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INDEV 101 had the opportunity to hear from Michaela Hynie, a professor at York University. We had the pleasure of hearing her lecture on Culture and Development, and how it relates to her studies on mental health. Michaela Hynie is an accomplished professor at York University’s Faculty of Health, having received her Ph.D. at Mcgill University. She applies her studies of Psychology not only in her teaching, but in an upward of 30 publications and influential research.

Here in southern Ontario, people have the luxury of having access every day, year round, to affordable food. People have the luxury of choosing where to buy food, at the prices they want to pay. There are tens of grocery stores in town, over three local farmers markets and almost every small corner convenience store sells milk, eggs and nonperishable food. With so many options available, it is easy to find food that meets the budget. Unfortunately, this is not the case all over Canada and in many northern indigenous communities, where limited access to food is a serious problem.

Salmon Confidential is a documentary released in 2013, both written and directed by Twyla Roscovich. It was received with mixed reactions and given a 7.6 rating on IMBD (“Salmon Confidential (2013) - IMDb,” n.d.). The film followed biologist Alexandra Morton as she traveled throughout British Columbia (BC), hoping to solve the issue as to why there had been such a drastic decline in wild salmon in the province.

INDEV major Alex Foto will travel to Recife, Brazil in May with World Vision to advocate for the rights of youth around the world and participate in the “World Vision Cup” soccer tournament.

Read the full story in The Londoner

This morning on CBC radio 89.1 in Kitchener Waterloo Professor Blair Feltmate discussed climate adaptation and the current government's opportunity to take four practical steps to address adaptation challenges.

Listen to the clip on CBC's Morning Edition

Rasna Sherchan, a Master of Environment and Business student, was recently invited to present her independent research work at the Symposium on Sustainability & Human Rights hosted by Fulbright Canada and Concordia University in Montreal.

About 50 people from the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development rubbed elbows at a Meet-and-Greet held on campus recently. It was a rare chance for students, faculty and staff from across the department to leave their roles behind and get to know each other on a more personal level.

SEED Student Profile: Kevin Rotsaert

Students at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development are both enterprising and empathetic, qualities we like to encourage here. Whether the class is about social entrepreneurship or ecological economics, the lesson at the end is that success can't be measured in dollars.

Master of Development Practice students presented at an international forum held in Ottawa earlier this month, organized by the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) and Montreal-based Centre for International Studies and Cooperation (CECI).

A team of students from SEED's Environment and Business program has joined efforts with musician Jack Johnson to research and further develop All At Once, Johnson’s community-based, social action network.

Faculty

Culture, Mental Health, and Development

Rampant Food Insecurity in Northern Manitoba First Nations Reserves

Salmon Confidential Revealed

INDEV student travels to Brazil with World Vision

Professor Blair Feltmate talking climate adaptation on CBC radio

MEB student presents research on bio-briquettes at Fulbright symposium

Student associations bring SEED together

Doing business to do good: profile of ENBUS student Kevin Rotsaert

Master of Development Practice students present at International Forum

Environment and Business students join forces with musician Jack Johnson on social marketing campaign