After a period of time in an administrative role, Dr. Ian Rowlands returned to the rhythm of being a 'regular' professor. He offered a brand new, experiential learning course on "Energy and Society in Ontario" which comprised classroom and field trip instruction.
Interested in seeing the world, while also building career and research skills?
Third year ERS student Jordan Wilton spent two months of the spring 2025 term studying environmental issues through the Beyond Borders: Field School in Ghana. Check out the blog and video diary Jordan created during the course.
Dr. Ian Rowlands has agreed to serve as the Faculty of Environment's next Associate Dean, Graduate Studies. He takes over from Dr. Peter Deadman on September 1, 2025.
Marta Berbés was awarded an Insight Development Grant for the project: Looking 'Blackward' to the Future: Reclaiming the place of African American communities in Phoenix, AZ.
Prof. Bob Gibson urges the federal government to assess the benefits, risks and uncertainties of proposed national interest projects openly and thoroughly before granting pre-approvals.
Prof Bob Gibson presents background on regional assessments taking place for the Ring of Fire area – the northern Ontario’s hot prospect mining area improbably named after a 1960s Johnny Cash song.
Despite all the hurry-up moves, the extent and timing of any Ring of Fire mining remains anyone’s guess.
A photography-based study with Conservation Halton and SERS researchers offered a practical, low-cost engagement method with community members to reflect on connections to Hamilton Harbour and their support for local conservation initiatives culminating with a well-attended exhibition of the photos.
ERS undergrad student Samantha Terry focused her ERS 403 research project on supporting Indigenous families in reclaiming their relationships with Anishinaabeg parenting practices and reconnecting with peatlands.
Dr. Mahsa Bagheri will be visiting the University of Waterloo on June 27th and will speak to the topic:
Shaping future housing policies: Behavioural trends and sustainability insights for a “sufficient” built environment
This will be an informal gathering, and Dr. Bagheri will also provide information about her background and research more broadly, as well as her home institute in Germany. Dr. Bagheri is also keen to explore potential collaborations, be that joint publications, project proposals, joint supervisions or other relationships.