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Last Wednesday at the EDCO 2019 annual conference, Paul received the President's Award in recognition of his contribution to graduate studies and professional training.

What FUN! The Faculty of Environment's Dean Jean, threw a surprise pop up party for the upcoming 50th anniversary this morning in the atrium of EV3. Students from the Faculty of Environment  were treated to delicious homemade cupcakes baked by Bruce Frayne, the director of SEED and owner and baker from Black Island Bakery. Are there more surprises to come??

 

Professor Komal Habib will be offering an exciting new course "Circular Economy" in the Spring term. This course has been designed to equip students with the knowledge and expertise required to design and implement a circular economy initiative and monitor its progress through circularity indicators. The course will guide students in assessing the business value of circular economy cases.

Read Profesor Nayak's recently published article "Interplay Between Local and Global: Change Processes and Small-Scale Fisheries: Analysis and Practice" 

Read Professor Prateep Nayak's article in full here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328316932
from thebook Transdisciplinarity for Small-Scale Fisheries Governance highlights.   

During the 24th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on 7 December 2018 in Katowice, Poland, Prof Barbara Mikolajczyk of the University of Silesia and University of Waterloo SEED Professor Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, chaired the international law symposium Advancing Law & Governance Contributions to Climate Action under the Paris Agreement.

ENVISION

Issue 1: Climate Resilience

Jean Andrey's Message

Our environments – both natural and human – are changing rapidly, with impacts that can be seen and felt everywhere. From wild weather to food and water scarcity, to sprawling cities – an urgent question arises: how can we create a more sustainable future?

Heat Pumps 101: Reep House Series

Heat pumps have been around for a long time, so you may have heard of them. But what you may not know is that heat pump technology has advanced tremendously in recent years, and has become one of the most energy efficient ways to heat your home.

The Faculty of Environment is proud to announce the convocation ceremony for Fall 2018 Convocation

Friday, October 26,2018 | 2:30PM - *4:30PM | Physical Activities Complex, Main Gymnasium

*Note: ending time is approximate

Faculty of Environment Grad Reception

All environment grads are warmly welcomed to join Dean Jean Andrey and other faculty members, for an informal complimentary reception immediately following the ceremony.

4:30PM- 6:00 PM | SLC Great Room

TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2018 — 10:30 AM TO 11:30 AM EDT

This talk will focus on the three projects being pursued at the Walker Environmental landfill in Niagara Falls, Ontario through our landfill gas utilization partnership, Integrated Gas Recovery Services (IGRS). There will be a question and answer session at the end of this lecture.
 

The 2019 Rhodes Scholarship competition for Canada (to be held at Oxford, UK) has just been launched!

You can read about eligibility, deadlines and more on theGraduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs.