Few issues today are as important or as contentious as our seemingly insatiable appetite for energy and the ensuing technological, societal, environmental, medical, economic, and political consequences. These have in turn compelled societies everywhere to consider increasingly difficult choices as well as pursue creative solutions.
ARTS 450 offers students from all disciplines the chance to explore these challenges and responses through an interdisciplinary lens. Students work collaboratively across disciplines, drawing on each other’s expertise and insights as well as from our two co-instructors – Dr. Angela Carter from Political Science and Dr. Magdy Salama from Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students also have the unique opportunity to engage with our Jarislowsky Fellows, external experts chosen for their experience, insights, and leadership from the private, public, and not for profit sectors.
This course is CR/NCR and will meet weekly and in-person. The emphasis is on innovative and collaborative problem-solving, and it will culminate in the 2023 Desmarais Family Summit where students will have the opportunity to share their projects with the wider public.
For more information, please contact Rebecca Zehr, Global Engagement Program Coordinator.
Events
SAVE THE DATE: 2023 Desmarais Family Summit
We invite you to join us on Wednesday April 5, 2023 for our annual Desmarais Family Summit. Please save this date in your calendars; we will send further details once we have confirmed the time and place.
News
2023 Jarislowsky Fellows: Dr. Mohab Elnashar, Dr. Courtney Howard and Shruti Sharma
We are pleased to announce three more of of our six 2023 Jarislowsky Fellows, Dr. Mohab Elnashar, Dr. Courtney Howard, and Shruti Sharma. This winter term they will be joined by other accomplished experts from diverse fields to mentor students in Energy at a Crossroads: Society, technology, environment, health.
2023 Jarislowsky Fellows: Tarek Abdel-Galil, Melina Laboucan-Massimo and Afshin Matin
We are pleased to announce three of our six 2023 Jarislowsky Fellows, Dr. Tarek Abdel-Galil, Melina Laboucan-Massimo and Afshin Matin. This winter term they will be joined by other accomplished experts from diverse fields to mentor students in Energy at a Crossroads: Society, technology, environment, health.
Telling the story of the Grand River
During the Winter 2022 Global Engagement Seminar (GES), Hannah Anderson worked as Course and Research Assistant and mentor to the students. As they prepare for the GES Summit on April 4, she shares a bit about her experiences with the seminar, particularly one project that is helping to tell the story of the Grand River through maps.