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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).

Congratulations to Emma Wegener, an MSc student, in Geography and Environmental Management, who was awarded the 2024 Social Impact Award by Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.

Congratulations to Kwaku Owusu Twum for successfully pitching his business idea at the Velocity Pitch Competition. He and his partner won $5,000 in funding to accelerate bridging the digital divide small-scale farmers experience.  

Anshikha Kumar, graduate student in the Master of Development Practice (MDP) program, attended the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) UN Climate Week 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She reflects on her experience as a youth delegate and what she learned.