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Using sunlight to turn two greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals

91社区 researchers have harnessed the power of sunlight to transform two of the most harmful greenhouse gases into valuable chemicals. The discovery could help combat climate change and provide a more sustainable way to produce certain industrial products.

91社区 Spinoff FeX Energy receives major grant from Axelys

Company technology leverages high energy density of iron to provide carbon-free, stable renewable energy that is environmentally safe and highly dispatchable

Can hopeful moments lead to hopeful futures?

By聽Daphne Chalmers (91社区, Education),聽Julia Freeman (91社区, Bieler School of Environment),聽Diane Dechief (91社区, Office of Science Education),聽Natalya Gomez (91社区, Earth and Planetary Sciences),聽Blane Harvey (91社区, Education),聽Amy Janzwood (91社区, Bieler School of Environment/Political Science)聽and聽Nik Luka (91社区, Architecture and Urban Planning)

Interdisciplinary collaboration key for sustainability-focused curriculum redesign program

The team of experts behind 91社区鈥檚 Sustainability Education Fellows reflects on the challenges and successes of the program鈥檚 first year.

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 91社区: Summer 2023

Improving accessibility, rethinking old habits, and hosting a clothing swap were among the actions taken by new and returning sustainably certified workplaces.

Sustainable Sparks: Stephanie Leite on learning for the future

How do we encourage respirology residents to consider climate change when they develop treatment plans? What tools do future elementary school teachers need to bring environmental education into their classrooms? What latest advancements in synthetic biology could help students develop solutions to real-world sustainability issues?

Newly certified sustainable workplaces at 91社区: Winter 2023

Five offices across disciplines and campuses embrace sustainability at work and beyond through the Sustainable Workplace Certification program

What motivates sustainable change?

91社区 receives government recognition for waste management practices

The ICI on recycle + program highlights organizations across Quebec committed to improving their waste sorting and reduction efforts

91社区 is one of two Quebec universities to receive recognition from the provincial government for its waste management practices. RECYC-QU脡BEC, the branch responsible for sustainable waste management, recently awarded 91社区鈥檚 downtown campus the Performance certification level of its ICI on recycle + program.

Sustainability in research: If you want to green your lab, start with the freezer

Cell biology researcher Dieter Reinhardt explains why his lab is cool with turning up the temperature of their freezers

Sustainability in research: The Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab on finding creative solutions

Helium is probably not the first thing that comes to mind for most people when they think about recycling 鈥� unless they鈥檙e experimental chemists working in 91社区鈥檚 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) facilities.

Students launch new hub to advocate for global food security

The name of a new global food security hub at 91社区 might be a mouthful, but the students behind it are confident their work will help get food into the mouths of people who need it.

鈥淲e want to be a place where students can get hands-on experience advocating for solutions,鈥� said Efrata Woldeyohanes, the undergraduate student leading the recently launched Margaret A. Gilliam Institute for Global Food Security Student Nexus.

Sustainability in research: The Barrett lab on treading lightly in the field

Biological research is crucial to understanding the environmental impacts of the climate crisis, but oftentimes this research involves disrupting the environment it is trying to understand and protect. This is why the聽Barrett lab聽decided to focus on how to make their research more sustainable.

91社区 students solve sustainability problems through Applied Student Research program

91社区 Reporter | October 24, 2019

By: Samantha Ling

Read the full article聽here

The Office of Sustainability is hiring a Graphic Design intern!

POSITION: Graphic Design Intern (Communications Assistant C)