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The BKI class of 2023 convocated today, and another group of solution integrators are now out to change the world!

Alexandra Andratis, BKI'23 is the recipient of the Academic Achievement Award for the Bachelor of Knowledge Integration (BKI) graduating class of 2023 in recognition of academic excellence.

Check out photos from the Barcelona trip.

KI professor Mathieu Feagan has recently published his work in the journal Urban Transformations.

Read the paper: Critical pedagogical designs for SETS knowledge co-production: online peer- and problem-based learning by and for early career green infrastructure experts

In addition, he and colleagues Marta Berbes and Nandita Basu received the Climate Institute/Water Institute Seed Grant (NFRF International) for their project, “Nature-based solutions for urban Latin America: Imagining alternative pathways for urban resilience”, ($15,000).

KI professor’s new research: pathways for negative emissions technology in Canada. Dr. Vanessa Schweizer & Prof. Eric Croiset (Chemical Engineering) co-lead a 5-year initiative announced by Environment and Climate Change Canada on November 23.

KI professor Mathieu Feagan collaborates to answer the question: How do we plan our cities in an equitable and just way for a future affected by the massive upheavals of climate change?

Bailey Gardien and her collaborators participated in Future City Builders, an immersive Evergreen initiative, to create and launch innovative solutions to urban challenges. 

After four months of Virtual Design Thinking labs, networking, workshops, and mentorship, they pitched their idea to help students who are financially limited to take up a cost-friendly and healthier alternative to traditional transportation, and they were awarded $5,000 in seed funding.

Mary Stewart, an author, visual artist, retired university professor, and expert in creativity and teaching creative thinking, is visiting the Department of Knowledge Integration as a Fulbright Scholar for 2 months this fall.