McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative /mssi/taxonomy/term/1536/all en Anthropocene: The Human Epoch screening with Director Jennifer Baichwal /mssi/channels/event/anthropocene-human-epoch-screening-director-jennifer-baichwal-361297 <div><span>A cinematic meditation on humanity’s massive reengineering of the planet, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch is a four years in the making feature documentary film from the multiple-award winning team of Jennifer Baichwal, Nicholas de Pencier a</span></div> Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:08:42 +0000 phuong.hoang3@mcgill.ca 8453 at /mssi Research Communication - MSSI Scholars Workshop /mssi/channels/event/research-communication-mssi-scholars-workshop-361127 <p>Facilitator: Dr. Diane Dechief, Office of Science Education</p> <p>The purpose of this workshop is to equip students/postdocs with tools and techniques to communicate their research in an accessible and engaging manner.</p> Tue, 12 Nov 2024 15:55:03 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 8450 at /mssi Sustainable Futures Festival: Bridging the Gap Between Bench-Level Innovation and Readiness for VC Investment /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-bridging-gap-between-bench-level-innovation-and-readiness-vc-investment-340440 <p>Learn about the commercialization of research and the process of bringing ideas to market during a panel discussion featuring innovation industry experts from Anges Québec, Cycle Capital, Sustainable Development Technology Canada, and the McGill O</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:55:26 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3926 at /mssi Sustainable Futures Festival: Community Plant Giveaway /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-community-plant-giveaway-340438 <p>Back by popular demand! In collaboration with McGill’s Office of Sustainability, the Bicentennial Office is once again gifting thousands of potted plants, grown on the Macdonald campus farm, to the McGill and Montreal community.</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:47:32 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3925 at /mssi Sustainable Futures Festival: Tree Giving Initiative /mssi/channels/event/sustainable-futures-festival-tree-giving-initiative-340436 <p>On Monday, Sept. 12, to welcome the new school year, elementary and high schools across Montreal and neighbouring cities will plant a tree (or two).</p> Tue, 26 Jul 2022 14:37:40 +0000 katya.teague@mcgill.ca 3924 at /mssi Sus: An Urban Sustainability Explorer for Montreal /mssi/article/mssi-events-urban/sus-urban-sustainability-explorer-montreal <p>A research project under the McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative's Adapting Urban Environments research theme reached a significant milestone with the public launch of <a href="http://www.susmontreal.ca/">Sus, an online platform</a> designed to make sustainability data more accessible and encourage greater reflection on urban sustainability challenges.</p> Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:39:19 +0000 Katya Teague 3858 at /mssi 2021 MSSI Research Symposium Day 1 - Knowledge Action /mssi/channels/event/2021-mssi-research-symposium-day-1-knowledge-action-333043 <table> <tr> <td rowspan="2"> <p>11:00 am</p> </td> <td rowspan="2"> <p><strong>Keynote: Are you ready for your research to make an impact?</strong></p></td></tr></table> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:54:15 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 3366 at /mssi 2021 MSSI Research Symposium Day 2 - Sus platform launch /mssi/channels/event/2021-mssi-research-symposium-day-2-sus-platform-launch-333044 <p>Join the MSSI Urban theme for the launch of the Sus dashboard, developed to support data-driven decision making for the monitoring, planning and governance of urban sustainability in Montreal.</p> <p><strong>About Sus</strong></p> Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:57:00 +0000 larissa.jarvis@mcgill.ca 3367 at /mssi Transitional Justice and Climate Change – Prof. Sonja Klinsky /mssi/article/mssi-events/transitional-justice-and-climate-change-prof-sonja-klinsky <p>In November, we hosted Professor <a href="https://sustainability.asu.edu/person/sonja-klinsky/">Sonja Klinsky</a> (School of Sustainability at Arizona State University) in collaboration with the McGill <a href="/humanrights/">Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism</a>. Her work looks at the intersection of justice, climate change and policy. She has been an observer to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change negotiations sines 2009.</p> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:29:13 +0000 Larissa Jarvis 3212 at /mssi Renewable Resources for a Sustainable Society – Prof. George Philippidis /mssi/article/materials-mssi-events/renewable-resources-sustainable-society-prof-george-philippidis <p>In October we hosted a talk on renewable resources and the bioeconomy featuring Professor <a href="https://www.usf.edu/pcgs/about/george-philippidis.aspx">George Philippidis</a>, Associate Dean at the Patel College of Global Sustainability at the University of South Florida. Prof. Philippidis’ background is in chemical engineering and cleantech and his current research focuses on the bioeconomy, which he defines as a sustainable, renewable, resource-based economy.</p> Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:56:03 +0000 Larissa Jarvis 3213 at /mssi MSSI Visioning Workshop /mssi/article/landscapes-mssi-events/mssi-visioning-workshop <p>In October 2018, faculty, postdocs and grad students from across 12 departments came together at Macdonald Campus to develop scenarios in response to the following question: What is the future of agricultural or other natural resource sustainability over the next two decades? The MSSI scenario building workshop, led by Professor Elena Bennett, followed the STEEP method for scenario building.</p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 19:25:09 +0000 Larissa Jarvis 3224 at /mssi MSSI Lightning Talks /mssi/article/mssi-events/mssi-lightning-talks <p>This series of five events brought together faculty from across McGill in order to highlight the myriad of ways sustainability challenges are being tackled by researches on our two campuses. Sixty-three faculty members from across 8 faculties delivered 4-minute "lightning talks" framing their research in the context of sustainability. The series showcased the diversity of perspectives, pathways and efforts across the many disciplines and highlighted the many possible connections between projects.</p> Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:43:29 +0000 McGill Sustainability Systems Initiative 3219 at /mssi