Become a Sustainable Events Ambassador!
Are you interested in increasing the sustainability of events on campus?
Do you want to be part of a team of motivated students?
The ۲ݮƵ Sustainable Events project is hiring volunteers for the Sustainable Events Ambassador team! Join a group of like-minded students who will liaise with event organizers to ensure that their events are organized more sustainably--including social, economic and environmental considerations.
A carbon-neutral ۲ݮƵ? Have your say and join the conversation
۲ݮƵ Reporter | Feb. 28, 2017
By: Toby Davine
After six months, 11 consultation events, and hundreds of ideas gathered online and in person, the ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is inviting the ۲ݮƵ community to share their thoughts on possible targets for the Vision 2020 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan.
Sustainability Projects Fund Internship
Looking for part-time work where you can geek out in spreadsheets and flex your organization skills? Consider joining the ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability team as a Sustainability Projects Fund (SPF) Administrative Intern!
SPF Spotlight: LEEDing Operations & Maintenance
The Sandbox | by: Mandakini Chandra
February 16, 2017
Work with the ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability!
One of the most vital components of the work of the ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is communicating with the wider community about our challenges and milestones on the path towards sustainability.
To help with this task, MOOS is hiring TWO interns:
Internship Opportunities with the ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability
Are you a motivated ۲ݮƵ student looking for meaningful part-time work? The ۲ݮƵ Office of Sustainability (MOOS) is seeking to fill two intern positions this semester: a Sustainability Monitoring and Reporting Intern and a Waste Reduction and Diversion Intern.
۲ݮƵ creates Advisory Council on Sustainability
۲ݮƵ Reporter | October 25, 2016
by: Toby Davine
۲ݮƵ earns Gold rating in sustainability
Four years of innovative projects and collaborative action planning have upgraded ۲ݮƵ’s rating in sustainability to Gold in the newest version of the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System (STARS).
The SPF Ambassador Program is Taking Applicants for 2016-2017!
Looking for a way to officially get involved with sustainability efforts at ۲ݮƵ this year?
Farming camp at Macdonald campus could cultivate love of agriculture
Montreal Gazette | July 6, 2016 by: Victor SchukovA friend realized his life’s dream through one of the generous programs offered by the MacDonald campus of ۲ݮƵ University in Saint Anne-de-Bellevue.
Read the full story here.
Building Bike Lanes Could Slow Climate Change, New Research Finds
Momentum Mag | July 5, 2016
by: Hilary Angus
New researchpresentedby scientists at ۲ݮƵ Universitysuggests that the construction of safe bike infrastructure could significantly reduce vehicle tailpipe emissions by offering potential motorists an attractive alternative to getting in their cars.
۲ݮƵ wins two international prizes for sustainable procurement
۲ݮƵ Reporter | May 31, 2016
۲ݮƵ has recently won two significant international awards for the five-yearSustainable Procurement Strategyit began to develop in 2013.
Read the full story here.
New technique reclaims mercury from spent compact fluorescent light bulbs
Chemical and Engineering News | April 15, 2016
By:Melissa Pandika
Existing recovery methods often require high temperatures to evaporate the mercury, separating it from the other material inside the bulbs. Parisa A. Ariya of ۲ݮƵ University and her colleagues wanted to devise a technique that used natural, nontoxic compounds and minimal energy. Instead of heat, they used nanoparticles to trap the mercury.
Saving the Planet From Governments and Markets
The Huffington Post | May 9, 2016
by: Henry Mintzberg
Op Ed by Henry Mintzvberg, Cleghorn Professor of Management Studies, ۲ݮƵ University
À l’avant-garde de la chimie verte
Le Devoir | le 9 avril 2016
par: Claude Lafleur
Probablement que plus de 95% de tout ce que nous utilisons dans une journée est le fruit d’un processus chimique, ainsi que l’essentiel de ce que nous mangeons, rapporte Bruce Lennox, professeur de chimie et doyen de la Faculté des sciences de l’Université ۲ݮƵ.