Ed Jernigan, Professor and founding director of the Knowledge Integration program, reflects on the 30 years that he has led the SHAD Waterloo high school enrichment program.
Thanks, Ed, for your dedication and hard work changing the change-makers!
Read the full Waterloo Chronicle interview [PDF]
Weather forecasters should be on the frontline of communicating climate change to millions of viewers, says KI assistant professor Vanessa Schweizer's, read more about her research at:
Climate change: Is your weather forecaster telling the whole truth?
Rob Gorbet, Chair of the Department of Knowledge Integration, recently was recognized for his collaborative work for Epiphyte Chamber, an interactive technology art project.
Read more about Waterloo collaboration wins big at 2015 AZ Awards from Azure magazine.
Congratulations, Rob!
Ben Carr, Bachelor of Knowledge Integration Class of 2015, is being honoured with the Faculty of Environment Alumni Gold Medal Award when he convocates today.
The award is given to the top student graduating in the Faculty of Environment, based on academic achievement, contributions to the academic program, and other contributions.
The BKI class of 2015 convocated today, and another group of solution integrators are now out to change the world!
Here they are at our convocation reception:
Check out photos from the trip!
We are pleased to announce that KI Professor Vanessa Schweizer will lead the Canadian component of a global citizen consultation initiative called "World Wide Views on Climate and Energy".
The University of Waterloo, in collaboration with the Balsillie School of International Affairs, will host the forum on Saturday, June 6th at Knox Church in Waterloo, Ontario.
Professor Jean Andrey has been appointed Dean of the Faculty of Environment, home of the Department of Knowledge Integration, for an initial five-year term that begins on July 1, 2015 and will end on June 30, 2020.
As a professor in Geography and Environmental Management, Andrey is one of the longest-serving faculty members in Environment. She is the past president of the Canadian Association of Geographers and is highly regarded as a teacher and mentor to undergraduate and graduate students alike.
Waterloo Unlimited, the transdisciplinary high school enrichment program hosted by the Department of Knowledge Integration, is celebrating its tenth anniversary of programing.
KI student Geoff Evamy Hill and Alexandra Kraushaar, recent KI alumna and current graduate student in Philosophy, are hosting the inaugural Rethink Economics Waterloo conference on February 7.
The conference will make interdisciplinary economics connections including ecological economics, feminism and economics, and economics curriculum reform.
For more information about, please see Rethinking Economics: students ask important questions on the Faculty of Arts news web site.