Remembering Stephanie Ye-Mowe
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Stephanie Ye-Mowe’s passing, a student in the Faculty of Environment and former WUSA President. She is remembered as a fierce advocate and genuine leader.
It is with great sadness that we share the news of Stephanie Ye-Mowe’s passing, a student in the Faculty of Environment and former WUSA President. She is remembered as a fierce advocate and genuine leader.
Cloé St-Hilaire, PhD Candidate in the School of Planning, has been awarded the prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship for her innovative research proposal titled Financialization and digitization in the Canadian rental housing sector. Congratulations!
This fall, 600+ undergraduate and 200+ graduate students will begin studies in Environment. Whether you are a new or returning student, kickstart your fall with a review of how our faculty can help you in and out of the classroom.
Mapping, Analysis and Design (MAD) has undergone a work force planning review this past year and is excited to announce that they are changing their name and updating their service.
Have a hard time fitting activity into your day? Use one of the Faculty of Environment's new bike desks and cycle while you study!
Earlier in August, a delegation from the Faculty of Environment travelled to Bhubaneswar and Puri, India, to build capacity on climate change initiatives and partnerships. Dean Bruce Frayne shares the highlights from the delegation’s activities, including hosting a Climate Change Workshop for Journalists and a weeklong research retreat.
The new 2023 volume, CITES as a Tool for Sustainable Development, explores the legal aspects of implementing the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The volume is co-edited by a team of experts, including Michelle Anagnostou, PhD candidate and SSHRC Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management.
The Department of Knowledge Integration hosted Shad Waterloo for Grade 10 and 11 students from across Canada. They tackled the question: How might we reimagine living spaces for people in Canada to make them more accessible, sustainable, and community-oriented? We joined this year's cohort at their final open-day event to see their proposed projects and ideas, and learn what they liked most about their experience.
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.
We are pleased to announce five new appointments to the Faculty of Environment’s academic and administrative leadership: Dr. Chris Fletcher, chair in the department of Geography and Environmental Management (GEM), Dr. Katie Plaisance, chair in the Department of Knowledge Integration (KI), Dr. Mark Seasons, chair in the School of Planning, Dr. Derek Armitage, director in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability (SERS) and Dr. Jeffrey Wilson, director in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development.