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Three researchers from the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Environment have been awarded funding from the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) to work with the community to investigate the lack of family-sized apartment housing despite the recent building boom in the Region of Waterloo.

Lynda Trudeau, Master of Environment and Business graduate at Faculty of Environment narrates her exhilarating convocation experience as the only Anishinaabe graduate from her program and the joy of wearing her traditional regalia for the occasion.

When Todd Pokrywa wrote his bachelor's thesis in 1995, New Towns as an Alternative to Urban Sprawl Development – A Case Study of Viera, Florida, he had no idea one day he would be the one leading land use planning and development for the 20,000+ acre master-planned community of Viera on Florida's Space Coast. 

Jeremy Pittman, a professor of Planning in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, was recently appointed as a member of new federal Nature Advisory Committee (NAC), created by Environment and Climate Change Canada to foster ways for Canadians to engage positively with our natural environment.

The Faculty of Environment is hosting a TD Walter Bean high school lecture titled, Water Future: A New Generation of Sustainability Leaders on Thursday June 9, 2022.

Meet the eight inspiring individuals representing the Faculty of Environment’s newest grads at this spring’s in-person convocation. We congratulate the 2022 award recipients and wish them the best in their future endeavours.

Today the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) released its report ranking every country on its action toward urgent economic, social, and environmental challenges facing our planet — known as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year, Canada fell from 21^st to 29^th in the rankings.

Thelma Abu was drawn by Waterloo’s reputation for research innovation and the Water Institute being ranked as one of the top research institutions globally.

Lily Cui (BES '19) is a project manager at Microsoft who works to improve the lives of Canadians and citizens across the globe.

Trevor Imhoff (BES '12, ERS) is a senior project manager for the City of Hamilton where he leads the air quality and climate change teams, and chairs the Corporate Climate Change Task Force. He gives a inside look at what he's been working on.