"In January 2020, a new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was identified as the cause of an outbreak of pneumonia originating in Wuhan, China," writes Sandra Banks, vice-president, university relations in a memo circulated to campus yesterday afternoon. "The situation is rapidly evolving and Campus Wellness, Region of Waterloo Public Health and Emergency Services, Public Health Ontario, along with the Ministry of Health, is closely monitoring the outbreak."
On the heels the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees warning at Davos that sea level rise will force millions around the world to relocate away from coastal areas. A new study co-authored by a University of Waterloo researcher offers the first clear tool to predict where these climate migrants could move to due to climate change, and how this will affect communities.
The dean of the Faculty of Environment Jean Andrey has been reappointed for her second term after recent votes at Senate and the Board of Governors’ Executive Committee. Senate voted on November 20 to recommend that the President recommend the reappointments to the Board Executive Committee.
Geography and Environmental Management researcher Susan Elliott is co-editing a new journal focused on human health and the built environment along with Jamie Pearce a professor of Health Geography at the University of Edinburgh.
As the world's experts race to find ways to combat climate change, new findings reveal that an experimental process to redirect the sun's energy could mitigate both climate change and global income inequality.
