by Rebecca Wagner, Director of External Relations at United College
It was an awarding of rings to mark one of life’s most significant transitions and a coming together of a small cohort of graduates for an intimate final send-off.
On a rainy Saturday in May, a new resident arrived in our city, exiting a plane from our local Airport to set her feet on Medicine Hat soil for the first time. With just four suitcases in hand Tracy Tawiah, our new Rural Renewal Program Coordinator, was filled with excitement, ready to start her new career, and life, in Canada’s sunniest city.
A new report by Michael Zonta, PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development, shows the benefits of divesting from fossil fuels provide environmental and financial benefits.
Congratulations to Navya Vikraman Nair, one of the top 10 Young Water Sustainability Leaders in 2024. The 10th World Water Forum will be held in Bali from May 18th to 25th, 2024.
The theme for this year’s networking event “Local Organizations and Global Change” sparked stimulating conversations connecting local community-based development to global change.
Credit for article and pictures to Tess Mirenge
Date: March 29, 2024 (Friday)
Time: 8:00 AM EDT to 9:15 AM EDT
Speaker: Kafayat Fakoya| Associate Professor, Lagos State University, Nigeria.
Avery Sudsbury, a 4th year Environment and Business student, is Co-op's Student of the Year for the Faculty of Environment.
School of Environment Enterprise and Development (SEED) professor emeritus, Frances Westley, received one of the highest honours in Canada for her work in social innovation. This honour was initially bestowed in January 2021 but, due to COVID-19, was only just presented at the investiture ceremony on February 22, 2024 at Rideau Hall.
SUSM PhD student Ankesh Siddhantakar is receiving a high level of interest regarding his research on the sustainability of helium resource. Ankesh has been utilizing tools in sustainability management, specifically industrial ecology, to analyze environmental and resource aspects of the noble gas.
Prioritizing the Environment in Urban Sustainability Planning, co-authored by Dr. Natasha Tang Kai, a PhD graduate from the School of Planning, and Dr. Larry Swatuk in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development.
