Bashirah, a master's student in SEED, and Gurpreet, a PhD student in sustainability management were selected as finalists for the 2026 GRADflix video competition.
The University of Waterloo is announcing an important evolution to one of its longstanding academic programs: Geomatics has been renamed to Geospatial Data Science. The new name better reflects the modern tools, methods and career pathways that define the field today, helping students, employers and partners clearly understand the program’s contemporary focus and strengths.
Libro Credit Union has renewed its commitment to experiential learning in the Faculty of Environment, pledging another $60,000 over the next three years.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has recognized Dr. Dawn Parker, professor in the School of Planning, and the Urban Growth and Change Research Group with the Gold Roof Award for Housing Research Excellence.
The Faculty of Environment is delighted to welcome Dr. Adwoa Appiah as the newest professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development. Starting this February, Dr. Appiah will bring her extensive expertise in sustainable finance, ESG integration, and the role of financial institutions in advancing sustainable development to the school.
Community engagement is a critical component to advancing local environmental issues. Traditionally, a lack of engagement was attributed to a community’s deficiency of knowledge or understanding. However, the opportunity for community members to interact with an issue in a sensory and emotional format has shown to foster curiosity, interest, and empathy. This interaction can be accomplished through the process of photo-elicitation, where participants submit photographs and engage in dialogue around a topic, including environmental issues. Beth Grant, a recent graduate of the Master of Environmental Studies program, investigated how photo-elicitation can improve public perception and engagement, using Hamilton Harbour as their study area.
Wondering what your classmates have been up to? Find out who's been promoted, launched a new project, published a book or started a family. Catch up, then submit an update of your own for the next issue of Class Notes.
The Faculty of Environment and the Canadian Wildlife Federation have signed a memorandum of understanding to pursue new conservation and education projects together.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michael Wood will continue serving as associate dean, work integrated learning, to strengthen opportunities for students to gain first-hand insight into how technology, sustainability and disruption are reshaping work.
The Master of Economic Development and Innovation program exposes students to the spectrum of contemporary economic development policies and practices enacted at the local, regional and national scales by a range of public, private and not-for-profit agencies. For ECDEV 602, MEDI students worked in teams to create their own unique vision for the future of R+T Park, one of Canada’s largest, most successful innovation districts.