August 6, 2013 | <a href="http://www.radio-canada.ca/emissions/telejournal_18h/2012-2013/Reportage.asp?idDoc=306672" target="_blank">CBC Radio-Canada</a></p></blockquote> Sat, 07 Sep 2013 19:16:55 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1505 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/event/mercury-free-microscopy-information-session-230129 <div> <h3>Everyone is welcome to this information session!</h3> <p> </p></div> Thu, 29 Aug 2013 04:10:31 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1493 at /sustainability /sustainability/channels/news/eduquer-pour-changer-d%E2%80%99air-229196 <blockquote> <p>Published on June 29, 2013 | <a href="http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2013/06/29/eduquer-pour-changer-dair" target="_blank">le Journal de Montreal</a></p> </blockquote> <p>"Après avoir passé 20 ans au cœur de la forêt tropicale, une biologiste de l’Université ���ϲ����� mondialement connue pour ses travaux sur la déforestation et la qualité de l’air revient au Québec pour sortir la science des laboratoires.</p> Mon, 22 Jul 2013 14:15:14 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1464 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0099-mcgill-feeding-mcgill-4 <p style="border:2px dashed #85AD56; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED </strong>Summer 2013</p> <p>The mandate of ���ϲ����� Feeding ���ϲ����� is to provide locally grown fruits and vegetables from the Macdonald Campus’s Horticultural Research Center to ���ϲ����� University’s Food and Dining services operated residences and the general student community.</p> Sat, 29 Jun 2013 17:26:16 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1461 at /sustainability /sustainability/sp0095-mcgill-energy-project-2 <p style="border:2px dashed #DDDDDD; padding:10px">Status: <strong>COMPLETED </strong>Fall 2013</p> <p>The ���ϲ����� Energy Project’s objective is to help drive ���ϲ�����’s energy system towards a more sustainable future through a process that leaves its participants with the tools needed to affect change in energy systems at large. They had great success in the first 18 months of operation, and the ���ϲ����� Energy Project 2 SPF project provided the funding to have Marc-Etienne Brunet carry out demanding administrative tasks over the course of the summer.</p> Fri, 03 May 2013 19:10:00 +0000 justin.berot-burns@mail.mcgill.ca 1376 at /sustainability