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Michelle Anagnostou, a PhD candidate in Geography and Environmental Management, has been awarded a prestigious Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship for 2024-2026. Michelle will join the Oxford Martin Programme on Illegal Wildlife Trade at the University of Oxford, the world's leading centre for research on illegal wildlife trade.

Bridging the climate talent gap: Reflections from a decade of the Masters of Climate Change program brings to you insights from five climate experts across various sectors in Canada, as they discuss the importance of climate skills in every job for the future of Canada.

To reinforce our campus community’s connection with nature and create opportunities for community building, a new pilot project installed five log benches that seat up to 25 people in the grassy area across from EV3.

Introducing a new collaboration between the Rekhi Foundation for Happiness and the University of Waterloo, aimed at exploring the science of happiness. This partnership, represented by Waterloo's Faculty of Environment, seeks to integrate happiness research with sustainability efforts. This initiative reflects a shared vision of fostering well-being and sustainability through scientific understanding.

On Friday, April 5, 2024, nearly 300 Environment students, faculty and staff came together at Federation Hall to celebrate the incredible Class of 2024.

Isabel Jorgensen, PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, has been awarded a prestigious P.E.O. Scholar Award for her high level of academic achievement and potential to have a positive impact on society. Congratulations, Isabel!

The inaugural Hub for Sustainability Integration Conference, held on March 22, 2024, marked a significant collaboration between the School of Accounting and Finance (SAF) and the Faculty of Environment.

The University of Waterloo's Knowledge Integration (KI) program, celebrating its 15th anniversary, emphasizes solving complex global challenges like climate change and cybersecurity through interdisciplinary collaboration. The program aligns with Waterloo's future vision of integrating different disciplines to address global issues. At the 15th-anniversary event, projects from the Knowledge Integration exhibition (KIX), based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, were showcased.

Navya Vikraman Nair, a PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development, has been selected as a recipient for the 2023 International Doctoral Research Awards. Congratulations Navya!

Environment graduate students from the Wetland Soils and Greenhouse Gas Exchange Lab and Biogeochemistry Lab took first and second place respectively in the first Bake Your Research competition hosted by the Water Institute and the Society of the Water Institute Graduate Students (SWIGS).