Interested in transforming the local transportation system to achieve climate action? Explore solutions in sustainable transportation at the first Transportation Hack for Health.
The faculty of Environment is excited to host their 4th annual Fall food truck social this Thursday, September 25, 2025 at EV3 Green!
The Write-Life project utilizes equity-centered resources to promote fair and inclusive participation in global health research. Every aspect of the project aimed to cultivate a diverse and inclusive learning community, valuing varied perspectives and positionalities among both the research team and participants. By adopting a relational approach, the project emphasized that meaningful change occurs through relationships, highlighting the importance of allyship in advancing equity in global health.
Join The Walrus Talks for an exciting virtual event on Wednesday, September 25th at 7 PM ET, where thought-provoking speakers will explore the theme of 'belonging' and social prescribing. This engaging event is free to attend and will be sure to spark important conversations!
Congratulations to Dr. Susan Elliott on her appointment as Editor-in-Chief of Social Science & Medicine.
In an interview, she discusses the interdisciplinary nature of the journal and its commitment to inclusion and diversity.
The International Geographical Union (IGU) Conference on Health, Environment and Sustainable Development: Changes, Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World will be held in Bucharest and Danube Delta, Romania, from June 13 to 16, 2023. The event will address critical issues related to health and healthcare, environmental changes and sustainable development after the COVID‐19 pandemic.
Abstracts must be submitted by April 20, 2023.
Join CityAge and Communitech and engage in a meaningful dialogue about leveraging health and medical tech to improve the quality of care needed and deserved by all Canadians. The event will be free to attend and hosted virtually. Susan Elliott's former PhD student Kate Mulligan (inaugural director of the Canadian Centre for Social Prescribing) and University of Waterloo President Vivek Goel will be speakers at this event!
The Royal Geographical Society (RGS) & Institute of British Geographers (IBG) Annual International Conference will be held from August 29 to September 1, 2023. The conferencewill take place in London and online.
Calls for sessions, papers and posters are now open! The updated deadline for submissions is Friday 24 March 2023.
The CAG Annual Meeting 2023 will be hosted by The Department of Geography of the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) from May 8 to May 12, 2023. The theme of the Annual Meeting is "Anthropocene: Challenges for Geography and Geographers".
Calls for proposals are now open! Abstracts are due February 28, 2023. For more information, see the Call for Proposals.
The 2023 Association of American Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting will be held from March 23 to March 27, 2023. The event will be "hybrid", meaning that there will be opportunities for individuals to present and learn from the Annual Meeting in-person and online. The in-person activities will be held in Denver, Colorado.