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Low-quality nesting and winter seasonal habitats are strong predictors of reduced gene flow between greater sage-grouse breeding locations, according to research just published in Ecology and Evolution and authored by the U.S. Geological Survey and their colleagues at the University of Waterloo.

Three successful sustainability leaders from the University of Waterloo have been named to the Corporate Knights 30 under 30 list. Complied each year, the list acknowledges a collection of young entrepreneurs, activists, corporate professionals and students eager to make our world a better place.

Congratulations to Environment and Resource Studies professor Mary Louise McAllister for being named a University of Waterloo 2015 Distinguished Teacher. The award, given to those with a record of excellent teaching at Waterloo, was given to four faculty members at the University of Waterloo and will be presented at convocation.

On March 11, in recognition of World Plumbing Day, three students from the Environment and Resource Studies 316 course won the 2015 Canada’s Most Water Wise School Case Competition.

The Second Flood, a documentary featuring Environment and Resource Studies adjunct professor and School of Environment Enterprise and Development researcher Simron Singh is gaining acclaim worldwide.

Congratulations to Environment and Resource Studies graduate student Julie DeWolf whose Three Minute Thesis presentation advanced her to the next round of competition where she'll square off against other University of Waterloo researchers on April 2nd.

The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) is a university-wide competition for research-based masters thesis and doctoral students at the University of Waterloo.

Competitors have 1 static slide and 3 minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research to a non-specialist audience.

A number of ERS students have taken advantage of the Winter term Reading Week to do a field course outside of Waterloo. Learning ‘hands on’ about the environment in different locations, it has been an opportunity for learning, for expanding horizons and for having fun! More information about these courses is available at the following locations:

ERS 375 – Coastal Marine Change in Jamaica (and you can follow course instructor Professor Derek Armitage at @ECGGroup)

The Department of Environment & Resource Studies is pleased to announce that PhD student Michael McTavish has formally been awarded the NSERC André Hamer Postgraduate Prize as the most outstanding candidate in NSERC’s doctoral scholarship competition.

ERS 1B student Madeline (Maddi) Leblanc has started an annual grassroots fundraiser to build awareness for brain cancer research. This year’s event – a group paddleboard journey down the Welland Canal – will be held on 23 July 2015. You can read more about Maddi’s story on the University of Waterloo’s Student Success Office website. Well done, Maddi!

Researcher Sarah Wolfe’s work on water decision-making is the focus of a ‘Storyteller’ entry by Faculty of Environment graduate student Tessa Soltendieck.