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First cohort of 鲍鱼直播 Sustainability Systems Initiative Fellows includes Mac Campus "Smart insecticide" team

Developing a smart insecticide, assessing protective coatings in marine environments and measuring space allocated to active transport are among the projects undertaken by the inaugural cohort of聽鲍鱼直播 Sustainability Systems Initiative聽(MSSI) Fellows.聽

鲍鱼直播 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

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

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

Microgreens: Grow fast, eat young

Pictured above:聽Greenhouse production of sunflower microgreens in biodegradable containers.

By David Wees, agr., Faculty Lecturer, Farm Management & Technology Program and Dept. of Plant Science, FAES

Mac students inspire next-gen scientists at John Abbott Sustainability Through Science Symposium鈥�

Pictured (from left to right): 鲍鱼直播/Mac representatives Ingrid Chiraz and Andrew Churchill; grad students: Jasmine Muszik, Mehtab Singh, Aylish Marshall; JAC representatives Sean Hughes and Karim Jaffer

By Kathy MacLean

鲍鱼直播 cleantech project selected as 鈥淚nnovations for the Future鈥� by Axelys

Team chosen as part of a cohort of 10 projects identified by Axelys, a Quebec-based non-profit organization helping to accelerate innovation stemming from public research, for their high potential after a thorough 6-month review by an independent board

Interdisciplinary collaboration key for sustainability-focused curriculum redesign program

The team of experts behind 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program鈥檚 first year.

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 鲍鱼直播: Summer 2023

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

How do we maintain momentum as students graduate?

Outgoing Office of Sustainability Communications Intern Maya Willard-Stepan and her peers reflect on the challenges of building a sustainability movement on campus despite high student turnover.

As summer approaches, another cohort of 鲍鱼直播ians prepare to make their way across the convocation stage, and thousands of students who have been involved in sustainability projects on campus head out into the world.

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 鲍鱼直播: Spring 2023

Teamwork was a major motivator for many of the offices that joined the Sustainable Workplace Certification program this semester.\

It鈥檚 surprisingly easy. That was the most common takeaway for the 11 teams that joined the聽Sustainable Workplace Certification program聽this academic year.

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?

Sustainability in research: Six 鲍鱼直播 labs receive My Green Lab certification

As 鲍鱼直播 prepares to launch its own sustainable lab certification program, six research teams tested the waters to see what it takes to go green.

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 鲍鱼直播: Winter 2023

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

What motivates sustainable change?

鲍鱼直播 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

鲍鱼直播 is one of two Quebec universities to receive recognition from the provincial government for its waste management practices. RECYC-QU脡BEC, the branch responsible for sustainable waste management, recently awarded 鲍鱼直播鈥檚 downtown campus the Performance certification level of its ICI on recycle + program.