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.
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
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 EventCan 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)
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
91˿Ƶ students solve sustainability problems through Applied Student Research program
91˿Ƶ Reporter | October 24, 2019
By: Samantha Ling
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The Office of Sustainability is hiring a Graphic Design intern!
Internship Opportunity with 91˿Ƶ Office of SustainabilityPOSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)