In line with Environment’s strong commitment to teaching excellence, the Faculty of Environment is pleased to announce the creation of a new position, Associate Dean, Teaching and the appointment of Dr. Christine Barbeau to this role.
Join us in congratulating the Faculty of Environment's undergraduate department award winners for distinguished academic achievement. Congratulations to Paramvir, Petrina, Yuki, Kaai, Sharah, Alexandria and Qinyi!
Dr. Pierre Filion, professor emeritus in the School of Planning, has received Canada's highest honour for planning professionals. He has been inducted into the Prestigious College of Fellows by the Canadian Institute of Planners.
The Faculty of Environment's annual awards recognize faculty and staff for their committment and excellence in teaching, research and service. Congratulations to this year's winners: Dr. Cameron McCordic, Dr. Simron Singh, Dr. Su-Yin Tan, Neil Carnegie and Sheree Solomon.
Dr. Dustin Garrick, professor in the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability, leads an international team that was recently awarded $500,000 in funding from New Frontiers in Research Fund (NFRF).
“Look beyond the beauty of our coastal wetlands, and you’ll find this habitat is hard at work,” starts the short video by Navya Vikraman Nair, PhD candidate in Sustainability Management (Water). Her work has been selected as one of this year’s top 25 Storytelling Challenge finalists; a national competition run by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Congratulations Navya!
A new project spearheaded by PhD student Jim Jones from the School of Environment, Resources and Sustainability and Dr. Steffanie Scott from the School of Geography and Environmental Management will address the crisis in mental health at Canadian universities which is intimately interlinked with sustainability.
Environment student-athletes, Aiden, Karen, Reka, and Luke got to meet lead alumni donor, Derek Coleman, who recently made a generous commitment in support of the Environment Student-Athlete Award. Derek's gift will ensure that one environment student-athlete will be recognized each year, in perpetuity. Thank you Derek for celebrating student-athletes!
Over 200 graduating students, faculty members, and staff came together at Federation Hall to celebrate the incredible Class of ’23! Attendees indulged in delicious food, heard from past Environment valedictorians, and took group photos to mark the occasion.
It’s hard to believe our three-day Faculty of Environment celebration, ENVigorate, has wrapped up. With a variety of hands-on workshops and presentations given by Environment faculty members, students, and Waterloo Region community members, we came together as a community to learn about sustainability, climate activism, and other fun and important skills. Some of the highlights included the student-run Swap Shop and Student Showcase; events that are favourites among the festival fan-base.