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SERS Adjunct Professor Don Cowan and his colleague Kyle Young where presented with an award for their work with the local, provincial and national volunteer community. The AWARD of MERIT of the Volunteer Action Centre was presented at the 12th Annual Volunteer Impact Awards Gala on April 27th.

It’s been a year of firsts for School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (SERS), Master’s student Cheryl who was runner-up in the University’s 2016 3MT competition and is now a Top 25 finalists in The Storytellers competition. “I’d never done anything like this before,” she laughs, “but I’d never done anything like the 3MT either. You just have to believe that you can do it.”

COP 22 Reflection by Bailey Jacobs

In 1995, the City of Kitchener created the first municipal artist-in-residence program in Canada. Now, they welcome their first mosaic artist, Faculty of Environment alumna Julie Sperling.

Every year, millions of people travel to Italy to enjoy Neapolitan pizza and authentic gelato. Jennifer Clapp also travelled to Italy for the food, but she didn’t go to eat it – she went to educate her students about it.

Darian Hall is a School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability student who is channeling his passion for sustainability into a unique way to preserve trees in South African game reserves.

SERS congratulates Professor Jennifer Clapp who was named a Fellow by The Royal Society of Canada, Canada’s highest academic honour.

The fellowship of the RSC consists of individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts, the humanities, science, and Canadian public life. They have been peer-selected as among the best in their field.

School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability PhD Candidate Cole Atlin won the inaugural Dr. Jim McDonald Scholarship from the Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Research (ACUNS). The scholarship is given to graduate studies in the social sciences and humanities whose research pertains to Canada’s north and its inhabitants. The award specifically focuses on interdisciplinary and community based research, particularly with First Nations collaboration.

The International Food Policy course run by Prof. Jennifer Clapp had students doing an intensive but high level series of classes and meetings. Drawing on Jennifer's contacts with the UNFAO and related organizations, our students got to see places and meet people not usually accessible. Here, they pose with Prof. Andrea Collins with the UNFAO's hashtag.

For those envious, join the School of Environment, Resources & Sustainability and you can get the finest in experiential and international education.

Congratulations to Steven Alexander (PhD graduate) for receiving the 2016 University of Waterloo "Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies" honour. Five such honours were awarded this year at the doctoral level.