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Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

91˿Ƶ researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.

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Published: 16 Sep 2024

91˿Ƶ 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

Published: 5 Aug 2024

AI and Sustainability: Balancing Innovation with Planetary and Social Well-being

Date: October 10th, 2024 | Time: 6:00 PM | Location: The 91˿Ƶ Faculty Club | Free Event 
Published: 17 Jul 2024

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

By Daphne Chalmers (91˿Ƶ, Education), Julia Freeman (91˿Ƶ, Bieler School of Environment), Diane Dechief (91˿Ƶ, Office of Science Education), Natalya Gomez (91˿Ƶ, Earth and Planetary Sciences), Blane Harvey (91˿Ƶ, Education), Amy Janzwood (91˿Ƶ, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science) and Nik Luka (91˿Ƶ, Architecture and Urban Planning)

Published: 8 Jul 2024

Interdisciplinary collaboration key for sustainability-focused curriculum redesign program

The team of experts behind 91˿Ƶ’s Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program’s first year.

Published: 16 Aug 2023

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 91˿Ƶ: Summer 2023

Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.

Published: 15 Aug 2023

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?

Published: 25 May 2023

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 91˿Ƶ: Winter 2023

Five offices across disciplines and campuses embrace sustainability at work and beyond through the Sustainable Workplace Certification program

What motivates sustainable change?

Published: 17 May 2023

91˿Ƶ 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

91˿Ƶ is one of two Quebec universities to receive recognition from the provincial government for its waste management practices. RECYC-QUÉBEC, the branch responsible for sustainable waste management, recently awarded 91˿Ƶ’s downtown campus the Performance certification level of its ICI on recycle + program.

Published: 16 May 2023

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

Published: 15 May 2023

Sustainability in research: The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab on finding creative solutions

Helium is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they think about recycling – unless they’re experimental chemists working in 91˿Ƶ’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facilities.

Published: 16 Mar 2023

Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security

The name of a new global food security hub at 91˿Ƶ might be a mouthful, but the students behind it are confident their work will help get food into the mouths of people who need it.

“We want to be a place where students can get hands-on experience advocating for solutions,” said Efrata Woldeyohanes, the undergraduate student leading the recently launched Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security Student Nexus.

Published: 9 Mar 2023

Sustainability in research: The Barrett lab on treading lightly in the field

Biological research is crucial to understanding the environmental impacts of the climate crisis, but oftentimes this research involves disrupting the environment it is trying to understand and protect. This is why the Barrett lab decided to focus on how to make their research more sustainable.

Published: 28 Feb 2023

91˿Ƶ students solve sustainability problems through Applied Student Research program

91˿Ƶ Reporter | October 24, 2019

By: Samantha Ling

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Published: 4 Nov 2019

The Office of Sustainability is hiring a Graphic Design intern!

Internship Opportunity with 91˿Ƶ Office of Sustainability

POSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)

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Published: 9 Sep 2019

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